Wall Street ended a busy week of earnings, economic data and policy decisions with a thud, as a weak jobs report renewed concerns about the health of the U.S. economy in the face of President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy. In the week ahead, investors will look to the latest …
It was a dizzying week on Wall Street. The S & P 500 closed this past Monday at a record high and then went on a four-session losing streak. Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump . Trump started the day …
When is a beat and raise not a beat and raise? That’s a question that has frustrated us this earnings season. Case in point: How about Honeywell ‘s beat and raise last week? Here’s a conglomerate splitting into three different companies, which also has a quantum computing business that’s probably …
Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis, ran through all 30 holdings in the portfolio during the June Monthly Meeting on Wednesday. Here’s a rapid fire update on each stock, starting with those that Jim and Jeff said investors should consider trimming — or that the …
Sometimes you have to play defense. The stock market has been rocked with uncertainty in 2025, with many of the perennial megacap winners falling out of favor and defensive names stepping up. For months, Wall Street has ruminated on whether President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs will cause a recession and …
Could the rallying S & P 500 go for 10 in a row? The S & P 500 on Friday extended its winning streak to nine straight sessions. That incredible run, not seen for 20 years, wiped out all the losses since President Donald Trump announced his “reciprocal” tariffs on …
More than three weeks after the calamitous April 2 “reciprocal tariffs” announcement threw the stock market into chaos, investors are trying to make sense of a world in which higher tariffs are likely here to stay — and one in which the U.S. may have lost its edge. Stocks have …
Earnings season ramps up another notch next week to start February, forcing investors to wade through a barrage of quarterly results amid ongoing policy uncertainty that promises upheaval for an already choppy stock market. The January jobs report is also due out Friday. Next week will be the busiest stretch …
During the January Monthly Meeting on Thursday, I looked at catalysts in the year ahead for all 33 stocks in my Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the Club. These are specific long-term catalysts — say, six months to a year — that I expect to happen. If there …
Wall Street rediscovered its winning ways last week, thanks to some promising inflation data. Investors are now focusing on Donald Trump’s first week back in the White House and another bundle of earnings. It was no surprise to see relatively muted action last Monday and Tuesday, given markets were reeling …