Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves: It’s been a volatile session. The S & P 500 on Wednesday afternoon briefly sold off after it was reported that President Donald Trump…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tech support 2. OpenAI offer Chief Technology Officer of X Elon Musk speaks onstage during the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session at the Lumiere Theatre during the Cannes Lions International Festival…
A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Steel and aluminum stocks surged in premarket trading on Monday after President Donald Trump said he will impose 25% duties on all imports of the metals into the…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Semtech – The semiconductor manufacturing company plunged more than 28% after it warned in an 8-K filing that fiscal 2026 net sales from its CopperEdge products used in active copper cables are now underperform “due to rack architecture changes.” Semtech also said that it doesn’t expect…
Wall Street rediscovered its winning ways last week, thanks to some promising inflation data. Investors are now focusing on Donald Trump’s first week back in the White House and another bundle of earnings. It was no surprise to see relatively muted action last Monday and Tuesday, given markets were reeling from a hot December jobs…
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Discover Financial — Shares inched lower by 1%. The financial services company posted third-quarter results that surpassed expectations, with earnings of $3.69 per share on $4.45 billion of revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG were calling for earnings of $3.42 per share and revenue of $4.35 billion….
Small-cap benchmark closes at highest level since 2021 The Russell 2000 outperformed on Wednesday, notching its highest closing level in nearly three years. The small-cap benchmark added 1.64%, posting its fourth straight winning session and its highest close since November 2021. These smaller names are expected to put on a strong showing as the Federal…
The good times are still rolling on Wall Street. An intensifying earnings season will put that momentum to the test. The S & P 500 ended Friday at a record high, buoyed by strong quarterly results from Club holding Wells Fargo and other major financial firms, which reinforced the idea of a healthy U.S. economy….