Labor report and GitLab, CrowdStrike earnings: Cramer’s week ahead

Labor report and GitLab, CrowdStrike earnings: Cramer’s week ahead

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to pay attention to next week on Wall Street, highlighting the nonfarm payroll report and earnings from GitlLab and CrowdStrike. “To those of you who want the Fed to cut so badly that you’re staying on the sidelines until they do,” he said, “you’d better hope we … Read more

The top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

The top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

The 10 things to watch Wednesday, Dec. 6 1. U.S. stocks are higher in premarket trading Wednesday, with S & P 500 futures up 0.45% after back-to-back days of losses. The move comes amid increasing signs the labor market is loosening, suggesting the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes are succeeding in cooling the economy. U.S. private … Read more

Pay attention to Friday’s labor report

Pay attention to Friday’s labor report

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday laid out what he thinks investors should focus on in the coming week, pinpointing next week’s nonfarm payroll report, which measures unemployment and wage inflation. The labor figures could indicate whether interest rates will stay low, he said. And with rates on the decline, Cramer asserted that buyers are broadening … Read more

Diversification is crushing investors. Will 2024 be different?

Diversification is crushing investors. Will 2024 be different?

In 2023 true diversification killed you. If you chose to buy stocks across a wide swath of sectors —financials, retailers, drugs, foods, utilities, autos, airlines and oils — and your timing wasn’t perfect, you got crushed. If you played by the classic investing rule of not putting all your eggs in one basket, you got … Read more