Costco earnings and 3 others and the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge

Costco earnings and 3 others and the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge

There was a good deal of divergence this week as higher bond yields on a hotter-than-expected reading on manufacturing activity slammed the economically sensitive Dow Jones Industrial Average , while an incredible quarter from Nvidia powered the Nasdaq . The S & P 500 , which leans more tech than the Dow and less tech … Read more

Eli Lilly big GLP-1 investment — plus, CRM, BBY, FL, COST earnings next week

Eli Lilly big GLP-1 investment — plus, CRM, BBY, FL, COST earnings next week

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street was bouncing higher Friday after, as Jim Cramer put it, a “really bad day” in the prior session. Thursday’s late-day decline happened as bond yields rose on … Read more

What Nvidia must deliver in earnings this week to remain AI king

What Nvidia must deliver in earnings this week to remain AI king

It’s all about to happen. But until it happens, then no money should be made waiting for it. We have to see its success to invest in it. Otherwise, the heck with it. There. That had been the bear case against artificial intelligence, generative AI, accelerated computing and large language models (LLMs), all the essential … Read more

Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and mattresses

Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and mattresses

Ordini’s Best Fiberglass Pools contractors work to install a pool, which the company says have dramatically increased in sales due to COVID-19 fears, in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, April 26, 2021. Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Americans are kicking the can down the road on some more-costly, traditionally financed purchases as elevated inflation and interest rates bite. Corporate … Read more

Cramer warns against ‘meme stock mania,’ says to sell GameStop and AMC

Cramer warns against ‘meme stock mania,’ says to sell GameStop and AMC

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors should get out of stocks like GameStop and AMC, both of which saw huge rallies this week triggered by social media. “When I see meme stock mania taking over again, led by GameStop and AMC, I need to remind you that this is irrational,” he said. “There’s no way these … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 13 1. Stocks are set to begin the week higher ahead of key inflation releases on Tuesday and Wednesday. The data will offer a test for the quiet market rally we’re enjoying. The Dow, which on Friday wrapped up its best week of the year, is riding … Read more

Microsoft shares jump 4% after the AI winner delivers in right places

Microsoft shares jump 4% after the AI winner delivers in right places

Microsoft delivered picture-perfect earnings after the bell Thursday, calming the market’s brief fears about runaway spending on AI infrastructure without the cloud revenues to show for it. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $61.86 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $60.8 billion, according to data from LSEG. Earnings per share (EPS) increased … Read more

We’re tapping our large cash pile to buy more of this newer holding

We’re tapping our large cash pile to buy more of this newer holding

We are buying 100 shares of Best Buy at roughly $75.28. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 900 shares of BBY, increasing its weighting to roughly 2.15% from 1.94%. We’re making a third buy on Tuesday. Our general investing discipline is to put spare cash to work when the S & P … 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

Derivative AI benefits to 2 portfolio stocks put them right where they need to be

Derivative AI benefits to 2 portfolio stocks put them right where they need to be

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 steady: Stocks were slightly higher … Read more