These 5 stocks are driving the market
CNN
Despite anxiety about inflation and the Omicron variant, the stock market is on track for another banner year. That's in large part thanks to stellar gains from just a handful of stocks.
What's happening: According to new research from Goldman Sachs, just five companies — Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) — have contributed 51% of S&P 500 returns since April. Going back to the beginning of the year, they account for more than a third of the index's rise.
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