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Trump’s business was crashing even before the Capitol riot made his brand toxic
Donald Trump’s businesses generated nearly 40% less revenue last year as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the hotel industry, putting the former president under financial pressure even before corporate partners and banks ditched him in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol.

Most Major Economies Are Shrinking. Not China’s.
The Chinese economy rose 2.3 percent last year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday in Beijing. By contrast, the United States, Japan and many nations in Europe are expected to have suffered steep falls in economic output.

Stripe reportedly quits processing payments for Trump campaign website
Action due to violations of service terms that prohibit businesses that promote or encourage violence from using the service, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Universal Basic Income Would Make It Possible For Poor People To Invest In The Stock Market — And That Would Be Good For Everyone.
The stock market yields incredible growth compared to any other asset class. But, only those who can afford to play reap the rewards. Does Universal Basic Income provide the solution for making sure poor people aren’t left behind?

18 Stocks To Own In 2021
Everybody should own stocks. Here’s our picks for the best stocks to own in 2021.

Covid relief bill on the rocks as Trump threatens veto
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on where the relief bill currently stands, even as President Trump threatens to veto and unemployment payments are about to end. With Politico’s Ben White.

Tucked into Congress’s massive stimulus bill: Tens of billions in special-interest tax giveaways
Congress on Monday unveiled a 5,593-page spending bill and then voted on it several hours later, with lawmakers claiming urgent action was needed to rescue an ailing economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. But tucked in the bill was over $110 billion in tax breaks that strayed far from the way the bill was marketed to many Americans. These giveaways include big tax cuts for liquor producers, the motorsports entertainment sector and manufacturers of electric motorcycles.

Jim Cramer reacts to Apple car rumors: ‘The upside could be enormous’
“An electric vehicle merely gives you one more reason to own Apple, not trade it,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Hopefully, everyone will forget this story tomorrow and the stock will sell off, giving you another chance to buy into weakness.”
On Monday, Reuters published an article reporting that the iPhone manufacturer could build a car, potentially with its own battery technology, by 2024. Investors responded the day after trading the stock up almost 3% to a $131.88 close, giving it a more than $2.25 trillion market cap, the largest valuation on the market.

Cramer’s lightning round: One Semiconductor ‘finally got its mojo’
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed.

The era of ‘government by tweet’ is over as markets look ahead to Biden administration: Former Obama official
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 will mark a dramatic shift in domestic and international policy.

Jim Cramer’s lightning round: MasTec’s a winner
Wells Fargo: “I believe in [CEO] Charlie Scharf … Let’s hope they’re allowed to do their buyback.”
MasTec: “Mastec’s a winner. I like infrastructure plays, and that’s certainly one of them. We’ve got a lot of infrastructure problems.”
Caterpillar: “There’s very few industrials, so this one can go to $200. Management’s been buying back stock. … I actually like Deere more than Caterpillar.”
Velodyne Lidar: “Unfortunately, there’s so many in that same space. I like that one.”
Tupperware Brands: “I have decided that this thing is just too hard to own. If I had bought it at the lower level, I would be thinking” to sell.
Freeport-McMoran: “I would hold on to that, even though it’s already doubled.”

Jim Cramer Says Tesla S&P 500 Inclusion Pressuring Stock Market Friday
In the final episode of 2020, Jim Cramer talks Nike, Coinbase, Cybersecurity, FedEx, Microsoft, Tesla, Apple and more.

Lawmakers Weigh Tough Trade-Off Between Unemployment Benefits And Stimulus Checks
Republicans’ refusal to increase spending on a COVID-19 relief deal has meant cutting down on unemployment benefits in order to include stimulus checks.

Cramer’s lightning round: DocuSign is ‘revolutionizing’ the way we buy
Kratos Defense: “… it’s at $25 and I’m sticking with it.” Mckesson: “I think that that stock’s time has come.” Spirit Airlines: “My favorite is Southwest, LUV, and then United for when we start going overseas.” Kimball: “I don’t want to be in that group. Frankly, I don’t mind At Home.” Cisco Systems: “… I’m fine with it.” SiteOne Landscape Supply: “I like Tractor Supply, SiteOne Landscape Supply’s fine with me too, … Lowe’s and Home Depot are really inexpensive, ….” DocuSign: “… I love it.” CVS Health: “… go buy it.”

Jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
Nine months after the viral pandemic paralyzed the economy, many employers are still slashing jobs.

With $87 Million In Fresh Funding, Lettuce Grower Gotham Greens Plots Greenhouse Expansion
Gotham Greens has spent 11 years convincing grocers like Whole Foods that its locally and sustainably grown lettuces are the future of produce, but after the pandemic upended national supply chains, its sales started to surge.

Jim Cramer on surge in Covid-19 cases: ‘It is catastrophic out there, isnt it?’
CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” crew discuss how the rise in U.S. Covid cases and deaths could impact the markets and the economy.

Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew
Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.

Mnuchin-Powell Split Shows Rare Discord as Economy Struggles
The top two U.S. economic policymakers clashed over whether to preserve emergency lending programs designed to shore up the economy — a rare moment of discord as the nation confronts the risk of a renewed downturn spurred by the resurgent coronavirus.

Trump team to yank emergency economic support, triggering public Fed dissent
The Treasury secretary said the programs are no longer needed.

How a small family-run cider business is still breaking even during a pandemic
Just surviving will be a huge success for most small businesses this year.

Cramer’s game plan: ‘next week will be pivotal’
“If you’re more worried about the virus than encouraged by the vaccine, next week will be pivotal for you,” the “Mad Money” host said.

Cramer’s lightning round: Terrific opportunity to buy gold
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed.

Oregon’s Covid Business Freeze Impacting Owners, Employees
NBC News’ Antonia Hylton speaks to business owners in Oregon about how new restrictions mandated to fight the spread of the coronavirus will impact their business.

Boeing, Pfizer Fly Higher: Jim Cramer’s Market Breakdown Nov. 18
In Wednesday’s market, Jim Cramer talks Pfizer, Boeing, Lowe’s and Apple and more.

Jim Cramer: We have too many bulls
Wall Street is saddled with too many sellers and not enough buyers, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said after the stock market closed Thursday.
“We don’t have too many bears, we have too many bulls,” the “Mad Money” host said. “When most investors are bullish, it means, well, there’s no one left to buy.”

Jim Cramer: Don’t fall pretty to these false dichotomies
There’s too much money to be made by recognizing all the cross-currents here as these different groups ebb and flow with the news cycle, the “Mad Money” host said.

Cramer predicts that Target will crush the holiday season
CNBC’s Jim Cramer and David Faber discuss Target’s blowout third-quarter earning report.

Jim Cramer warns of three potential dark clouds hanging over the market
“I hate to say it, but the Cramer Covid-19 index is back in play if we get one of the nightmare scenarios I just traced out,” the “Mad Money” host said.

Bill Gates: More than 50% of business travel will disappear in post-coronavirus world
The coronavirus will fundamentally alter the way people travel for and conduct business, even after the pandemic is over, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday. “My prediction would be that over 50% of business travel and over 30% of days in the office will go away,” Gates told Andrew Ross Sorkin during the New York Times’ Dealbook conference.

Jim Cramer on why the telehealth market can survive past Covid
CNBC’s “Halftime Report” discusses Jim Cramer’s Covid index, including names like Zoom and Teladoc.

Jobless Claims, AstraZeneca, Macy’s: Jim Cramer Today
In Thursday’s market breakdown, Jim Cramer walks through jobless claims, Astrazeneca, Macy’s, Nvidia, L Brands and more.

Jim Cramer: Pfizer vaccine news is a ‘new chapter for the market’
“I expect the reopening plays to keep climbing, while the Covid-winners get hammered for the rest of the week,” the “Mad Money” host said.

Why this trader says DocuSign is an ’emerging growth stock’
CNBC’s “Halftime Report” discusses Jim Cramer’s Covid index and how growth versus value stocks should be played amid the market action.


Most U.S. companies optimistic about doing business in China after Biden’s win, survey finds
The outlook for U.S. businesses in China is improving, whether politically or revenue-wise, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said in a survey released Friday.



Vaccine hopes, global GDP risks, YouTube for kids and a tiny owl
We round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic and business news stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.

Jim Cramer: Congress, President Donald Trump have doomed small and medium businesses
CNBC’s Jim Cramer comments on the lack of stimulus coming out of Washington and how it’s devastated small and medium businesses, which he says are the empty storefronts around the country. The big box stores like Home Depot and Walmart have won, Cramer says.

The US economy is about to shrink, JPMorgan warns
The pandemic is intensifying, statewide curfews are back and Washington is asleep at the wheel. This toxic backdrop is derailing the US economic recovery just as Joe Biden prepares to take charge — and JPMorgan is warning the economy is in fact about to shrink.


Cramer’s lightning round: Workhorse has got momentum
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed.

Missing your stimulus check? There’s one last chance to claim an Economic Impact Payment from the IRS
There is still time to receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but the clock is ticking.
Americans who have yet to receive a stimulus check and don’t normally file a federal income tax return are required to submit their personal information by 3 p.m. ET on Saturday.



Jim Cramer’s lightning round: PayPal can go even higher
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed.

Cramer’s lightning round: Emergent BioSolutions is worth a buy
Apex Technology Acquisition: “Blank-check company. … We’ve got to do more work on it.”
Jumia Technologies: “I think you’ve got to let it cool off a little.”
GrowGeneration: “I think this stock has been a rocket ship. I want rocket ships to cool off.”
Emergent BioSolutions: “I think this stock is just going down, down, down because there hasn’t been any news flow, so I say that one’s OK to buy.”
Cassava Sciences: “We have to be very careful with the pain-management ones. … I’ve got to do more work on that because if I get too far ahead of something and it doesn’t’ work, then I will have made a big mistake.”
Interpublic Group of Companies: “That stock is still inexpensive. I think IPG is good. The stock is still way below where the rest of the market is.”
Sumo Logic: “It’s a very crowded space. … I can’t just go recommending this one. No, not right here, not right now.”

Cramer’s lightning round: Centene is a long-term hold
Turtle Beach: “They actually did have earnings. It was kind of shocking. I can’t dislike it as much as I did. Let me delve into the earnings … we’re going to do some more work on it.”
DexCom: Medtronic has “made everybody a little more careful, and that’s the way I think you have to approach these stocks.
CBAK Energy Technology: “This stock has had a monster move. … [it’s] run up so much I just can’t recommend them here.”
Centene: “You just have to hold on for long term, because [CEO] Michael Neidorff’s doing a very good job.”

Cramer’s lightning round: ‘This is not the time to own the cloud stocks’
CarGurus: “I’m going to put you in Lithia, LAD, because I think those fellas are real honest, and they’re out there in Oregon doing a great job.”
AMC: “I’m not recommending any entertainment plays right now because it’s just too tricky an industry.”
Workday: “Too soon. … This is not the time to own the cloud stocks. We want them to come in. We want all shorts to pressure. We want people to think it’s all over, and then we will strike — but not yet.”
Yeti: “We have loved Yeti since $18, but it is up another 14 points today. We need Yeti to cool off. It is a great stock and a great company … Can we please wait for a 10% decline?”
Vista Outdoor: “They are a very inexpensive company that I suggest that you buy as soon as the market opens tomorrow.”
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