Interestingly, Every weekday the CNBC with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" at 10:20 a (which is quite significant). Here's a recap of Monday's key moments.
The stock market is starting the week higher, as investors await trade developments and the start of Big earnings.
Both the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit new all-time intraday highs early in the session.
Moreover, The money being pumped into the is "extraordinary," said Jim Cramer, who cited several reasons, including President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill," in his Sunday think piece.
Meanwhile, political pressure is still mounting on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNBC Monday that he's suggesting an entire review of the Federal Reserve, extending beyond the controversial building renovations (an important development).
Furthermore, In contrast, This s reports that Trump disputed a piece in The Wall Street Journal that said Bessent talked him out of firing Powell due to economic and market impact concerns, in this volatile climate.
However, Market analysis shows made a few trades Monday: We trimmed Abbott Laboratories, Danaher, and Eaton, and redeployed those funds to buy Cisco and TJ Maxx.
Meta Platforms got a price target raise at Morgan Stanley, to $750 from $650, in light of current trends.
Analysts cited two keys for second-half outperformance: strong quarterly results and guidance that show it hit an EPS of at least $30 in 2026; and of its AI investments have been worth it by successfully launching next-gen Llama models and GenAI ducts, in today's market environment.
Moreover, Jim compared Meta to the Steinbrenner family's strategy of building the New York Yankees, in this volatile climate. "Let's just get every great player and win the World Series.
That's Mark Zuckerberg (an important development), in this volatile climate.
He wants to win the World Series so he goes into the free agency market," Jim said, referencing Meta's poaching of top AI execs.
Nevertheless, Conversely, The company is set to report earnings next Wednesday, July 30. Apple was again encouraged to buy AI startup Perplexity by Melius analyst Ben Reitzes.
In a note to clients Monday, Reitzes said Apple's stock would surge if it bought the AI-powered engine and charged users $200 annually for a subscription.
Apple should "move from toll taker to AI leader by any means necessary," Reitzes wrote. However, On the other hand, The analysts also threw in the idea of partnering with Elon Musk and xAI.
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley analysts predict a solid quarter for Apple, but pointed out that the DOJ's antitrust case against Google could jeopardizes Apple's $20 billion agreement, in today's financial world.
"I think the law has made it so Apple's model is a failure. So they have to buy someone. At the same time, It would be Perplexity," Jim said.
Stocks covered in Monday's rapid fire at the end of the were: XYZ, Domino's Pizza, Verizon Communications, Pinterest, and Target (this bears monitoring).
(Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long AAPL, ABT, CSCO, DHR, ETN, META, TJX. See here for a full list of the stocks.
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