Costco Wholesale Corp

In this fast-paced bull market, we’re increasing our Club price targets on 4 stocks

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It’s been hard to keep up. That’s the story of the big stock winners this year. They just keep winning and winning and winning. For analysts on Wall Street and here at the Club, it seems like some of these names are smashing through our six-to-nine-month price targets every few weeks. To that end, we’re … Read more

Costco bulk-sized items that aren’t worth the bargain

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When it comes to Costco, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. That’s because the wholesale retailer’s low-cost items are often sold in sizes that may be too large to consume before they spoil or go stale, depending on your household size. Plus, the company doesn’t price match with competitors, so you … Read more

Earnings from Shopify, Marriott and Wendy’s

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday prepared investors for next week on Wall Street, saying investors should pay attention as earnings season continues, with reports from companies including Shopify, Marriott and Wendy’s. He also recommended researching retail stocks next week before the industry reports a slew of earnings results the week after. “Next week seems busy, … Read more

Costco items worth buying—one $10 deal can ‘easily feed a family of 4’

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Costco is known for its low prices and loyal customers who are willing to spend at least $60 per year on a membership fee. The wholesaler has some of the lowest prices around—especially its Kirkland Signature store brand products—but the size of the discount varies depending on what you buy. Plus, bulk-size perishable items can … Read more

Why Apple is still worth holding despite Wall Street negativity

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Got stopped by a faithful viewer while making a hard left turn with a full cart at Costco Sunday. Reasonable guy. Asked a double-edged question: “What can you do to make my Apple stock go up.” Double-edged because the stock has done nothing since June 2023, but it’s up 30 points from a year ago. … Read more

Costco, TJX crushed rivals in high inflation. What happens as prices ease?

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Costco and TJX Companies should be able to manage the emerging transition to deflation by leveraging their deep value propositions to get customers to buy more. As inflation headwinds continue to ease, and perhaps at some point become tailwinds, their competitors will be able to better compete on price. So, Costco and TJX-owned T.J. Maxx, … Read more

Wall Street sees more upside for Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia, Costco

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It was another upbeat week for stocks as back-to-back gains on Thursday and Friday more than made up for Wednesday’s Federal Reserve-driven selloff . Wall Street analysts had a lot to say about our portfolio names as Big Tech earnings dominated the action. Here are five big calls of the week and our Club takes, … Read more

What does it mean to ‘buy and homework?’ Here’s how to get started

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Here’s our Club Mailbag email [email protected] — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. We can’t offer personal investing advice. We will only consider more general questions about the investment process or stocks in the portfolio or related industries. This week’s question: When you say to study each … Read more

Red Sea crisis could last a year with Houthi attacks ‘just increasing’

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A screen grab captured from a video shows that cargo ship ‘Galaxy Leader’, co-owned by an Israeli company, being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Houthis Media Center / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The ripple effects of the … Read more

Fed-induced rally is unsustainable, especially for 5 sectors

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It’s not being talked about enough. This market move off the November lows and the Fed pivot — signaling an end to the central bank’s rate-hiking cycle — is one of the most astonishing and satisfying I have seen in 43 years of investing. In nine weeks, we blew through price targets on so many … Read more