We’re trimming an embattled stock to avoid a cardinal sin in portfolio management

We’re trimming an embattled stock to avoid a cardinal sin in portfolio management

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be selling 195 shares of Estee Lauder at roughly $99.05. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 330 shares of EL, decreasing its weighting to about 1% from roughly 1.6%. We’ve locked in big gains this month in a bunch of winners in Meta Platforms , … Read more

Here are the portfolio’s top 5 performing stocks since April’s Monthly Meeting

Here are the portfolio’s top 5 performing stocks since April’s Monthly Meeting

Wall Street has chalked up a number of milestones since the Club’s April Monthly Meeting. The Nasdaq Composite has set a series of all-time highs, including on Tuesday, when it closed above the 17,000 level for the first time. Despite a pullback Wednesday, the tech-heavy index is up nearly 8% since April 24, the day … Read more

Previous mistakes shape my thinking on our latest stock gone wrong

Previous mistakes shape my thinking on our latest stock gone wrong

When you make a mistake in this business you can do one of two things: You can cut your losses and move on or you can stand your ground while rethinking where it went wrong. I am on the fence about which one is better, but it’s easy to see why the first approach — … Read more

Earnings drive the market next week — our hopes for 2 portfolio stocks

Earnings drive the market next week — our hopes for 2 portfolio stocks

Is the stock market rally here to stay after April’s terrible month? With the Fed, Apple earnings and the jobs report passing with flying colors this week, the runway to more gains looks a lot less cluttered. The main economic update came Friday in the form of a weaker-than-expected April nonfarm payrolls growth. With the … Read more

Fed decision, oil plunge, mixed earnings — what to watch into market close

Fed decision, oil plunge, mixed earnings — what to watch into market close

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Market check: Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon … Read more

Eli Lilly, Apple are among 12 portfolio stocks reporting in week ahead

Eli Lilly, Apple are among 12 portfolio stocks reporting in week ahead

The major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the week, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite breaking multiweek losing streaks. Earnings drove the action, despite some less-than-ideal macroeconomic reports on economic growth and inflation. Meta Platforms ‘ report gave the market a bit of a scare Wednesday night, contributing to Thursday’s declines … Read more

Morgan Stanley tumbles, GE Healthcare climbs — what’s driving Thursday’s major portfolio stock moves

Morgan Stanley tumbles, GE Healthcare climbs — what’s driving Thursday’s major portfolio stock moves

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Markets Bounce Back : Stocks rebounded … Read more

Investing Club’s Q4 2023 Earnings Report Card

Investing Club’s Q4 2023 Earnings Report Card

The fourth quarter was pretty darn good for our stocks. Results were mostly better than expected, and many corporate leaders forecasted more of the same. For good reason: Businesses are starting to spend again, supply chain conditions continue to improve and the consumer remains resilient. Roughly 73% of companies in the S & P 500 … Read more

Salesforce, Palo Alto and Apple, Wynn

Salesforce, Palo Alto and Apple, Wynn

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) AI trade: Market gains accelerated since … Read more

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, 2 portfolio earnings reports

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, 2 portfolio earnings reports

Wall Street returned to its winning ways this week — and Nvidia ‘s blowout earnings report Wednesday night was a big reason why. All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed the holiday-shortened week higher, led by the S & P 500 , which rose 1.66% and ended Friday at a record high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq … Read more