For all the nail-biting we did during 2024 about the economy and our money, the stock market roared ahead this year, especially when it comes to local tech stocks. Not only did stocks do broadly well this year with the S&P 500 Index up more than 20%, this is the second straight year where that happened. NBC Bay Area business and tech reporter Scott Budman shows how Silicon Valley led the way in bringing trillions of dollars in wealth to the stock market. Watch his report in the video above. news Dec 30, 2024 S&P 500 posts 23% gain for 2024 as stocks close slightly lower in final session of year news Dec 27, 2024 How five top CEOs described the AI boom in 2024 news Dec 25, 2024 Nvidia sees ‘remarkable' influx of retail investor dollars as traders flock to AI darling