These 3 ugly duckling stocks will become beautiful swans Fed cuts rates

These 3 ugly duckling stocks will become beautiful swans Fed cuts rates

It always turns out the same way: No matter what people might say, the beginning of an interest rate cycle always causes a change in command in the stock market. You must always change your mind, hold your nose, and buy what look to be some of the weakest names — the stocks that do … Read more

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

6 things from my San Francisco trip reveal AI stock winners

It’s time for some of my reflections on a week in San Francisco talking to dozens of executives and workers in tech. It was a grueling trip, but a necessary one, because we are at a pivotal time when it comes to the revolution of artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. AI gets talked about a … Read more

We ranked Q2 earnings from 30 portfolio stocks from great to ugly

We ranked Q2 earnings from 30 portfolio stocks from great to ugly

It was a solid quarter for the companies in our stock portfolio, with the bulk of our names reporting what we felt were good-to-great earnings reports. Continued economic growth on the back of a resilient consumer and increasing business confidence ahead of what most expect to be a lower interest rate environment helped drive the … Read more

Buy levels for DuPont, Dover, Eaton that benefit from AI, sector trends

Buy levels for DuPont, Dover, Eaton that benefit from AI, sector trends

The artificial intelligence trade is not just for traditional tech companies. We have three industrial stocks in the portfolio that will keep getting more and more business as AI proliferates and data centers are built and rebuilt to handle the increasing computing workloads. Beyond AI, there are other fundamental reasons to buy them as well. … Read more

On paper the market should be great, not on edge. That’s the opportunity

On paper the market should be great, not on edge. That’s the opportunity

When I look at Thursday’s rally, I am beginning to realize that we have become so binary and so up close that we have lost our ability to think about what matters. The big fish data got caught among the minnow minutiae and we ended up with ridiculous rallies that are, therefore, based on nothing. … Read more

After a busy week of trades, we’re looking to some key inflation data

After a busy week of trades, we’re looking to some key inflation data

It was another volatile week for stocks, but Wall Street ultimately finished lower again. The market experienced a sharp sell-off Monday on recession concerns, which led the S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to its worst single-day performances since 2022. The VIX index — Wall Street’s fear gauge and a measure of … Read more

Stocks bounce back from sell-off, and Disney gives investors a win ahead of earnings

Stocks bounce back from sell-off, and Disney gives investors a win ahead of earnings

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. Stocks climb back: The bounceback rally on Tuesday accelerated in afternoon trading, with the S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq climbing around 2%. The Dow … Read more

Here’s why predicting a bottom in this market plunge is so difficult

Here’s why predicting a bottom in this market plunge is so difficult

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. Bottom challenges: The recent sell-off in U.S. stocks accelerated Monday and there’s no telling when we’ll hit the bottom. A key reason, according to Jim Cramer: … Read more

We’re making 6 trades in the portfolio Monday as market rout picks up

We’re making 6 trades in the portfolio Monday as market rout picks up

We’re making six trades Monday morning, as the recent market volatility driven by fears of a U.S. recession intensifies. Shortly after the opening bell, we are exiting our position in Ford , selling all of our 5,550 shares at roughly $9.48. We are also exiting our position in Wynn Resorts by selling our 600 shares … Read more

Why the stock market plunged Friday, and the buys we made in response

Why the stock market plunged Friday, and the buys we made in response

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. Forceful sell-off: Wall Street was getting slammed in Friday afternoon trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 750 points, or 1.9%. The S … Read more