Business at GE Healthcare Technologies capped off 2023 on a strong note despite ongoing concerns about China. That coupled with management’s upbeat view of this year propelled shares up more than 13% to over $83 each at session highs. That was their highest level since July 2023. The Club stock closed just under $82. Total … Read more
We are buying 85 shares of Abbott Laboratories at roughly $113.91 and selling 60 shares of Procter & Gamble at roughly $158.97. Following the trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 360 shares of ABT, increasing its weighting to 1.28% from 0.98%, and 490 shares of PG, decreasing its weighting to 2.46% from 2.75%. We’re making … Read more
Just how much bigger will Nvidia get in 2025 has emerged as a key among investors, even as the stock finished Monday at its third consecutive record high close. There are lots of price target hikes out there, including ours. Goldman Sachs on Monday planted its flag in the camp of 2025 optimists — simultaneously … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday unpacked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments on inflation, saying that even though it’s unclear when rates will come down, there is money to be made in the interim. He encouraged investors to buy stocks and not just keep money in lower-risk investments. “I’m beginning to believe that the biggest … Read more
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 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
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
A busy week of Big Tech earnings left us feeling more assured about our investments in Nvidia , Broadcom and Eaton as spending on artificial intelligence chips and data centers remain clear-cut priorities. The quarterly reports from Club holdings Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms and Amazon this week varied in overall quality, but a … Read more
Amazon shares jumped after-hours Thursday, following the e-commerce and cloud computing giant’s strong fourth quarter. Results like this happen when Amazon shifts its mindset from an “investing” cycle to a “harvesting” phase, which usually leads to big profit numbers like what we saw in the quarterly print and what was forecasted in the future. Revenue … Read more
Club name Apple (AAPL) on Thursday delivered an earnings beat for the December quarter. But shares of the consumer tech giant fell in the after market, thanks to a bit of top-line weakness in its services business and what appears to be a miss on guidance. Those sellers are overlooking a couple important updates. Revenue … Read more
