Shares of Morgan Stanley and Bank of America rise as a flood of bank earnings continues into a second day.

Rigetti Computing Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) is one of the 9 Stocks Stealing the Show. Rigetti Computing grew for a 4th consecutive day on Wednesday, jumping 13.28 percent to finish at $19.11 apiece, as investors resumed buying positions following Nvidia Corp.

The semiconductor market continues to provide strong returns for investors, driven by AI innovations.

The best cheap stocks belong to companies that are fundamentally strong but experiencing a brief, temporary setback, says Steven Conners, founder and president of Conners Wealth Management in Scottsdale, Arizona. What you want to avoid are cheap stocks that don't have a "catalyst to improve their valuation."

IONQ is up 18% to trade at $42.24, after the company scored a contract in the Heterogeneous Architectures for Quantum (HARQ) program within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). IonQ stock is up 48% in April alone,

"Space is back in a big way," Adam Jonas, an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley, wrote in an April 12 client note.

When markets get volatile, stability is the name of the game. The following seven safe stocks feature these characteristics and can give investors peace of mind:

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos might have cybersecurity investors on pause, but I think it’s far too early in the game to count out the likes of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) or Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) out of the game,

It's been pretty much a straight-up rebound for US stocks since their multi-month bottom in late March

Investors appear to be treating an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a foregone conclusion, as the S&P 500 closes above 7,000.

Gold and silver prices have surged amid persistent inflationary pressures. Recent stock market volatility has made now a good time to scoop up these two mining stocks.

But what would I do if I were starting from scratch today? Well, I probably wouldn't choose some of the same AI stocks I currently own. But I'd definitely choose the five holdings featured below. Some of these AI stocks feature maximum upside potential,