The following passage was part of Jim Cramer’s prepared introduction to Thursday’s August monthly meeting of the CNBC Investing Club. Periodically, we are in moments like we find ourselves in now. All over America, there are portfolio managers who, for one reason or another, do not like this market. Maybe they have kept an unusual…
You can learn an awful lot by looking at the list of stocks that made new highs last week — and the list of stocks that hit new lows. Foremost, they can tell you what is and isn’t working in this market, especially during earnings season. We saw many groups roll over and only one,…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, July 31 1. Microsoft joined the $4 trillion club after reporting an incredible acceleration of business , especially from its AI digital assistant Copilot and its Azure cloud division. It was an extraordinary quarter, so much better than six months ago. It was actually constrained by not enough…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures rose Thursday following solid earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.31%. Futures tied to the…
Buckle up. It’s a jam-packed week ahead, with a host of influential companies set to report alongside a Federal Reserve meeting — and, if that wasn’t enough, there’s fresh inflation and jobs data, too. On top of all that, we’ll keep a close eye on any trade deal headlines ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline…
Tuesday marks the first day of trading for the second half of 2025. It was a rocky six months for the U.S. stock market and the Club’s 30-name portfolio as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s tariffs, ongoing geopolitical conflict and the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy decision. The market ebbed and flowed, but ultimately ended…
The stock market bounce last week showed once again just how dependent Wall Street has become on the whims of the White House. Case in point: The S & P 500 sank more than 2% this past Monday as President Donald Trump was attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and providing scant details on tariff…
Some stocks that investors have bought up this week could be positioned for a pullback if the market remains volatile. Stocks have seen big swings in recent weeks in reaction to the latest news about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with investors awaiting potential deals between the U.S. and its trading partners. The president said agreements…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, April 24 1. Wall Street opened muted today after China said trade talks with the U.S. have not started. The stock market was coming off a strong two-session rally on softening tariff rhetoric in Washington. 2. Bristol Myers Squibb reported strong quarterly beats and raised its revenue and…
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. Markets: Stocks are trading higher on Wednesday, with the S & P 500 poised for a second consecutive session of strong gains, though it has pulled…