While it’s true that Paychex makes more money as interest rates rise, they make even more by offering new services, like health plans, 401K plans and other benefit packages.
When asked about the state of the economy, Mucci noted that the South and Southwest continue to be hot spots. That’s where the people are, he said, and that’s where they are seeing the biggest increases in wages.
Avoid After-Hours Trading in Earnings Season Today, Robinhood (HOOD ) – Get Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A Report announced that it’s extending after-hours trading from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., but Cramer cautioned that after-hours trading is the Wild West, and should be avoided at all costs, especially during earnings season.
Why is after hours trading so dangerous? Cramer cited three recent examples. First was Micron, which reported a good quarter that sent shares up from $82 to $85 in after-hours trading. But after the company’s conference call, which included warnings about Chinese lockdowns and Russian sanctions, shares gave up all of those gains and lost another 3% by the close Wednesday.
Next was Lululemon Athletica (LULU ) – Get Lululemon Athletica Inc Report , which announced a 10-cents-a-share earnings beat and a $1 billion stock buyback. Pretty cool, right? That was until confusion over the company’s same-store sales numbers created a flash crash in after-hours trading. If you had used a market order during those 15 to 20 minutes, you could have lost big through no fault of your own.
Finally, Cramer noted RH, the home furnishings giant that also delivered an earnings beat. Shares of RH were on a roller coaster after hours, however, trading up to $410 a share, only to fall back to $350, rising back to $390, and settling in at $370 a share.
If you trade in after hours, when volumes are light and volatility is high, you’re “playing with fire,” Cramer warned.
Executive Decision: Tellurian For his final “Executive Decision” segment, Cramer also spoke with Charif Souki, chairman and cofounder of Tellurian (TELL ) – Get Tellurian Inc. Report , the authority on liquified natural gas (LNG) and the state of energy around the globe. Shares of Tellurian were up another 6.2% today as the company announced construction has begun on its first LNG export terminal.
Souki reiterated that the U.S. has over 100 years’ worth of natural gas, more than enough to share with the EU and other countries in need. The U.S. can supply all of Europe’s natural gas needs, he said, but only if we have the will to get it done.
Souki added that Tellurian doesn’t need the government’s assistance to bring up to 120 million tons of natural gas export capabilities online, as they’re already permitted to do so. The demand and economics support their business model, he said, and it’s principally labor and other shortages that will be slowing them down.
“Russia got everything wrong,” when they invaded Ukraine, Souki said. Russia could have been one of the largest economies in the world, he said, but instead, they sent themselves back into the dark ages.
Lightning Round In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ ) – Get Hertz Global Holdings Inc Report and CF Industries (CF ) – Get CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Report .
Cramer was bearish on Olin (OLN ) – Get Olin Corporation Report , Crocs (CROX ) – Get Crocs, Inc. Report , Canopy Growth (CGC ) – Get Canopy Growth Corporation Report and JD.com (JD ) – Get JD.com Inc. Report .
Nothing Solid to Chew On In his “No Huddle Offense” segment, Cramer said the clock has run out for pet supply retailer Chewy (CHWY ) – Get Chewy, Inc. Class A Report , as investors now have zero patience for companies that aren’t making any money.
Shares of Chewy plunged 16% Wednesday on yet another quarter of the company spending more to attract new customers while it loses gobs of money on the ones it already has. Investors were willing to pay up for growth last year, but that all changed when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates.
Cramer said he much prefers the stock of Petco (WOOF ) – Get Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc Class A Report , which combines pet supplies with all of the things Chewy can’t, including vet services, grooming, community and even pet insurance.
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