By Jeff Marks
Publication Date: 2025-12-19 19:55:00
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : Stocks were solidly higher Friday afternoon, with the gains in the S & P 500 pushing the index into positive territory for the week. It’s been a volatile stretch for technology and AI-related stocks as anxieties over data center construction delays and funding concerns plagued the group earlier in the week. However, the pressure eased over the past few days. There’s been a worry about OpenAI’s ability to meet its financial obligations, but that risk could be tabled if there’s truth in the several reports that indicated the AI startup behind ChatGPT is in the process of a new fundraising round that could help it raise as much as $100 billion. Cybersecurity : Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud announced Friday an expansion to their strategic partnership. The new collaboration combines Google…