ith 2024 half-over, the big economic news shows a continued booming marketplace, Nvidia’s colossal ascent and a long-awaited inflation slowdown. But there are more surprises under the hood: Artificial intelligence turned old-school power companies into some of Wall Street’s hottest stocks , meme tokens beat Bitcoin and Elon Musk took a surprising hit to his sky-high net worth.
It’s also a rough year for remote workers—unless you live in Louisiana—and the fastest-growing home values aren’t in San Francisco, but Upstate New York.Intel is perhaps the most surprising stock market loser considering rival Nvidia and other silicon chip companies are among the best-returning investments this year.Rochester is one of multiple cities making up a strong buyer's market that has developed in upstate New York.