How 6 Club stocks, including Meta and Apple, fared in Piper Sandler teen survey

Who better than teenagers to know what’s trendy? Piper Sandler has released the spring edition of its semiannual “Taking Stock With Teens Survey,” with solid results for several names in our portfolio. We love scanning the report, which looks at a wide swath of Generation Z, roughly defined as people aged 11 to 26. In … Read more

Good news is good news for the market. Palo Alto Networks may be a buy

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.) Good news is good news: The … Read more

Ulta shares fall as CEO warns beauty demand is slowing

People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 8, 2022.  Carlo Allegri | Reuters Ulta Beauty shares tumbled about 13% on Wednesday as CEO Dave Kimbell warned of cooling demand for beauty products. Other stocks in the segment, including E.L.F. Beauty, Estee Lauder and … Read more

Estee Lauder jumps 5% on upgrade — our take on the embattled retailer

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 Thursday’s key moments. U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday as the S & P 500 headed towards its strongest first-quarter performance in half a decade. The benchmark gauge advanced roughly 10% over the … Read more

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

Inside organized crime rings targeting retailers Ulta, TJX, Walgreens

In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime “queenpin” had built an empire. Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across the country, authorities said.  Police … Read more

Here’s how I see the Fed’s rate-cut dilemma playing out

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

Ford, Disney, Costco and more — Jim Cramer provides his updated views on each

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.) As we gear up for the … Read more

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker … Read more

5 things next week that could determine if Wall Street win streak continues

Wall Street wrapped up another positive week, with the S & P 500 closing Friday above 5,000 for the first time ever. The Nasdaq finished less than 0.5% away from its November 2021 record-high close. It was another big week for Club company earnings, with Estee Lauder , Eli Lilly , GE Healthcare , DuPont … Read more