One of the more assertive analyst price target raises happened at nearly the end of 2024. The affected company was artificial intelligence (AI) specialist BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), which popped to a more than one-year high on the news.

Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the U.S. stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines of the artificial-intelligence boom and the U.

Wall Street's major indexes conclude 2024 on a high note, bolstered by economic resilience, Federal Reserve rate cuts, and the AI revolution. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq near record highs, with significant gains in technology and energy stocks.

U.S. stocks are opening lower as a strong year for the market looks set to end on a sour note. The S&P 500 was down 1.3% early Monday. With just two days left in 2024, the benchmark index still on track for its second straight yearly gain of more than 20%.

Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to finish down 0.