My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 19 1. Bonds are crushing stocks this morning, with the 30-year Treasury yield north of 5% and the 10-year Treasury yield topping 4.5%, in response to Moody’s downgrading its rating on U.S. sovereign debt. The S & P 500 is on track to open lower by about … Read more
Mother’s Day on Sunday marks the launch of an innovative program to improve maternal health by harnessing the power of soccer fandom. The World Health Organization says maternal mortality is unacceptably high. More than 700 women died every day in 2023 from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, according to a WHO fact sheet … Read more
A person uses a vape pen near Bryant Park on December 02, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes. The court threw out an appeals court ruling that found the … Read more
We’re making our first trades of the week. We are buying 25 shares of Danaher at roughly $207 each. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to 3.5% from 3.35%. We are buying 10 shares of Home Depot at roughly $358. Following the trade, the Trust … Read more
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly‘s weight-loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes drug Mounjaro. Online, it doesn’t look like much has changed. Popular websites like Amble, EllieMD, Willow and Mochi Health are all still advertising versions of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound. Some, … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more
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
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. The broader market rebounded Wednesday, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq trying to snap their four-day losing streaks. The Dow was on pace for its third straight … Read more