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US Economy Kept Growing For 78 Months: These 10 Stocks Top The Leaderboard

BenzingaPiero Cingari

The U.S. expansion is 78 months old. Comfort Systems, Bloom Energy and Nvidia lead the S&P 500, as the AI buildout rewarded builders over the megacaps.

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