This was a tough week for the stock market, at the top. It features employment and inflation data, Nvidia’s $100 billion investment agreement with Openai, and signals of new iPhone demand that are stronger than expected. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Monday, but lost in three sessions afterwards. The market was boosted by an inline consumer inflation report on Friday. In the end, however, it wasn’t enough to turn the weekly performances positively. This week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq felt a loss of nearly 1%, and just over 1%, respectively. With only two days left in the infamous, tough month of September, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ were tracking profits for the fifth consecutive month and two quarters. Performance investors in the .SPX YTD Mountain S&P 500 (SPX) grade remained stuck with economic data this week. Thursday brought about a major unexpected drop in weekly unemployment claims and a strong upward revision of gross domestic product in the second quarter. The stock fell on Thursday as investors worried that there would be less reason for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates further, fearing that it could improve the labor market and improve economic growth. The central bankers cut interest rates quarterly early in the month. Buyers returned to the market on Friday after a year-over-year increase in estimates that matched the core consumer spending price index in August. Core PCE, excluding food and energy prices, is the inflation gauge that the Fed prefers. When it was all said and completed, the market was still priced at a further half-point rate that would be further eased by the end of the year. Clubstock Nvidia, Costco, Boeing and Apple were all in the news. Starting the week, Nvidia’s shares closed at a record high on Monday after chipmakers announced a whopping $100 billion in Openai to help startups build artificial intelligence data centers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Openai CEO Sam Altman, and Openai President Greg Brockman, defeated the news in an interview with CNBC. Huang said the previous public financial forecasts of management did not take into account its benefits. “This is an addition to everything we’ve talked about,” he said. This also means that analysts will need to update Nvidia’s revenue perspective for 2026. NVDAYTD Mountain Nvidia (NVDA) Grade Performance Club earned. “If anyone has doubts, AI trading is just beginning,” wrote Zev Fima, the club’s portfolio analyst, in the analysis. “We have always seen the role of many runways in AI data center build-outs and Nvidia’s chips at the heart of everything. But the scale of the opportunity explained in this partnership is incredible.” Not only is this huge for Nvidia, it is also beneficial for Club Holdings’ Ge Ververnova and Eaton teammates. That’s because it’s the winner of a growing demand for more energy to support the creation of AI infrastructure. A proper case: Ge Ververnova and Eaton stocks surged in Monday’s news. However, the rally went sharp and then fell a week later. Nvidia rose less than 1% that week. Boeing had an amazing Friday and an amazing week. The shares first received a boost on Tuesday with reports that the company and China were in the final stages of a major Boeing Jet order. This is the first time since Trump’s first term has Boeing and the world’s second-largest economy have done business together. Shares were run again on Friday after the FAA announced it would loosen some restrictions on Boeing’s aircraft delivery – up over 3.5% in the session. BA YTD Mountain Boeing (BA) Year Performance Club Take: Boeing Stock – 25% increase since the start of the year – you can run even higher from here. That’s because Boeing continues to benefit from the Trump administration’s trade policy. US trading partners continue to attack transactions, including large orders for Boeing aircraft. Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia are among those who have already done so. This is the main reason the club began positions at Boeing earlier this month. “This is what we’ve been waiting for,” Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis for the club, said on FAA News. “This is why we bought stocks when we did it.” The club has one rating of the purchase amount for Boeing and a price target of $275. This represents an almost 24% increase since the end of Friday. Costco stocks fell nearly 3% on Friday and nearly 4% a week, following a bulk retailer’s quarterly profit report on Thursday evening. The company beat its revenue and revenue expectations, but it wasn’t enough to impress investors. The same store’s sales growth rate, lower than expected, and another DIP with membership renewal rate weighed the stock price. JPMorgan, Evercore ISI, Truist and Morgan Stanley lowered Costco’s price targets shortly after their release, but were still optimistic. Cost YTD Mountain Costco Wholesale (Cost) First Country Performance Club Take Costco is the best stock to own during economic uncertainty as the company appeals to value-oriented consumers. “The results were not perfect, but we are pleased that the gross margin continues its upward trajectory,” Jeff said in a revenue analysis Thursday. “The company evaluated supply chain improvements as a reason for improved margins, and increased penetration of Kirkland’s signature remains a secret weapon against fighting inflation and keeping prices down,” reiterated the equivalent 1 rating for shopping and a price target of $1,100. Apple Stock was the best performer of the week (4%) as investors received more positive signs of successful developments in the new iPhone 17 and AIR model. On Monday, for example, Mike Sievert, outgoing CEO of T-Mobile, told Jim on CNBC that iPhone sales had hit a record high of record. “We just had the biggest iPhone week,” Sievert said. “We’ve been up double digits for a year ago.” Wedbush has raised Apple’s price target from $270 to $310. It’s the best on the street. Jim said more Wall Street companies would be bullished at the time. AAPL YTD Mountain Apple (AAPL) Performance Club Take: Analysts and T-Mobile’s bright commentary confirms more what Jim has been preaching since the new iPhones launched earlier this month. Jim says the new model will be “huge” and claims that Apple’s flagship devices are more “dolves” than other smartphones. “What Apple is saying is, ‘Look, these are perfect prices, but with T-Mobile receiving discounts from airlines like Mike Sievert, the value of the trade-in turned out to be more than we thought.’ So the prices didn’t go up,” Jim explained at a meeting Monday morning. We maintain, “Preshes, please do not trade stock.” We also carried out two transactions. On Thursday, we bought more Danaher stocks in the recent decline. Fima states of our reasoning in the trade warning: “Danagher was certainly one of several problematic stocks in the portfolio, but I think the 3% move on Thursday is over, so I’m going to go into the name here.” Shares in Life Sciences Company lost more than 4% in a week, but closed nearly 2% on Friday, beating five session losses. The club began their Nike position on Friday. The sports apparel giant has a promising turnaround plan under CEO Elliot Hill. In the trade alert, Marks explained our investment paper. “Nike may have lost track of its path in recent years, but Hill is encouraged to return to the path to recovery. We each issued a price target of $80, meaning a rise of about 16% since the end of Friday. (For a full list of Jim Kramer’s Charitable Trust stocks, see here.) 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