Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, April 24 The S & P 500 and Nasdaq are trying to extend their winning streaks to three sessions. Bond yields are higher again so perhaps some headwinds ahead. Tech stocks have been leading the bounce back after rough sledding since the beginning of March. The Club’s five … Read more

Good news is good news for the market. Palo Alto Networks may be a buy

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Good news is good news: The … Read more

Why stocks sold off Tuesday and how investors can decide when to buy

We knew Tuesday’s selloff was coming. Not because we’re fortunate tellers but because that’s what always happens after a period of strength. We didn’t know exactly when it would happen. Nobody ever does. But we knew that as the strength continued to build in the market, we had to be ready. For some, that means … Read more

Goldman lays out next phases of AI trade and the stocks to play them

The next steps for the artificial intelligence boom are starting to come into shape, according to Goldman Sachs, and some of the stocks involved may still be cheap relative to their potential. Ryan Hammond of Goldman’s portfolio strategy research team said in a March 14 note to clients that the AI trade still has room … Read more

Chip stocks soar — plus, this lagging industrial is due for a catch-up trade

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Powell speaks: Two days of testimony from … Read more

Earnings from Target, CrowdStrike and Kroger

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to look for next week on Wall Street, including earnings from retailers like Target. According to Cramer, March’s market has come in like a bull — not a lion — but he wondered if it will go out like one too. He said the economy’s not so … Read more

Blackcat claims responsibility for cyberattack at UnitedHealth

Change Healthcare on Thursday confirmed that ransomware group Blackcat is behind the ongoing cybersecurity attack that’s caused widespread disruptions to pharmacies and health systems across the U.S. “Our experts are working to address the matter and we are working closely with law enforcement and leading third-party consultants,” Change Healthcare told CNBC in a statement Thursday. … Read more

UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare cyberattack outages continue, pharmacies deploy workarounds

Change Healthcare’s systems are down for the seventh straight day after a cyber threat actor gained access to its network last week. Parent company UnitedHealth Group said most U.S. pharmacies have set up electronic workarounds to mitigate the impact. UnitedHealth discovered that a “suspected nation-state-associated” threat actor breached part of Change Healthcare’s information technology network … Read more

Here’s how I see the Fed’s rate-cut dilemma playing out

The following passage has been adapted from Jim Cramer’s opening monologue at Saturday’s annual meeting of the CNBC Investing Club. The single biggest issue we will be struggling with for the rest of the year is not how many Federal Reserve interest rate cuts we will have but whether the Fed can stand pat, or … Read more

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, 2 portfolio earnings reports

Wall Street returned to its winning ways this week — and Nvidia ‘s blowout earnings report Wednesday night was a big reason why. All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed the holiday-shortened week higher, led by the S & P 500 , which rose 1.66% and ended Friday at a record high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq … Read more