These 6 portfolio names pledged big U.S. investments since Trump took office again

These 6 portfolio names pledged big U.S. investments since Trump took office again

Many of the biggest U.S. companies have pledged to invest trillions of dollars in the United States since President Donald Trump started his second term — including six names in our portfolio. These moves are aimed at aligning companies with the president’s vision for a new global trade order designed to bring manufacturing jobs back … Read more

Healthy Returns: Here are the drugmakers with new U.S. investments as Trump’s pharma tariffs loom

Healthy Returns: Here are the drugmakers with new U.S. investments as Trump’s pharma tariffs loom

Jgi/jamie Grill | Tetra Images | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Tariff threats — and efforts to get into President Donald Trump’s good graces — are fueling a new wave … Read more

Danaher’s quarterly results show signs of life, and the struggling stock soars

Danaher’s quarterly results show signs of life, and the struggling stock soars

Danaher shares on Tuesday climbed more than 6% after the health-care company’s first-quarter results exceeded expectations — and, crucially, its guidance was left mostly intact despite an evolving economic picture. Count us among the investors breathing a sigh of relief. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 declined 1% year over year to $5.74 … Read more

These are the 4 biggest things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

These are the 4 biggest things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead

The stock market heads into Monday on a streak of volatility it just can’t seem to shake. What had been shaping up as a positive holiday-shortened week turned on a dime Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled concern that President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs could increase inflation and slow economic growth. Speaking at … Read more

Abbott Labs shares surge on earnings and a big sign of confidence in the business

Abbott Labs shares surge on earnings and a big sign of confidence in the business

Shares of Abbott Laboratories jumped Wednesday after the diversified health-care company delivered strong first-quarter results and left its earnings guidance intact — a big sign of confidence in an uncertain time. Revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 4% to $10.36 billion, narrowly missing the consensus of $10.4 billion, according to estimates compiled … Read more

We are booking profits in a rallying rotation play and buying 2 others on the dip

We are booking profits in a rallying rotation play and buying 2 others on the dip

We are making a handful of more trades Tuesday. Selling 75 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $86 each; following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of GEHC, decreasing its weighting to about 1.43% from about 1.62% We are buying 50 shares of TJX at roughly $116; following the trade, the … Read more