Walgreens and 3 other health-care stocks are going into our Bullpen watch list

We’re making our first Bullpen update of 2024. The Bullpen is a collection of stocks identified by the CNBC Investing Club team as having the potential to join Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. We’re highlighting the four most interesting investment opportunities we found out of the handful of company CEOs Jim interviewed at this week’s JPMorgan … Read more

Cramer cheers Monday’s tech gains, but says keep a diverse portfolio

CNBC’s Jim Cramer applauded Monday’s market gains for Big Tech, which had seen a sell-off in the early days of the new year as Wall Street shifted its focus to a number of other sectors. He advised investors to keep a diverse portfolio, buying shares in health-care companies and paying attention to industry leaders who … Read more

Walgreens CEO says company’s stores boost growing health-care business

Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the company is using its stores and brand to bolster its developing health-care business. Walgreens has made significant investments over the past few years to expand beyond a drugstore chain into a large health-care company. Wentworth acknowledged that the company has been closing stores to make … Read more

Follow CEOs at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to watch for on Wall Street next week, highlighting JPMorgan‘s market-moving health-care conference in San Francisco. Taking place from Monday to Thursday, the conference is one of the year’s largest gatherings of major industry CEOs where they reveal earnings guidance and updates on clinical trial research. “The … Read more

Jim Cramer reviews the worst performers on the Nasdaq-100 in 2023

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday gave his take on the worst performers in the Nasdaq-100 in 2023. Cramer compared each company’s closing price in 2022 to the end of 2023, noting the biggest losers. The list included healthcare companies as well as several utilities outfits. “You’ve heard of the Dogs of the Dow? Well, now … Read more

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE The Nasdaq Composite closed lower on Thursday for a fifth consecutive session — its longest losing streak since October 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.56% to end at 14,510.30. Since the Dec. 27 close, the index has lost nearly 4%. The S&P … Read more

Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q1 2024

A man walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City.  Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Walgreens reported fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations on Thursday, but cut its quarterly dividend nearly in half.  The retail pharmacy giant slashed its dividend to 25 cents per … Read more

Treasury yields fall as traders continue to assess prospects of futures Fed rate cuts

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield retreated on Tuesday, reversing course from the previous day’s trade and continuing a general downward trend over the past week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was down 5 basis points at 3.907%, having fallen below 4% on Thursday to hit its lowest point since July. Yields move inversely … Read more

Jim Cramer explains how FTC chair Lina Khan is hurting investor portfolios

CNBC’s Jim Cramer outlined the ways that Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has attempted to stop mergers and acquisitions from going through, hurting stock portfolios in the process. “Khan’s FTC has deterred many a potential merger, and that’s kept stock valuations much lower than they should be as the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal shows,” … Read more

Treasury yields inch higher ahead of Fed meeting

U.S. Treasury yields were fractionally higher on Monday, as investors look ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was 3.1 basis points higher at 4.277%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was 2 basis points higher at 4.35%. Yields move inversely to prices. Traders are … Read more