The semiconductor space has been an important driver for the stock market, helped especially by Nvidia Corp.’s dramatic sales growth — the company’s most recent quarterly revenue was 4.5 times as high as it was two years earlier.

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As a result, Broadcom and Nvidia are positioned to benefit for years as the AI industry expands from 2023's global market size of $136 billion to an estimated $827 billion by 2030. This is one reason owning shares in both is a great way to invest in the secular trend of AI.

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates aggressively and penciled in further rate cuts by the end of the year. It slashed the benchmark interest rate by a half-point to 4.75-5% for the first time since March 2020.