Why own Apple stock when there are no near-term catalysts? Here are 3 key reasons

Why own Apple stock when there are no near-term catalysts? Here are 3 key reasons

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: I joined the Club this summer … Read more

Ancora picks up a stake in Elanco. How the investor may push to help improve margins

Ancora picks up a stake in Elanco. How the investor may push to help improve margins

Sally Anscombe | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Business: Elanco is an animal health company that delivers products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Its portfolio serves animals across its core species and offers products in two categories: Pet Health, which is focused on parasiticides, … Read more

3 things to watch in the market in the first week of trading for 2024

3 things to watch in the market in the first week of trading for 2024

Another trading year is officially in the books. The S & P 500 ended the year with nine straight weeks of gains and was just short of an all-time high. The broad market index posted a return of 24.2% for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial notched a 13.7% increase, while the Nasdaq was the … Read more

Palo Alto Networks hitting $100 billion in market cap is the beginning

Palo Alto Networks hitting 0 billion in market cap is the beginning

Palo Alto Networks this month became the first cybersecurity company to eclipse $100 billion in market value. We believe it can get plenty bigger. On Dec. 14, it traded above market cap milestone for the first time when shares hit an all-time intraday high of $318 each. The stock has yet to close above that … Read more

Women face a retirement savings shortfall. Three ways to close the gap

Women face a retirement savings shortfall. Three ways to close the gap

What begins as a gender wage gap inevitably becomes a significant shortfall by retirement. In the U.S., women who work full time are typically paid about 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. That gap has persisted despite women’s increasing levels of education and representation in senior leadership positions. Women are also still more … Read more

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

It was a big rebound year for stocks. The S & P 500 gained 24%, while the Dow rose 14% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose more than 43%. All three major averages were coming off big losses in 2022. Our portfolio of 33 stocks also bounced back. Throughout the year, we held onto our conviction … Read more

Nvidia has tripled this year. Cramer says the stock is still too cheap

Nvidia has tripled this year. Cramer says the stock is still too cheap

Nvidia — the star of the S & P 500 in 2023 — enters 2024 even cheaper than it was a year ago. Shares of the chipmaker, which more than tripled this year, are now valued at roughly 25 times forward earnings, down from 34 at the end of 2022, according to FactSet data. The … Read more

Stoxx 600 gains, S&P 500 chases high

Stoxx 600 gains, S&P 500 chases high

LONDON — European stocks started the final session of 2023 higher, marking a positive end to a solid year. The regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.18% shortly after the open, with all sectors in the green except oil and gas, which slipped 0.2%. Thin trade is expected, while London markets close early. The blue-chip … Read more

You can still lower your 2023 tax bill with these last-minute moves

You can still lower your 2023 tax bill with these last-minute moves

The year-end is quickly approaching, but there’s still a chance to reduce your 2023 tax bill or boost your refund with some last-minute moves, experts say. Dec. 31 is the deadline for many tax-saving opportunities, which leaves limited time to take action. “It’s a little late to be super strategic,” but there’s still some “low-hanging … Read more

Global stocks search for new highs

Global stocks search for new highs

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 13, 2023. Staff | Reuters LONDON — European stocks were little changed on Thursday as global markets search for new record highs to close out the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index hovered around the flatline after an … Read more