Best Stocks to Buy Now (December 10, 2025): 8 U.S. Stocks Positioned for an AI‑Driven, Rate‑Cut Era
The U.S. stock market is entering the last stretch of 2025 near record highs. The S&P 500 is up mid‑teens percent for the year and just closed slightly lower as investors wait for the Federal Reserve’s December 9–10 policy decision, with futures still pricing in a high probability of a 25‑basis‑point rate cut. Reuters+1 At the same time, the market is more concentrated than ever. J.P. Morgan estimates that AI‑linked companies have delivered roughly 75% of S&P 500 gains, 80% of earnings growth and 90% of capital spending growth since late 2022. J.P. Morgan Private Bank Oppenheimer now projects the