Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in Russell Building on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images IBM shares rose 5% in extended trading on Wednesday, after the company reported second-quarter results that surpassed analysts’ predictions. Here are the key … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, July 23 1. Several key earnings reports before the bell: General Motors posted big numbers , beating Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter, and raised its financial targets for the rest of the year. United Parcel Service missed profit and sales estimates and lowered its guidance . … Read more
Shortly after the opening bell, we will be selling 195 shares of Estee Lauder at roughly $99.05. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 330 shares of EL, decreasing its weighting to about 1% from roughly 1.6%. We’ve locked in big gains this month in a bunch of winners in Meta Platforms , … Read more
CrowdStrike’s dramatic setback could be Palo Alto’s gain. The software update by CrowdStrike last week caused one of the largest IT blackouts in history, disrupting computers and technology systems worldwide and hammering the cybersecurity company’s reputation. While the risk of CrowdStrike losing existing customers is low, the outage may have an impact on new customer … Read more
It didn’t take long to remember what a second Donald Trump presidential term would mean for the stock market, did it? Unpredictability. Random attacks. No one safe. Mercurial positions. The only difference? Former Vice President Mike Pence meant nothing. He was supposed to mean nothing. Now the Republican candidate’s new running mate, Sen. JD Vance … Read more
CrowdStrike makes software to help firms manage their security in IT environments. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike saw its shares plunge Friday, after an update led to a major outage, impacting businesses across the world. Shares of the company, which makes software to help firms manage their security in IT … Read more
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. Market rotation: The S & P 500 was having a rough day — falling roughly 1%. The Nasdaq was even worse — sinking 2%. However, most … Read more
Shortly after the opening bell, we will sell 18 shares of Meta Platforms at roughly $542.3 and 20 shares of Palo Alto Networks at roughly $343. Following the trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 275 shares of META, decreasing its weighting to 4.45% from 4.7%; and 230 of PANW, decreasing its weighting to 2.35% … Read more
How will we know if we are OK with the stocks we own? I want you to learn how to size up your companies by asking what they are levered to, what matters to them. This concept of levered is not about debt. It’s about figuring out what exposure these company have to key issues … Read more
The S & P 500 and Nasdaq extended their record rallies this week following cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data Wednesday morning. While Fed rate cuts would likely benefit the overall stock market, several names in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — from housing plays to autos to biotech — could really get a boost. Connecting the … Read more
