Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Thursday's key moments. U.S. stocks rose Thursday as the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite attempted to recover from its four-day losing streak. The pullback in equities has come as investors reconsider interest rate cut expectations in light of hotter inflation data and monitor tensions in the Middle East.
After purchasing more shares of the medical-technology company Wednesday morning, we're looking to buy again on additional weakness. Mizuho upgraded Linde stock to a buy from hold. Analysts at the firm argue that Linde is among the most defensive and consistent earnings growers in their coverage group, which should lead to stock outperformance.