U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to block the seizure…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors shouldn’t read too much into uneventful unemployment data, arguing that a lack of surprises on the labor front is actually giving the market room to reveal the real story: a broad-based rally spreading well beyond last year’s winners. “When you get an employment report that’s basically uneventful, it…
US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he has canceled a fresh military attack on Venezuela, saying the two countries “are working well together,” on rebuilding…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors are watching a classic market phenomenon play out in real time: a violent rotation where yesterday’s winners become sources of cash and yesterday’s losers suddenly come back into favor. Cramer warned that these moments can feel chaotic — even irrational — but are often driven by valuation extremes…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that investors should grow more selective after the market’s recent run, warning that buying stocks near their highs is often “a license to lose money.” On a volatile session that saw sharp moves across major indexes, Cramer said investors should resist chasing stocks already up 30% or 40% for the…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that early January trading shows how quickly emotion can take over markets at the start of the year, warning investors not to confuse momentum with durability. Cramer said the market is being driven by three groups: momentum traders chasing last year’s winners, “hope springs eternal” investors buying beaten-down stocks and…
An oil refinery, operated by Bharat Petroleum Corp., in Mumbai, India. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images State-owned refiners in India are still buying Russian oil, even as New Delhi seeks relief from U.S. tariffs imposed for those purchases, according to energy analysts. The U.S. imposed a “secondary” 25% tariff on Indian goods in…
An oil tanker is docked at a pier at the El Palito refinery of the state oil company PDVSA. Jesus Vargas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that the interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United…
President Donald Trump, alongside, from left, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks to the press following U.S. military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida,…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that investors chasing the market’s reaction to Venezuela’s political upheaval are making a familiar mistake: confusing short-term trading opportunities with long-term investing. Cramer urged investors to focus on owning high-quality stocks and sticking with them, rather than jumping into trades where valuations could swing on every passing headline. “Along with…
