Shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminals, operated by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), in Shenzhen, China, on Monday, April 7, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from the inaugural edition of CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s…
“If you wanted to make the market crash, I think you would go with this game plan.” That’s what Jim Cramer said Friday morning , and it sums up last week’s President Donald Trump -induced destruction of the stock market with sweeping global tariffs. The S & P 500 , which sank back into correction…
The stocks that investors shied away from the most this week could be poised to rebound if the market makes a comeback. Stocks have taken a severe beating, with many investors selling positions after President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariff policies late Wednesday. All three major averages closed in the red this week, with…
In the face of an unstable and uncertain market, now may be the health-care sector’s time to shine, according to BTIG. Health-care stocks were the second-worst group last year in the S & P 500 , rising less than 1% compared to a 39% gain in communication services stocks. But spurred partly by looming tariffs,…
Wall Street fought through a pair of inflation reports and more tariff headlines to post a strong week of gains. On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss. For the week, the S & P 500 advanced 1.47%, the Nasdaq…
10 things to watch Friday, Feb. 14 — Today’s newsletter is written by Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. 1. Wall Street is tracking for a lower open following a strong rally in the prior session. Stocks got a boost Thursday after learning that President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs won’t take effect immediately. The…
Rekindled inflation concerns and President Donald Trump threatening reciprocal tariffs Friday slammed the door on the possibility of a winning week on Wall Street. For the week: the Dow and the Nasdaq each lost just over 0.5%, and the S & P 500 fell almost 0.25%. All three stock benchmarks were higher on the week…
Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Nov. 21 1. Nvidia’s quarterly results were much better than expected, and the whole overheating Blackwell chips thing was overblown, says the company. The AI chip king just can’t make enough Blackwells and gross margin will be improving next year, producing much better numbers. Lots of stories about…
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 sink: Stocks are taking it on the chin Friday, capping off a week in which the S & P 500 fell about 2%. Some of…