U.S. stocks rose modestly in choppy trade on Tuesday as investors gauged inflation data and braced for quarterly earnings reports to justify stock valuations and the strength of the U.S. economy. Stocks received an initial lift after a Labor Department report showed the producer price index rose less than expected in December,

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.

I make note of the four stocks analysts most adore, and the four they most despise. In performance over the next year, there's little difference.

Analysts might have found just the stocks to buy, too. Here are three high-yield dividend stocks Wall Street thinks will soar 41% or more in 2025. AES (NYSE: AES) ranks as the top seller of renewable power to corporate customers and operates two of the fastest-growing utilities in the U.