Why chipmakers are the stars of the week, plus Cramer on 3 reports

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.) Best in months: The S & … Read more

Nvidia jumps 15% this week as Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet ramp up AI spend

A week ago, Nvidia suffered its third-worst session on record, plunging 10%, in a broader wreckage for artificial intelligence stocks. Those losses have now been completely erased and then some – and not because of anything the AI chip king has said or done. Nvidia’s gains of 4.35% and 3.65% on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, … Read more

Intel dominated U.S. chip industry. Now struggling to stay relevant

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the stock down 10% on Friday to their lowest level of the … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

My top 10 things to watch Friday, April 26 Wall Street holds onto gains as rising bond yields take a breather Friday. New inflation data comes in a little hot for the second day in a row. The market, however, takes it in stride after U.S. stocks were hit hard Thursday on the GDP signaling … Read more

Alphabet tempers worries that it’s falling behind in AI in Q1 results

Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company’s ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence. For the time being at least, the company put Wall Street’s fears to rest. Alphabet topped analysts’ estimates, reporting revenue growth of … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg net worth falls $18 billion over Meta earnings

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about the Facebook News feature at the Paley Center For Media in New York on Oct. 25, 2019. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth plunged by $18 billion Thursday after comments from the Meta CEO on the earnings call sent his company’s … Read more

Snap (SNAP) Q1 2024 earnings

Snap reported first-quarter results on Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates and showed a return to double-digit revenue growth. Shares soared more than 25% in extended trading.   Here’s how the company did:  Earnings per share: 3 cents adjusted vs. a loss of 5 cents expected by LSEG Revenue: $1.19 billion vs. $1.12 billion expected by LSEG … Read more

Alphabet set to report first-quarter results after market close

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, speaks on artificial intelligence during a Bruegel think tank conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 20, 2020. Yves Herman | Reuters Alphabet will report first-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here is what analysts are expecting. Earnings per share: $1.51, according to LSEG. Revenue: $78.59 billion, according to LSEG. YouTube … Read more

Dow drops 600 points on inflation, growth concerns: Live updates

Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Stocks fell sharply Thursday after the latest U.S. economic data showed a sharp slowdown in growth and pointed to persistent inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 631 points, or 1.7%, weighed down by sharp declines … Read more

Meta stock down 15% on weak revenue forecast

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Reuters Meta shares tumbled 15% Thursday morning after the company issued weak revenue guidance that overshadowed its first-quarter earnings beat. On Wednesday, Meta reported $4.71 in earnings … Read more