Week ahead playbook | Cramer sees 'unbelievable buying opportunities' | U.S. lifts J&J pause

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday that investors should be ready to find buying opportunities in the stock market with earnings season in full swing.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE SAT, APR 24, 2021 WEEKEND BRIEF EDITOR'S NOTE The last week of April will be extremely busy for markets with a third of the S&P 500 reporting earnings, a Fed meeting and new tax and spending proposals from the White House.   President Joe Biden is expected to detail his "American Families Plan" featuring new spending to help families. It also is expected to propose new taxes, including a significant increase in capital gains taxes for the wealthy.   Big tech is a highlight of the earnings calendar, with Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet all releasing results. (Note that Jim Cramer believes the earnings season so far is creating some "unbelievable buying opportunities.")   The Fed is not expected to take any action at its two-day meeting, but economists expect it to defend its policy to let inflation run hot. The Fed will be talking inflation, and so will companies. Many have already been discussing how rising commodity prices, transportation costs and supply chain disruptions are impacting them. There are also some key economic reports, including first quarter GDP and the Fed's favorite inflation measure - the personal consumption expenditures inflation reading. Patti Domm | CNBC Markets Editor @pattidomm THE WEEK AHEAD Taxes and inflation will be key themes for markets in the week ahead   ACTIVIST SPOTLIGHT Video streaming company faces an inflection point: Keep its growing businesses or split them   YOUR WEEKEND BRIEFING  U.S. lifts pause on use of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, clearing way for states to use doses Two SpaceX crew spacecraft are now docked to the space station, as the Crew-2 mission arrives Cramer's week ahead: The market is creating 'unbelievable buying opportunities' Biden plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These stocks will win, says Morgan Stanley Credit Suisse found stocks to play the rebound, but also protect against inflation The U.S. may never achieve 'true herd immunity' to Covid, says Dr. Scott Gottlieb     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS