CNBC's Jim Cramer warned volatility may not be over after a turbulent week in which tech shares fell on renewed concerns about the AI trade, and said it was too early to call a bottom in the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.3% through Wednesday before dropping 2.9% Friday to end the week down 2%, while the S&P 500 finished down 0.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.9%. The coming week brings the midterm elections, earnings from Palantir, Apple, AMD, Pfizer, Amgen, CVS, McDonald's and Kimberly-Clark, and the monthly jobs report on Friday. Cramer said Apple's valuation of almost 40 times earnings leaves little room for disappointment, but he would still own the stock.
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