A beat-and-raise is key for Qnity — plus, high stakes for CEOs on Trump China trip

Cnbc · 🇨🇳 public China · May 11, 2026 · 701 words · By Jeff Marks

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

Why it matters

Markets are chugging along to new record highs again.

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Pockets of the tech trade are continuing to surge, with Lumentum , Coherent , Corning , Western Digital , Micron , Seagate , Qualcomm , and Qnity Electronics all up 5% or more.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The list [of business leaders accompanying Trump to China] includes executives from Boeing , Apple , Tesla , Meta Platforms , BlackRock , Goldman Sachs , GE Aerospace , Cargill, Illumina , Visa , Micron , Coherent , Blackstone , Citigroup , and Mastercard , CNBC reports?
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Claim 1: “The list [of business leaders accompanying Trump to China] includes executives from Boeing , Apple , Tesla , Meta Platforms , BlackRock , Goldman Sachs , GE Aerospace , Cargill, Illumina , Visa , Micron , Coherent , Blackstone , Citigroup , and Mastercard , CNBC reports.”

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The AOL result lists several of the executives (GE Aerospace, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Visa), but the full comprehensive list matching the claim is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States. Following his election victory in November 2024, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States and be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Founders Fund is an American venture capital fund formed in 2005 and based in San Francisco. The fund has roughly $17 billion in total assets under management as of 2025. Founders Fund was the first i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
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Claim 2: “Absent from this list is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who said on Mad Money last week that "it would be a great honor to represent the United States" if invited.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and official site information about Nvidia, with no mention of Jensen Huang's presence or absence on a trip to China or his comments on Mad Money.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia ... Nvidia Corporation[a] (/ ɛnˈvɪdiə / en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Artificial Intelligence Computing Leadership from NVIDIA: inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download the latest official NVIDIA drivers to enhance your PC gaming experience and run apps faster.
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Claim 3: “Consumer-related stocks were pummeled, with many travel and leisure, retail, and apparel names, including TJX Companies and Nike , down a few percentage points.”

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While search results provide general information about Nike and TJX Companies, none of the provided evidence confirms a specific market drop 'by a few percentage points' on a particular day as claimed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first list includes the largest companies in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 and Forbes rankings. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly tra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list ranks the largest retail companies by revenue and market capitalization.
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Claim 4: “Before the opening bell on Tuesday, Qnity Electronics... is set to report.”

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Two independent cross-references from CNBC confirm that Qnity Electronics is scheduled to report earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Qnity Electronics reports before the opening bell on Tuesday
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Qnity Electronics is our only stock on the earnings calendar, with results due out before the open Tuesday morning.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/10/here-are-the-2-big-things-we…

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Claim 5: “Other companies reporting on Tuesday include ON Holding , Venture Global , and Under Armor .”

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Claim 6: “President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire is "on life support" after an "unbelievably weak" counterproposal to end the war.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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Claim 7: “Pockets of the tech trade are continuing to surge, with Lumentum , Coherent , Corning , Western Digital , Micron , Seagate , Qualcomm , and Qnity Electronics all up 5% or more.”

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The specific list of stocks and the '5% or more' figure are only found in the CNBC web search result. Other search results discuss individual stocks (Lumentum, Coherent) but do not corroborate the full list or the specific percentage threshold for all mentioned companies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of companies having stocks that are included in the S&P MidCap 400 (S&P 400) stock market index. The index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises the common stocks of 400 mid-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
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Claim 8: “Trump told CBS that he supports suspending the 18.4-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax until prices come back down, a move that would require congressional approval.”

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Multiple sources (Roic News, Anadolu Ajansı, and another web result) confirm Trump told CBS he supports suspending the federal gasoline tax (18.4 cents per gallon) and that such a move requires congressional approval.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the fifth and youngest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his only child with his third wife, Melania Trump, whi…
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Claim 9: “Hims & Hers Health and AST SpaceMobile report after the closing bell on Monday .”

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Claim 10: “The administration is also planning to reduce tariffs on beef imports for a limited time, according to the Wall Street Journal.”

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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
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Claim 11: “Economists expect the index increased 0.59% from March and 3.7% over the last 12 months, according to FactSet.”

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Claim 12: “Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.”

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Claim 13: “If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.”

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Claim 14: “Excluding food and energy, the index is expected to have risen 2.7% over the last 12 months.”

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Claim 15: “Analysts at Bank of America, who have a buy rating on the stock, said in a note Monday that the company [Boeing] could be a clear winner from the meeting”

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The claim states Bank of America has a 'buy rating' and Boeing would be a winner. However, one search result specifically states 'Bank of America's Ronald Epstein maintained their Hold rating on Boeing Co', which directly contradicts the 'buy rating' part of the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Boeing Company started in 1916, when American lumber industrialist William E. Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products Company in Seattle, Washington.It could work, and beautifully. And then they were…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bank of America's Ronald Epstein maintained their Hold rating on Boeing Co (NYSE: BA). The analyst also maintained a $200 price target. In a recent research note, Epstein highlighted the latest delive…
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Claim 16: “With shares now up about 90% year to date”

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