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☆ Jim Cramer: Buy Goldman Sachs on big dips because it's willing to correct mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday praised Goldman Sachs for its ability to course-correct after making mistakes, citing a new report about a possible exit of a challenged business. Goldman Sachs is in discussions to sell its credit card partnership with General Motors to Barclays, according to The Wall Street Journal. "I continue to like the stock of Goldman Sachs because ... they make mistakes and then they change," Cramer said on " Squawk on the Street ." Shares of Goldman, where Cramer worked early in his Wall Street career, were modestly lower Tuesday. Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club, doesn't own Goldman but does own Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo .

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☆ Jim Cramer says it is 'too early to buy' Southwest on its brutal five-session slide
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer expressed sympathy for Southwest as the airline stock was further punished by a new sell call following last week's wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Boeing aircraft delays. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Jim Cramer's favorite investment themes in this rough market and 3 stocks he likes now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the responses from Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. (Gary, Philadelphia) Jim Cramer: Go to Club holding Costco's website and buy gold. When we do see a lot of parabolic moves happening in the market that's usually a sign for us to start raising cash. (Sonny) Jim Cramer: Former President Donald Trump wants more defense. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ Jim Cramer says this data center equipment firm continues to be a winner in the AI boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday suggested that Vertiv 's red-hot business and stock may not cool anytime soon. Over the past 12 months, Vertiv shares have soared nearly 600%. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ A major headwind for TikTok could be the ultimate tailwind for Meta's Facebook and Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

META mountain 2022-11-03 Meta's stock performance since Nov. 3, 2022, which marked its lowest close during its dramatic sell-off that year. In a recent Wedbush consumer survey, 60% of TikTok users who responded said either Facebook or Instagram were their top alternatives if TikTok were to be banned. That was followed by 19% of TikTok users who said they would go to YouTube. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank said Meta's stock could see more upside in light of a potential TikTok ban. After initially being a drag on revenue, Meta has said Reels is now a positive contributor across its apps.

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☆ Meta Platforms gets billions from China without headaches many U.S. companies face there
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

As many American companies struggle to navigate the world's second-largest economy, Meta Platforms has found itself raking in billions of dollars from China without the direct challenges of doing business there. The influx in spending from Chinese ecommerce advertisers has been a "significant positive" for Meta, said Rohit Kulkarni, analyst at Roth MKM covering internet companies. Many American companies doing business in China have battled similar challenges as the post-Covid recovery there has progressed slower than expected. Meta has said it has a "diverse advertiser base" of Chinese companies. The concern is that as more Chinese advertisers target American consumers through Meta's platforms, that could drive up the price of ads for everyone.

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☆ Procter & Gamble's strategic pricing shift should accelerate business growth this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Those are key items to watch out for Friday morning when P & G reports its fiscal 2024 third-quarter earnings. Shares of P & G hit a multiyear high of $163 on March 28 — less than $2 per share below all-time highs reached in late April 2022. Traditionally for Procter, pricing has contributed low single digits to its earnings growth. In P & G's fiscal second quarter , pricing contributed 4% to sales growth, but volumes were down on a companywide basis. He expects to see a healthy organic growth rate consistent with the 4% organic growth reported in the second quarter.

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☆ Off-price retail is poised to keep taking market share. Why is TJX's stock stuck?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The ongoing challenges for department stores, which extend back more than a decade, keep playing into the hands of off-price competitors, UBS said. Despite woes at other retailers, TJX stands out as a resilient company well-equipped to avoid many of the industry's challenges. TJX 1Y mountain TJX's stock performance over the past 12 months. One factor keeping a lid on TJX's stock recently may be that it is trading close to its historical valuation, noted Chuck Grom, a consumer and retail analyst at Gordon Haskett. On the other hand, spending at department stores fell 3.7% in March after a 5.2% decline in February, according to Bank of America.

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☆ Ford stock can go higher by taking a page of out Detroit rival GM's playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

General Motors is buying back a ton of stock; Ford, so far, not so much. Before the buyback disclosure late this year, Ford had been down 10%, which was less than GM's 14% decline. In 2023, Ford spent $5.33 billion on dividends and stock repurchases, with only 6.3% of that total on buybacks. In guidance alongside Q4 numbers, Ford said it expects warranty costs for full-year 2024 to be flat year over year. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Modelo maker Constellation Brands is primed for market share gains but we still see one issue with the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Constellation Brands stock is looking like it could be ready to break out, with its strong beer business well-positioned for market share gains in the upcoming fiscal year. Morgan Stanley anticipates Constellation to continue gaining market share at the expense of Bud Light during this period. Since Constellation tends to boast industry-leading results in its beer business, we're confident it will deliver strong numbers again next week. Over the past few years, Constellation has been trying to boost sales in its wine and spirits business — shifting from lower-priced brands to more premium names. While wine and spirits make up a small part of Constellation's overall business, Jim has said it must go.

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☆ Amazon's two key businesses get bullish updates. No wonder its stock is at multiyear highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While Microsoft Azure's reported 30% year-over-year revenue growth and Alphabet's Google Cloud posted 26% annual revenue growth during the same period, Amazon's results nevertheless indicated the softness in cloud spending is rolling over. Amazon said it expects accelerating AWS revenue trends to continue in 2024, which is good news for the stock. In a poll of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers about their expected spending, Amazon remains the preferred e-commerce destination "by a wide margin." Another encouraging finding in the Wedbush survey: Amazon Prime members said they are seeing "modest improvements" in their experiences, with 39% saying they received an order on the same or next day. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Jim Cramer sees Ford and Costco nearing buy levels. Here's the story behind each
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Ford and Costco are approaching good levels to pick up additional shares, according to Jim Cramer. "Costco shares have given back some recent gains but business is strong," said Jeff Marks, the Club's director of portfolio analysis. Ford fundamentals Shares of Club name Ford rose 2.8% to $13.65 each Wednesday after vehicle sales in the first quarter grew 6.8%. "These numbers do not show the profitability of Ford," Jim said Wednesday, suggesting investors should value the company at higher levels. Ford shares need to catch up to crosstown rival General Motors , he argued.

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☆ Estee Lauder catches a couple Wall Street endorsements but we're still skeptical
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Recent Wall Street upgrades of Estee Lauder don't change our lingering concerns over the company's underperforming stock and its business in China. Bank of America last Thursday upgraded Estee Lauder to a buy while increasing its price target to $170 from $160. Estee Lauder is expected to report its fiscal 2024 third-quarter results on May 1. EL 5Y mountain Estee Lauder 5 years Jim Cramer said Tuesday Estee Lauder "was a bad pick" for the portfolio. An Estee Lauder pop-up store is seen inside daimaru Department Store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, August 6, 2021.

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☆ Move over Nike — Jim Cramer says Deckers and 3 others companies are 'taking share'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday highlighted a group of shoe companies challenging Nike 's position in the market, following positive Wall Street research that pointed to multiple catalysts to propel the brands forward. Cramer discussed Hoka with Deckers then-CEO on "Mad Money" in 2014 , only a few years after Deckers acquired the brand . Still, the day after Nike issued its guidance, Cramer suggested Nike was not a king "anymore." As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

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☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer: Everything from energy to Costco to embracing sell-offs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Here are the responses from Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. (Vincent, New York) Jeff Marks: Due to the elevated power needs data centers require, energy demands will be higher. (Steve, Michigan) Jim Cramer: I don't blame you for switching to CrowdStrike from Palo Alto, but I had Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora on last week. Jim Cramer: The numbers are no good here right now. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ Ford falls, Amazon advances pharmacy pursuits and Disney board member speaks – our takes the news
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, Amazon 's pharmacy efforts added another wrinkle and Disney 's newest board member weighed in on the proxy fight underway at the entertainment giant. F YTD mountain F stock performance year-to-date. The divergence in stock performance was not great to see. AMZN YTD mountain AMZN stock performance year-to-date. To help offer the swift delivery, Amazon said it is leveraging artificial intelligence "to help pharmacists fill prescriptions quickly and accurately."

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☆ Two firms say Foot Locker wins from a strategy shift at Nike. We're not so sure
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I felt that if they have to start embracing Foot Locker more, eh, man, if that's the strategy. While there's "no guarantee" that Foot Locker will benefit from Nike's pivot, Citi said, increased allocation of Nike products at Foot Locker "would be a positive" for sales and margins over time. Evercore ISI turned "more confident" on Foot Locker after it gathered positive takeaways from meeting with the FL's management team. Foot Locker also confirmed it has "also now gained share in the U.S in February," they added. Additionally, they said Foot Locker can achieve its operating margin target of 8.5% to 9% before 2028.

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☆ Kings no more – Cramer suggests Lululemon and Nike have themselves to blame for weaker outlooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Disappointing sales outlooks from Lululemon and Nike prompted CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday to wonder whether the big athletic apparel makers are ceding ground to lower-priced competitors. "Nike, Lulu — are these companies that are just charging too much when others are coming underneath them with good product? Shares of Lululemon tanked more than 16% Friday after issuing light current-quarter and full-year guidance after the closing bell Thursday. The company's finance chief said weaker U.S. traffic and a challenging consumer environment has led to the "broad-based" slowdown. Lululemon's earnings report and outlook was "surprising," Cramer said, considering the Vancouver, Canada-based firm has been viewed as a "high-growth company."

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☆ Starbucks stock is cheap. Here's why we're not planning to buy more of it yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Investors have lost their taste for Starbucks stock as the company faces headwinds in key markets across the globe. SBUX .SPX YTD mountain Starbucks' year-to-date stock performance compared with the S & P 500. At this point, the question is whether the possibility of a weak quarter and lowered guidance are already priced into Starbucks' stock. In light of the report, we lowered our price target on Starbucks stock to $115 per share from $125, but maintained our 1 rating. A Starbucks logo is seen as members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023.

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☆ Jim Cramer says he really likes the analyst call boosting PepsiCo stock but has one reservation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer backs Wall Street's upgrade of PepsiCo but warns that weight loss drug risks could have a lasting impact on the beverage and snacks giant. Shares of PepsiCo rose 4% in Monday morning trading on a bullish call from Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analysts did address GLP-1s in Monday research note, saying the long-term risk is real but manageable. They added this risk "seems more than priced in" to the valuation of PepsiCo stock. Novo Nordisk is the maker of Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss.

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☆ Estee Lauder sinks on disappointment that CEO Fabrizio Freda didn't have better news about China
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Estee Lauder shares declined Thursday after CEO Fabrizio Freda offered an underwhelming outlook on China at a retail conference earlier in the day. Freda, who has been CEO for 14 years, said China remains an important growth segment for Estee Lauder, and the trend of more consumption there is not changing. While management is confident that performance will improve going forward, we still see Estee Lauder as a "show me" story. In the second half of fiscal 2024, Estee Lauder said it's positioned for stronger profitability versus the first half. Pedestrians walk past the American multinational skincare, and beauty products brand, Estée Lauder (Estee Lauder) logo seen in Hong Kong.

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☆ The stock market rally has broadened out from the Magnificent Seven. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Over the past month, a notable shift in performance has occurred among the 11 sectors of the S & P 500 . Understanding the S & P 500 sectors The 11 sectors of the S & P 500 represent the various industries powering the U.S. economy. For example, last year, the market-cap-weighted S & P 500 gained 24.2% while the equal-weighted index advanced only 11.6% in 2023. .SPXEW .SPX 1M mountain The equal-weighted S & P 500 over the past month compared with the S & P 500. Encouragingly, overall earnings estimates for the S & P 500 also have gone up recently.

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☆ Did Starbucks' job in China just get tougher? Here's our take on new campaign tariff talk
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

During Trump's trade war, Chinese consumers turned away from some U.S. goods and services in protest. SBUX 1Y mountain Starbucks 1 year Shares of Starbucks rose 1% on Monday as investors, perhaps, shrugged off China trade war worries. Such a scenario could fuel skepticism — already a worry among investors — about Starbucks' appeal to a broad swath of Chinese consumers. "I fear they're too expensive for China," Jim Cramer recently said, referring to Starbucks. As the coffee market matures in China, Starbucks believes the industry will undergo a more defined tiered competition dynamic, which would expand opportunities as a high-end brand.

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☆ Strong Ford hybrid sales provide a window for investors to make a move on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ford on Monday reported a continued surge in monthly hybrid sales, the latest indication that its strategic shift from money-losing and demand-softening electric vehicles is paying off. Shares of Ford were trading as much as 4% higher on Monday after a strong February sales report. F YTD mountain Ford stock year to date performance. Hybrids are "going to be a breakout for Ford," Jim Cramer said Monday. Ford Blue, which includes ICE and hybrid vehicles, delivered a $7.5 billion EBIT profit.

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☆ Alphabet's Gemini AI misstep is the latest reason Cramer is getting fed up with the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Jim thinks Google has lost focus as it struggles to shake off the narrative that it's lagging in the AI race. With all these things lining up against Google, Jim has been becoming increasingly wary of the stock. Even though Alphabet stock keeps getting dinged for AI misses, Bernstein analysts "don't subscribe to the generative AI risk to Google Search" for now. At the Club, we believe Google's AI chatbot Gemini could be competitive in attracting users, but the advertising opportunity may not be the same. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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