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As one of the biggest weeks of earnings season kicks off, investors should take notes from longtime Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones’ playbook, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday.
Jones thinks big and embraces headwinds, Cramer said, and this week, in particular, investors should play the long game and not be swayed by short-term worries.
“Ask yourself before profits: do you already have one foot out the door because neither you nor management see anything but short-term results and problems?” Cramer said.
Alphabet And Microsoft are two rival stocks that investors should consider for their long-term value, rather than their immediate desirability, Cramer said. The two tech giants report after the bell on Tuesday.
“I can’t stress that enough because there will be stocks – like a Microsoft or an Alphabet or maybe even a Metaplatformsall of which are paying off this week – and they’ve disappointed before and could do it again,” Cramer said. “Can you arm yourself?
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell on Monday as investors awaited big tech earnings. Microsoft lose 1.4% and Metaplatforms also fell. Alphabet closed the upper day.
“Microsoft seems almost too easy, but remember, you don’t own it right now, you own this stock because its adoption of artificial intelligence might allow them to save their languid search engine, Bing, and make it better. make it truly competitive with Google,” Cramer said. “I think they can do it, but you won’t see it this term.
