Mad Money: Key points from December 18, 2023 (Monday) Episode

This page contains summary of CNBC program “Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer” which was on air on Monday, December 18, 2023.  It also contains links to CNBC sites which contain video clips and transcripts.

(1) Jim Cramer explains how FTC chair Lina Khan is hurting investor portfolios (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/18/jim-cramer-explains-how-ftc-chair-lina-khan-is-hurting-investor-portfolios.html)

• CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that Lina Khan’s attempts at stopping mergers and acquisitions from going through has made it so only companies with deep pockets can afford to consider mergers.
• “Lina Khan wants to stop corporate consolidation, yet she’s created a situation where only the largest, wealthiest companies can afford all the litigation that now comes with making acquisitions,” Cramer said.

(2) [No Video Clip for non-Club Member] Executive Interview: Palo Alto Networks CEO goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/12/18/palo-alto-networks-ceo-goes-one-on-one-with-jim-cramer.html)

Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora joins ‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer to talk SEC protocols for companies facing cybersecurity attacks and China.

Ticker: PANW

(3) [No Video Clip for non-Club Member] The alcohol industry is a tough place to be, says Jim Cramer (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/12/18/the-alcohol-industry-is-a-tough-place-to-be-says-jim-cramer.html)

‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer discusses the state of alcohol stocks.

Ticker: BF, STZ [held by charitable trust], TAP

(4) [No Video Clip for non-Club Member] Cramer names the top performing companies that attended President Xi’s dinner (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/12/18/cramer-names-the-top-performing-companies-that-attended-president-xis-dinner.html)

‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer breaks down which stocks he believes are good plays amid the current U.S.-China relations.

Ticker [1 month performance]: 1st KKR [+ 26%], 2nd BA  [+25%], 3rd BX [+20%], 4th AVGC [17%], FDX [+10%], NIKE [+14%], BLK [+11%], TMO [+11%]

(5) Lightning Round: Prudential Financial is a keeper (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/12/18/lightning-round-prudential-financial-is-a-keeper.html)

‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer weighs in on viewer stock picks including: SNAP, CRM, PRU, IOT, DVN and RPRX.

Ticker; SNAP (SNAP) [Had such a big run, take some off from the table], Salesforce (CRM) [52 weeks high, wait for couple of points down], Prudential (PRU) [surprised for upgrade, keeper], Samsara (IOT), Devon Energy (DVN) [you could buy, not recommending for a long time], Royalty Pharma (RPRX) [I like RPRX, let’s go buy, it’s too cheap]

(6) [No Video Clip for non-Club Member] Cramer weighs in on more American households getting into the stock market ()

‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer breaks down the numbers of households owning stocks at record levels in 2022.

Other Stocks Discussed (Calls with Audiences): Intuit (INTU) [I would not buy until January], UBER (UBER) [hold it, One of a few big winner], Shake Shack (SHAK) [could change with new CEO], Clorox (CLOX) [hurt by a huck]

Ref: Links to other sites that relate to episode of December 18, 2023

• Google Podcast (Sound）
• Internet Archive（Video & Texts per minute）

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