A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Stocks tied to the price of ether, better known as ETH, were higher on Wednesday, reflecting renewed enthusiasm for the crypto asset amid a surge of interest in stablecoins and tokenization. BitMine…
Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo shares hit record highs Wednesday after the Wall Street banks announced dividend hikes following Tuesday’s close. Both join the laundry list of Club holdings to hike their payouts to investors in 2025. After the financial firms passed the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test on Friday night, Goldman said Tuesday that…
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 Wednesday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 was fighting into positive territory Wednesday despite an unexpected decline in payroll processing firm ADP’s monthly look at hiring at U.S. companies. The ADP…
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a “Help Wanted” sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy that investors believe…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday pointed out that three megacap tech names managed to exit the first half of the year at all-time highs: Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta. He reviewed each company and explained why he thinks they have outperformed their “Magnificent Seven” peers. “Not FANG. Not Magnificent Seven. Just M-N-Ms,” Cramer said. “The sole…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on an artificial intelligence spending blitz — and Wall Street does not seem to mind. Zuckerberg has invested tens of billions of dollars in computing infrastructure and research and development, and he’s worked tirelessly to implement AI across the internal organization and to enhance user engagement and ad…
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: The broader market is starting the new month and quarter on a volatile note. But there’s a big bifurcation happening underneath the surface, with many…
Senate staffers rest on the U.S. Capitol steps at sunrise as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters How to read this guide Follow along from start to finish, or use the table of…
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed President Donald Trump‘s spending package, which includes a bigger child tax credit — but some families won’t see a benefit, policy experts say. Under current law, the maximum child tax credit is $2,000, which will revert to $1,000 after 2025 without changes from…
Tuesday marks the first day of trading for the second half of 2025. It was a rocky six months for the U.S. stock market and the Club’s 30-name portfolio as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s tariffs, ongoing geopolitical conflict and the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy decision. The market ebbed and flowed, but ultimately ended…
