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. Markets: The S & P 500 gave up its early gains and fell into the red Thursday. Rallies in mega-cap names like Apple and Nvidia weren’t…
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he has selected Stephen Miran, chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, to a pivotal seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, replacing Adriana Kugler, who resigned Friday. The nominee will serve out Kugler’s term, which expires Jan. 31, 2026. “In the meantime, we will continue to search…
U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the roof of the West Wing of the White House as he takes a tour on August 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed Thursday an executive order that lays the groundwork to add alternative assets such as…
A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on July 18, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The latest gauge of investor sentiment is rife with uneasiness. Counterintuitively, some market strategists think that could be a bullish sign that forces traders to…
Firefly Aerospace rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Aug. 7th, 2025. The Nasdaq Firefly Aerospace jumped more than 50% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday after pricing shares above its expected range. Shares started trading at $70 each under the ticker symbol FLY. The initial price values the company at close to $10…
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 Thursday’s key moments. 1. Tech stocks rose Thursday on the broad exemptions included in the chip tariffs that President Donald Trump announced after Wednesday’s close. Club name Nvidia jumped 2%. Shares of Apple…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The crypto market jumped Thursday on excitement that bitcoin and other digital assets could soon be coming to 401(k) retirement plans. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would allow 401(k) accounts to invest in alternative assets, including private equity, real estate and digital…
A Burger King restaurant with the slogan ”Flame Grilling Since 1954” is seen in Vienna, Austria, on June 7, 2025. Michael Nguyen | NurPhoto | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results, as same-store sales declines for Popeyes were offset by strong demand internationally and at Tim Hortons. Here’s what the…
A sign with the Toyota logo in Surrey, England on August, 2023 Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images Toyota Motor on Thursday reported higher-than-expected operating profit for the June-quarter, even as the world’s largest auto company by sales volumes grapples with U.S. tariffs. Here are Toyota’s results compared with the mean estimates…
A cargo ship carries foreign trade containers on the Jiaozhou Bay waterway in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 5, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports growth in July sharply beat market expectations as the clock on a tariff truce with the U.S. keeps ticking, while imports rose their highest jump in…
