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☆ As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Christopher Flavelle | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

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Following Monday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will no longer own a position in Emerson Electric. Even with the market overbought all last week, the S & P 500 squeezed out a gain of nearly 1% — its fifth straight weekly advance. For reference, any reading of 4% or more means the market is technically overbought (a reading of less than minus 4% means oversold). To help figure out the market's pulse, we like to refer to the Oscillator as our guidepost for buying or selling stocks. Whenever the market is overbought to this degree, our discipline is to look at areas to raise extra cash.

Persons: We're, Jim Cramer's, Eaton YTD, Eaton, Jim Cramer, Jim, Emerson Electric's, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson, CNBC Locations: Emerson, We'll, Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ Nikki Haley’s Challenge: Keep Anti-Trump GOP Vote, Add Some Trump Backers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( John Mccormick | Photographs Kc Mcginnis For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa—The fate of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign rests on a central question: Can she be all things to all Republicans? As the Republican presidential primary field begins to narrow, Haley’s rise in polls represents the re-emergence of a more traditional Republican at a time when former President Donald Trump dominates the party. Haley, a former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, has made progress in consolidating the anti-Trump vote. In an interview, Haley declined to say whether she identifies more with the Trump wing of the party or traditional Republicans. But she must first get past Ron DeSantis, who is more closely aligned with Trump on policy and in temperament.

Persons: Nikki Haley’s, Donald Trump, Haley, Trump, More, “, ”, I’m, ” Haley, Biden, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Republican, United Nations, Trump, Trump Republican, More Trump, Tea Party, GOP Locations: MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, South Carolina, Ukraine, Israel, China, Florida

Following Tuesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 525 shares of EMR, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.61% form 1.84%. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Tuesday's outsized, Emerson, we'll, Jim Cramer, Jim, Emerson Electric's, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson Electric, Treasury, Federal, National, CNBC, Emerson Locations: Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ Our favorite indicator says the market is overbought so we are trimming a stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 600 shares of EMR, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.84% from 2.30%. We are making a small sale Monday and staying true to the S & P Oscillator, a technical indicator we monitor for oversold and overbought conditions in the market. Conversely, an overbought reading suggests the market rally has gotten a little extended in the immediate term, and some time is needed to digest those gains. Thanks to the roughly 7% rally in the S & P 500 since the end of October, the S & P Oscillator has flipped from oversold to overbought. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson Electric, National Instruments, CNBC, Workers, Emerson Electric Co Locations: overbought, Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ We're downgrading Emerson Electric on inconsistent execution and weak results
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But that was all over shadowed by misses on sales, weak underlying growth, and a suboptimal outlook for the current quarter and fiscal year 2024. For the current quarter, the sales forecast was solid, even as the earnings guidance came up short. On a full-year basis, sales and earnings forecasts fell short of expectations, as did cash-flow-generation targets. Guidance Looking ahead, management's forecast for the current quarter pointed to a better than expected sales result, however its earnings guidance came up short. On a full-year basis, expectations for underlying sales growth and full-year earnings bracketed expectations.

Persons: —, EBITA, Emerson, Surendralal Karsanbhai, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson Electric, Revenue, Emerson, National Instruments, CNBC, Workers, Emerson Electric Co Locations: belter, Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

That’s the true mark of a real milestone on this campaign,” Ramaswamy joked. For many voters in Iowa, the debate was their introduction to the 38-year-old candidate. A survey of potential Republican primary voters who watched the debate conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos showed 26% of voters thought Ramaswamy won the debate, second highest behind DeSantis. Still, the Ramaswamy campaign said it raised $600,000 in the day after the debate, the largest single-day total since its launch. The Ramaswamy campaign plans to continue visiting Iowa and answering voter questions like Christensen’s around the state, Chapman told CNN.

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☆ Earnings beat and raise gives this underappreciated U.S. industrial stock the boost it deserves
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Emerson also saw better-than-expected profit margin performance and robust cash flow. Topping it all off, management raised their earnings outlook and sales growth forecast to ranges above what analysts had been expecting. As for cash flow, management offered up a slight increase to their full-year forecast, at the midpoint. Operating cash flow is now expected to be in the range of $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion (versus $2.63 billion expected) while free cash flow is expected to come in between $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion (versus $2.21 billion expected). This compares to prior operating cash flow and free cash flow targets of about $2.5 billion and roughly $2.2 billion, respectively.

Persons: outperformance, Emerson, we're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Emerson Electric's, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson Electric, Club, Software, Control, Caterpillar, Emerson, NI, National, EV, Devices, Safety, Productivity, CAT, CNBC Locations: Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ U.S. manufacturing jobs are coming back home — and these industrials stand to gain
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Club's industrials are set to profit from a burgeoning trend of companies bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. As companies reconstruct supply chains in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mizuho analysts see a multiyear revenue benefit for Western industrials. But companies that enable manufacturing automation, including Emerson, follow closely behind as "core beneficiaries" of the reindustrialization cycle, according to Mizuho. Meanwhile, Mizuho pointed to Honeywell as one of the companies offering a more diversified way for investors to gain reshoring exposure. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Stanley Black, Decker, Mizuho, Wall, Emerson, Eaton, Hubbell, Emerson —, —, Reshoring, Frank Dellaquila, Rockwell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Mizuho, Emerson, Honeywell International, Honeywell, Emerson Electric, Stanley, Western, National, Rockwell Automation, Citigroup, Citi, Caterpillar, Linde, LIN, U.S . Companies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, CAT, CNBC, Workers, Emerson Electric Co Locations: U.S, North Carolina, Mizuho, Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ Berkshire Hathaway’s energy company is about to hit a major renewable energy milestone
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With annual meeting season coming soon, Warren Buffett's climate record is back in the news – and activists are still not happy. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate faces three different shareholder resolutions heading into its annual "Woodstock for capitalism" on May 6. Buffett's climate metrics getting betterBerkshire is a climate paradox: Many of its climate metrics are improving rapidly, if not as fast as some competitors. Berkshire Energy spokesman Brandon Zero said the company would have no comment. But it still uses more coal, the dirtiest major electricity fuel – coal represents 23% of Berkshire's power mix – more than the national average of 20%.

☆ Berkshire Hathaway’s utility company is about to hit a major renewable energy milestone
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With annual meeting season coming soon, Warren Buffett's climate record is back in the news – and activists are still not happy. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate faces three different shareholder resolutions heading into its annual "Woodstock for capitalism" on May 6. Buffett's climate metrics getting betterBerkshire is a climate paradox: Many of its climate metrics are improving rapidly, if not as fast as some competitors. Any discussion of Berkshire and climate necessarily begin with its utility business, since electricity production accounts for a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Berkshire Energy spokesman Brandon Zero said the company would have no comment.

Wall Street on Tuesday upgraded two underperforming Club stocks — Emerson Electric (EMR) and Danaher (DHR) — to the equivalent of buy ratings. Historically, the iPhone's expensive price tag has hindered its ability to gain meaningful market share in the Indian smartphone market. We're confident Apple is gaining traction with Indian consumers , one reason why we continue to see Apple is a long-term investment. The company's two-pronged strategy of growing both its manufacturing- and consumer market share in India should prove fruitful in the coming years. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Following Thursday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 800 shares of EMR, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.52% from 2.37%. We think this recent dip is a buying opportunity on Thursday, ahead of a potentially transformative moment for the company. Emerson in January launched a hostile takeover bid for National Instruments (NATI), valued at $53 per share. The one wrinkle to this story, of course, would be if Emerson ends up overpaying for National Instruments. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Emerson stock fell about 2% Tuesday afternoon, erasing gains from the day prior after UBS had upgraded shares to buy from neutral. We first initiated a position in industrial conglomerate Emerson in December, with a price target of $110 per share. 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.

Following Wednesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 625 shares of EMR, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to about 1.79% from 1.65%. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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.

☆ A disappointing quarter sends newest position Emerson Electric to the penalty box
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Emerson Electric (EMR) reported disappointing quarterly results on Wednesday, pushing shares of the technology and engineering company down 5% and forcing a downgrade on our newest holding. As a result, we are putting Emerson Electric in the "penalty box" and downgrading shares to a 2 rating from a 1. A penalty box means the stock has one quarter to show improvement — and should it fail to do so, it gets booted from the portfolio. Geographically, sales growth was driven by the Americas, which was up 13% versus the year-ago period. On the other hand, the earnings-per-share guide, which along with underlying sales growth is in line with the guidance previously provided, came in a penny short at the midpoint.

☆ We're using this nasty sell-off to take another nibble of this industrial stock
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

We're adding to our position in Emerson Electric (EMR), buying 75 shares at roughly $94.08. Following Thursday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 425 shares of EMR, increasing its weighting to 1.46% from 1.20%. We are making another buy into Thursday's nasty selloff, making use of our larger than usual cash position of about 11%. Emerson Electric is a dividend aristocrat with 66 straight years of increases. Workers produce some of the specialized valves at Emerson Electric Co.'s factory in Marshalltown, Iowa, July 26, 2018.

We're initiating a position in Emerson Electric (EMR) Wednesday, buying 150 shares at roughly $97.91 apiece. Following Wednesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 150 shares of EMR, representing about 0.5% of the portfolio. Ever since Lal Karsanbhai took over as CEO in 2021, Emerson has accelerated its portfolio transformation to create value for shareholders and become a pure-play automation company. In May, the company closed the combination of its industrial software business with Aspen Technology (AZPN) to create a global industrial software leader. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Tony Leys | Kaiser Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

The Health Resources and Services Administration, which aims to improve health care for underserved people, offers many of these grants. But the use of methadone for addiction treatment is tightly regulated, due to concerns that it can be abused. Federal regulators approved Suboxone in 2002, opening an avenue for addiction treatment in towns without methadone clinics. Or a patient’s primary doctor could take over the buprenorphine treatment after an addiction treatment specialist stabilizes a patient. Storjohann said some health care professionals believe addiction treatment would lead to frustration, because patients can repeatedly relapse.

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