The year in AI has been impressive. The companies building the technology such as Nvidia and Anthropic have notched numerous wins. Meantime, advances from OpenAI’s ChatGPT continue to be impressive. In short, Wal Street remains very hopeful the main sector plays stay hot well beyond 2025 as AI further penetrates our daily lives. Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi sits down with one of Wall Street’s most followed tech analysts, Wedbush’s Dan Ives. Ives has made a host of big calls this year on top Yahoo Finance tickers such as Nvidia, Tesla and Palantir. Will the big gains for AI stock continue into 2025? Ives reveals his topic picks for the space, and what will drive them even higher.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.

Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.

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00:00-Dan Ives on Opening Bid

02:00-Why autonomous vehicles are mountains for companies

08:00-Full-self driving vs autonomous vehicles

12:30-Palentir outlook

16:30-The AI revolution

22:00-Big Mag 7 call

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

Daniel Ives is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities since 2018.

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