More than half of the stocks in the S & P 500 hit new 52-week highs in the first quarter, leaving us to puzzle over how this all happened. We act as if it’s all about the earnings or the actions of the Federal Reserve. But maybe it is something else. Maybe it’s the share … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said artificial intelligence is going to be essential to big market rallies over the next few years. “This technological revolution is crossing all barriers, even potentially becoming the heart of our national security apparatus, so we’d be like ostriches with our heads in the sand if we don’t address it,” … Read more
The Airbnb logo is displayed on the Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images When prosecutors announced the plea deal late last week of Shamoon Rafiq, who ran a $10 million scheme that duped investors into buying into pre-IPO tech companies like … Read more
The following passage has been adapted from Jim Cramer’s opening monologue at Saturday’s annual meeting of the CNBC Investing Club. The single biggest issue we will be struggling with for the rest of the year is not how many Federal Reserve interest rate cuts we will have but whether the Fed can stand pat, or … Read more
We’ve been relatively free of actions by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve for some time now. The intrusion into the market at the end of October and early November seems like ancient history. This week, however, could change all that. Two releases on Wednesday — the Federal Open Market Committee statement and the Treasury’s … Read more
During the January Monthly Meeting this past Wednesday, we took questions directly from Investing Club members. Here are Jim Cramer’s and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks’ responses. Their answers have been edited for clarity. 1. What is a good entry point for Eaton ? It doesn’t seem to want to go down! (Brian) Jim … Read more
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch audio feature in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Here’s today’s edition. Stocks are still broadly lower but what’s different about today compared to the past two weeks is that the market pullback finally came for tech stocks. The … Read more
This year’s powerful rally has more than made up for the carnage of 2022 on Wall Street. Tech stocks reasserted their leadership and even some out-of-favor sectors perked up in recent weeks. So, what about 2024 for the market and our Club stocks? The Federal Reserve remains a big question as milder inflation data and … Read more
We’re selling 25 shares of Caterpillar (CAT) at roughly $293. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 290 shares of CAT, decreasing its weighting 2.82% from 3.05%. We’re trimming some Caterpillar shares with the stock trading at a new all-time high. However, late in Wednesday’s session CAT pulled back along with the broader … Read more
This year will certainly be known for tech reasserting its dominance on Wall Street. However, the powerful snapback rally of 2023 has broadened out over the past seven weeks or so to include companies whose fortunes are more closely tied to the U.S. economy. With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes on pause and three … Read more
