Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above…
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 update: Stocks are rallying on Friday, with the S & P 500 trading at a record high and extending its gains to roughly 2% this…
The Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Drugmakers are increasingly using telehealth platforms to sell their medicines directly to patients…
Day three of the federal government shutdown came and went Friday, with no end in sight. The stock market saw more all-time highs before the rally ran out of steam. The S & P 500 on Friday eked out a fractional gain for its 29th record-high close since the market’s tariff lows in early April….
Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis, on Thursday ran through all 31 portfolio holdings during the September Monthly Meeting. The two went over the best ways to play the stock market in the last months of 2025 while considering factors like the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions, President Trump’s tariff…
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 : Stocks were headed for a positive week, thanks to a big rally on Friday in reaction to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ‘s…
It was a dizzying week on Wall Street. The S & P 500 closed this past Monday at a record high and then went on a four-session losing streak. Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump . Trump started the day by slamming Federal Reserve Chairman…
A variety of generic pills and capsules. Nenov | Moment | Getty Images Pharmaceutical firms are scrambling to respond to a fresh ultimatum from U.S. President Donald Trump demanding “binding commitments” to lower their drug prices stateside. The White House said Thursday that President Trump had sent letters to 17 major pharmaceutical firms outlining the…
Buckle up. It’s a jam-packed week ahead, with a host of influential companies set to report alongside a Federal Reserve meeting — and, if that wasn’t enough, there’s fresh inflation and jobs data, too. On top of all that, we will be digesting the latest trade headlines ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline set by…
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: Stocks are closing out the week in record territory thanks to five straight positive sessions for the S & P 500 . There are no…
