A Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse worker collects carts in a parking lot on August 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Lowe’s on Tuesday cut its full-year forecast, as the home improvement retailer’s quarterly sales declined and it said it expects spending on do-it-yourself projects to weaken. The … Read more
Following cooler-than-expected producer price data Tuesday morning, the market’s 50/50 odds between a quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September and a half-point cut tilted further toward the bigger move. That sparked a big rally in stocks, with the Nasdaq leading the way higher and jumping more than 2% in afternoon trading. Here are … Read more
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
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday opined about his long-standing faith in Nvidia stock, even as the company shed significant market cap this week. “I’m not going into the deep end to please those who want a market with better breadth and greater participation,” he said. “I’m simply going to stick with the stocks of the … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday analyzed the current market action, pointing out the way consumer-focused companies are suffering while outfits that deal with data and have enterprise customers triumph. “Right now, you have to follow the money, and it’s currently flowing to businesses that cater to other businesses and the ones that need to interrogate … Read more
A shopping cart sits in front of a Lowe’s store in Pacoima, California, November 21, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Lowe’s topped Wall Street’s quarterly earnings and revenue expectations on Tuesday, even as do-it-youself customers bought fewer pricey items. The home improvement retailer’s results echoed those of Home Depot last week. Home Depot missed … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s earnings-filled schedule on Wall Street, saying to pay special attention to the report from Nvidia, one of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence space. “Lots to love next week, but, look, for many it’s really just going to be about Nvidia,” he said. “I … Read more
A customer walks through The Home Depot store on February 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The state of the consumer in 2024 is already taking shape — even before the country’s major retailers begin to report first-quarter earnings, starting with Home Depot and Walmart next week. There are signs that … Read more
One big question has hung over the Vision Pro since Apple launched the powerful mixed-reality headset in February: Who can afford the $3,499 price tag? The tech giant on Thursday made its answer clear: businesses. More than half of the companies in the Fortune 100 have bought Vision Pros and “are exploring innovative ways to … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. The Fed vs. Nvidia The week ahead will tell whether the Federal Reserve can damper investor enthusiasm. A rally fueled in large part by blowout Nvidia earnings pushed the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq all to … Read more
