Investment strategy
What investors piling into gold and silver can learn from King Henry VIII
While the “debasement trade” is in vogue again, Deutsche Bank thinks there are takeaways for investors dating back at least more than five centuries. Precious metals are off to a hot start for the year after a surge in 2025, with gold crossing the $5,000 mark on Monday and silver up more than 50% in […]
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Why investors shouldn’t cash out on Corning’s monster rally just yet
Corning stock may be skyrocketing on Tuesday, but Jim Cramer has a clear message for investors tempted to take profits: The rally isn’t over yet. Shares surged more than 16% after CNBC reported that Corning inked a new partnership with fellow Club holding Meta Platforms . The Facebook parent said it will pay Corning up […]
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Silver is retail traders’ new obsession as record numbers bet on rally — and on a crash
In this photo illustration, silver bars are displayed at Polyak Precious Metals on Jan. 14, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Retail investors are betting big on major swings in silver. The question is which way the precious metal could go. Individual investors on Monday sent about $171 million on net […]
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Humana, UnitedHealth plunge 20% after Trump administration proposes keeping Medicare Advantage rates flat
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Humana shares in the past day The proposal entails a net average payment increase of 0.09% for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, according to a release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, on Monday. That number is significantly less than Wall Street analysts’ expectations that the […]
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Uncle Sam’s rare earth stake, Nike layoffs, five years of meme stocks and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. Today we tell you about the five-year anniversary of the meme stock frenzy, which has me thinking it’s finally time to watch “Dumb Money.” S&P 500 futures are little changed. The three major indexes are coming off a winning day. […]
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Five years after the GameStop mania, retail investors have become a force Wall Street can’t ignore
Key Points What began as a dramatic short squeeze in early 2021 has evolved into a persistent force in equity markets. Retail participation in U.S. equities has risen to nearly 20% of average daily trading activity, up from low single digits before Covid. Retail investors’ influence is reinforced by a favorable backdrop of rising stocks […]
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2 takeaways from Nvidia CEO’s CNBC interview — and Jim Cramer’s advice on the stock
Nvidia on Monday revealed another $2 billion investment in neocloud poster child CoreWeave — the latest in a continuing effort by CEO Jensen Huang to support companies that are enabling what he calls the “five-layer cake” of the artificial intelligence buildout. Monday’s announcement is aimed at helping AI infrastructure company CoreWeave develop more than five […]
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Why it’s the perfect time to start a position in this industrial stock
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 Monday’s key moments. 1. Stocks are up nicely Monday to kick off the busiest week of this earnings season, including reports from Club holdings Corning , Boeing, Danaher, Starbucks, Meta Platforms , Microsoft […]
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Minnesota shooting, Big Tech earnings, the winter storm and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. My gym in New York City unexpectedly closed early for the winter storm yesterday, but I was able to get in a makeshift workout pushing a taxi out of a snowbank. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market […]
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Stock futures fall as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 22, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell on Sunday night as traders braced for a big week, with key earnings reports and a U.S. monetary policy meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 317 points, […]
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