As far as banner years for Bitcoin (BTC-USD) are concerned, 2024 will certainly go into the history books as one of the best. The world's largest cryptocurrency has continued to make new all-time highs following the recent re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency,

It’s the first trading day of 2025, and the stock market has blasted in with speculative energy that could light up Manhattan. MicroStrategy, Robinhood, GameStop, and Nvidia are the top gainers.

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MicroStrategy's gain is almost double that of Nvidia (NVDA), the chipmaker whose production of integrated circuits needed for AI applications fueled a 185% return, the best among the so-called magnificent seven tech stocks. The next best, Meta Platforms (META), turned in 71%.

Shares fell more than 4% after the company posted a year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries. Tesla said it delivered around 496,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter. That brought its 2024 total to nearly 1.

But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin, gold and other investments also drove higher. Here’s a look at some of the numbers that defined the year. All are as of Dec. 20.

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The ETF industry has never had a better year than 2024 as investors gravitated towards active funds as well as Bitcoin ETFs, which made a splash in January after receiving SEC approval for the first time.

The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin, gold and other investments also drove higher.

Bitcoin-buying machine MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) is having a tough end to the year. After rallying 464% through the middle of November, the stock has lost 44% of its value. However, MSTR shares are still up nearly fivefold in 2024.

The S&P 500 gained more than 24 percent, highlighting a disconnect between the day-to-day experience of households and the performance of their investments.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway did what it does best in 2024—beat the market. While the S&P 500 had a historic 24% gain, Berkshire came out on top