Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap off Friday’s key moments. 1. The stock market rose Friday, with all three major indexes hitting fresh intraday record highs. Cooler-than-expected inflation data boosted investor optimism that the Fed will keep cutting rates to…
Earnings season next week goes into overdrive as more than 150 companies in the S & P 500 report their quarterly results. Most of the “Magnificent Seven” tech firms are among them. With Tesla already out and Nvidia not out until Nov. 19, that leaves Alphabet and Club names Amazon , Apple , Meta Platforms…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks holding a photos of the new ballroom during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on October 22, 2025. Salwan Georges | The Washington Post | Getty Images Big Tech and other publicly traded companies are helping to…
Nicoletaionescu | Istock | Getty Images It is tech’s biggest question, and there is a wide range of takes on every side. With artificial intelligence-driven spending leading to record deals and valuations, seemingly everyone is weighing in on the AI boom — and potential bust. Economic bubbles happen with a rapid rise in market values…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters China has been using its dominance in the rare earth industry to slash prices, driving foreign competitors…
In a stock market that has so clearly rewarded risk-takers, it can be easy to justify investing in high-flyers or speculating on potential disruptors. However, the potential for great reward always comes with great risk. That raises the question: How should investors go about making high-risk, high-reward bets in a smart way that may put…
The Club’s top 10 things to watch Oct. 9, 2025 — Today’s newsletter was written by Investing Club editors Matthew J. Belvedere and Kevin Stankiewicz. 1. Washington approved billions of dollars worth of Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald said it’s still “early innings of a multi-trillion…
The market is awash with talk of artificial intelligence (AI) – corporates are rushing to outline their strategies, cash is flowing to AI-related stocks, and the race is on to develop sovereign AI supply chains. Investors have flocked to technology firms taking advantage of and enabling AI’s development, sending their share prices soaring. U.S. stocks have…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s optimistic that the United States and China can work through trade and technology disputes. It’s important to keep America at the forefront of the generative AI boom. “AI is going to be foundational and transformative to every single country. President Trump wants America to win the AI race,” Jensen…