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The CNBC Investment Club held its May monthly meeting on Wednesday, with Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks in attendance, covering all 33 stocks in the portfolio. Jim gives his unvarnished view on stocks and spotlights four of his favorite stocks that new club members can buy. Jeff also detailed the two new positions and why we started them. One of the themes Jim emphasized was the importance of diversification, even when one dominant theme is driving the market. Now, artificial intelligence is winning. There are many AI winners. But our discipline as long-term investors requires us…
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Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange, May 27, 2026, New York.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Imagesof Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose to a new record on Wednesday as oil prices fell. S&P500 Semiconductor stocks lost momentum and fell.The 30-stock index rose 201 points, or 0.4%, and the market-wide S&P 500 index rose 0.1%. of Nasdaq Composite It also rose 0.1%.Falling oil prices provided some support to the Dow. usa crude oil Oil prices fell 5% to around $88 a barrel after Iranian state media said the country was working…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday poured cold water on the possibility of Iran transferring its highly enriched uranium stockpiles to Russia or China as part of a deal to end the war with the United States.”No, I’m not comfortable” with such an arrangement, President Trump said at a White House cabinet meeting.The Kremlin, which has the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, has previously said it would accept enriched uranium from Iran in a bid…
Despite hints that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, officials from both countries continue to issue conflicting statements, suggesting the diplomatic impasse continues.At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said Iran would not receive any sanctions relief as a result of the negotiations, despite Iran’s other demands.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”We’re not talking about sanctions relief or funding,” Trump said.Earlier in the day, in an interview with PBS News, the US president also reiterated his claim that Iran would hand over its enriched uranium reserves.”They’re going to give up…
Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask external noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, a Boston-based startup called SOND announced a new type of earphones designed to actively intervene to help you sleep better. SOND, founded by two MIT graduates, including Bose’s former head of global sleep, emerged from stealth on Wednesday with $7 million in funding. Along with the funding, the company announced its debut product, Dreambuds. It is a closed-loop, in-ear system that captures 12 physiological signals from the wearer and acts on them in real time to help consumers sleep better. Image credit:SOND…
Important pointsCNBC’s Jim Cramer said Micron’s passing the $1 trillion market cap mark signals a new era for the market, then turned to nine other stocks in the trillion dollar club.CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Micron’s entry into the trillion-dollar club marks a turning point in the market. “We’re entering a new era, and I think it might be a lot easier to join the trillion-dollar club than it was in the old days when the club was excluding outlaws,” the “Mad Money” host said. “AI has changed the order of things. No, it’s not degrading AI. It’s just becoming more…
The past six weeks since the last CNBC Investment Club monthly meeting have been great for the overall market and most of our portfolio. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on the verge of hitting new all-time highs on Wednesday. Since its April 16 meeting, the S&P 500 index has gained 6.7% and the Nasdaq index has gained 10.6% through Tuesday’s close. .SPX .IXIC Mountain 2026-04-16 S&P 500 and Nasdaq since their monthly meeting on April 16th Despite a somewhat rough start to the month, rising oil prices and bond yields due to the Iran war have made the situation…
Voice AI company Celebrities has announced a new version of its music generation model called Music v2, which can switch genres mid-track. The company says the model is designed to handle both vocal and compositional complexities. This new release comes nearly 10 months after the startup unveiled the first version of its music generation model. Eleven Labs noted that this model could transition from opera to heavy metal and vice versa, provide fast raps without losing consistency, and add non-musical sound effects to tracks. The new model allows artists to select a part of a song and use prompts to…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer is cautious about SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering, but points to three near-term triggers that could significantly improve the investment case. “Purely by the numbers, it’s very hard to justify giving SpaceX a $2 trillion valuation,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to the reported valuation target.Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to begin trading on June 12 and released its IPO prospectus last week. The filing reveals that the company is making huge losses on less than $20 billion in annual revenue as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure and the Starship rocket program. “At $2 trillion,…