CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees a silver lining in the beaten-down retail landscape: bargain stocks to buy ahead of the holiday shopping season. “The retail group is so horrible that I’m beginning to think the Grinch is here already,” Jim said Monday on ‘Squawk on the Street.’ “This might be an opportunity to buy the retailers,…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Nov. 10 1. The S & P 500 was tracking for a higher open this morning after Senate lawmakers took a major step toward a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown. The potential agreement would reopen the government into January and rescind some of the sweeping federal…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Nov. 6 1. The S & P 500 was headed for a higher open this morning after investors yesterday shook off some of the AI-stock valuation worries that slammed the market on Tuesday. Bond yields were lower this morning. Job cuts last month hit their highest level for…
Last week started with the big banks delivering strong earnings and ended with regional lenders writing off bad loans. Investors are hoping for calmer waters in the days ahead, as earnings season ramps up and Washington remains in gridlock. Here’s a closer look at what to expect over the next five trading days. 1. Market…
Consumer stocks have been conspicuously absent from the market’s latest move to record highs. The S & P 500 is up 0.4% in October alone and touched a new intraday all-time high on Tuesday. But the consumer discretionary sector, as measured by the XLY ETF , isn’t doing as well. The XLY is down nearly…
How will the Federal Reserve spend its next couple of months? Actually, wait until the week ahead is through before making a prediction. The latest bundle of jobs data due out in the coming days will help shape the market’s expectations for interest rate cuts at the central bank’s final two policy meetings of the…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 26 1. The S & P 500 was looking at a higher open this morning after three down days in a row. Core consumer inflation in August rose 2.9% year over year, as expected. Bond yields dropped. Good for mortgage rates. 2. Home Depot , which relies…
Another Federal Reserve rate cut, another … rise in interest rates? That is the current dynamic across the Treasury yield curve — the real-time market rates — a week after the Fed’s first cut in policy interest rates in nearly a year. Many consumer loans, such as home equity and mortgages and credit cards —…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 19 1. The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air are officially on sale today. I’m a believer that this new lineup of phones, especially the Air, is exciting enough to drive upgrades. Shares of Club name Apple could sure use that boost while the tech giant gets its…
Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis, on Thursday ran through all 31 portfolio holdings during the September Monthly Meeting. The two went over the best ways to play the stock market in the last months of 2025 while considering factors like the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions, President Trump’s tariff…