CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said falling oil prices helped revive the stock market, but warned that next week’s Federal Reserve meeting could quickly change the outlook for investors. “Thank heavens oil went down today,” the “Mad Money” host said. “It changed everything.” Stocks rebounded Friday as oil prices retreated, helping the major averages recover…
Stocks moved lower since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting as renewed inflation concerns, sparked by rising oil prices, sent Treasury yields higher — a toxic mix for the market. In early Thursday trading, it was much of the same, with Iran war uncertainty pushing U.S. oil prices above $100 per barrel, joining international…
Stocks kicked off September on shaky footing as higher oil prices and Treasury yields tested investors’ appetite for some of the market’s biggest artificial intelligence winners. For the week, the S & P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain, while the Nasdaq gained 0.4%, recovering from a rough start to the historically difficult month of…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug. 31 1. Oil is up nearly 4% and Chevron , my crude barometer, is trading above $200. U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time since July. President Donald Trump is threatening to blow up an Iranian oil hub, growing frustrated by a slower-moving sanctions approach….
This week’s impressive earnings results showed that the AI buildout is not a zero-sum game: both hardware and software stocks can win. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S & P 500 gained 0.9% and 0.5%, respectively, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, marking its first winning week in three. Much of…
Rising bond yields and oil prices put stocks under pressure this week, while another bout of volatility in the AI trade tested investors’ conviction in the market’s biggest growth theme. The S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite snapped their three-week winning streaks, down roughly 1.43% and 2.05%, respectively. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial…
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 are lower on Thursday, with the S & P 500 down by about 0.5% and the Nasdaq falling about 1%. It’s the fourth down session…
No surprises on inflation and new financing developments in the artificial intelligence trade drove the record-breaking action on Wall Street last week. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq both dropped modestly Friday but managed to post their third straight winning weeks. The S & P 500 rose above 7,800 during Thursday’s session for the…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Reddit was announced officially as the next addition to the S&P 500, prompting a rally for the social media stock in early trading. Stock futures are little changed this morning. Wall Street is coming off a winning day. Here are…
AI stocks came roaring back this week as investors worked through another wave of corporate earnings and a surprisingly weak July jobs report . The major averages notched a second straight week of gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 both touching record highs. The blue-chip index closed at a…
