Here’s why predicting a bottom in this market plunge is so difficult

Here’s why predicting a bottom in this market plunge is so difficult

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. Bottom challenges: The recent sell-off in U.S. stocks accelerated Monday and there’s no telling when we’ll hit the bottom. A key reason, according to Jim Cramer: … Read more

P&G’s rally signals economic worries are back — plus, we’re downgrading a consumer stock

P&G’s rally signals economic worries are back — plus, we’re downgrading a consumer stock

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. Stocks tumble: It’s another tough day on Wall Street with the S & P 500 giving back roughly all its gains from Wednesday and for the … Read more

Lost in the rotation out of tech stocks is a bullish call on major banks

Lost in the rotation out of tech stocks is a bullish call on major banks

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 slides : The S & P 500 gave back earlier gains and fell throughout Tuesday afternoon, led lower by the mega-cap tech stocks. Ahead of the … Read more

We’re encouraged by Abbott stock trading but discouraged by moves in Honeywell

We’re encouraged by Abbott stock trading but discouraged by moves in Honeywell

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 moves: The S & P 500 was on track for small gains following a solid rally last Friday. There’s still some market rotation happening, but … Read more

‘Great rotation’ faces big test with Big Tech earnings

‘Great rotation’ faces big test with Big Tech earnings

When I was a cub reporter in Los Angeles, covering crime for the now-deceased Los Angeles Herald Examiner, we used to joke that we should never let the facts get in the way of a good story. It was a horrendous paper — don’t ask me what I was doing there other than booking a … Read more

14 earnings, jobs and the Fed are what we’re watching in the market

14 earnings, jobs and the Fed are what we’re watching in the market

It was another tough week for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq despite Friday’s rally, which helped blunt some of the pain. The Dow and small-cap Russell 2000 were again the big winners as the rotation from market darlings to down-and-out names due for a catch-up trade continued. By sector, in this wild trading … Read more

An ugly earnings report from a competitor is good news for Abbott Labs

An ugly earnings report from a competitor is good news for Abbott Labs

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Stocks jumped Friday as Wall Street tried to end a turbulent week on a jubilant note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added more more than 600 points, or 1.6%. The … Read more

5 key things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

5 key things we’re watching closely in the stock market this week

Wall Street managed to finish higher this week despite Thursday’s brutal rotation out of tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the big winner on the week — advancing nearly 1.6% as favorable inflation data prompted investors to scoop up economic- and rate-sensitive stocks that have not done as well this year. The S … Read more

Here’s why cooler consumer inflation flipped the stock market

Here’s why cooler consumer inflation flipped the stock market

We finally got the consumer price index we were looking for, with both the June headline and core readings coming in slightly lower than expectations. The CPI bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates. It also gave investors the green light to rotate out of this year’s tech winners and … Read more

Here are our top 3 and bottom 3 stocks during a divergent second quarter

Here are our top 3 and bottom 3 stocks during a divergent second quarter

It was another largely great quarter for the stock market — completing a strong first half of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average , the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq , all trading around record highs. The Nasdaq was the big winner of the second quarter, adding 8.26% over the past … Read more