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AI stocks rebound, and why J&J's earnings guidance cut is not cause for concern

Cnbc · · 831 words · By Morgan Chittum; 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.

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What happened

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

The Nasdaq Composite rose more than 2.5% on Thursday, on track for its best session in more than a month, as strength in chipmakers and other AI-related names lifted the tech-heavy index.

Common ground

The gains come after early morning media reports that Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund started by a former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner, was looking to find buyers for some of the firm's holdings.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Next up for J & J is an investor call scheduled for Monday to discuss the recent authorization for the Ottava robotic surgical system.”
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Claim 2: “Situational Awareness reached a deal to sell its entire book of public investments to Citadel.”
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Three independent sources (Digg, Axios, and another news report) confirm that Situational Awareness sold its public equity/stock portfolio to Citadel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Situational Awareness sold the bulk of its stock portfolio to Ken Griffin’s Citadel after deep losses from the recent AI stock rout, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Wall Stre…
https://digg.com/tech/iwusxxe2
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web search NEUTRAL — AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness has reportedly sold most of its public stock portfolio to Citadel after suffering heavy losses during the recent AI stock selloff.
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nvda-amd…
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web search NEUTRAL — A specialist AI investor reportedly transferred a large public-equity book after losses narrowed its options. On July 30, Axios reported that Situational Awareness had sold its entire public-equities …
https://www.remio.ai/post/anthropic-openai-investor-sells-ai…
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Claim 3: “The pharma giant announced a strategic agreement and collaboration with Sail Biomedicines in developing in vivo CAR-T therapies for immune mediated diseases.”
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Claim 4: “J & J expects the upfront payment and equity investment in Sail Biomedicines to reduce adjusted operational EPS and adjusted EPS by approximately $0.18 in 2026 and $1.28 in 2027.”
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Claim 5: “the Firefly Bio acquisition is expected to reduce adjusted operational EPS and adjusted EPS by $0.46 per share in 2026 and $0.08 per share in 2027.”
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Claim 6: “The Nasdaq Composite rose more than 2.5% on Thursday”
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While there is a search result mentioning a rally on Thursday 6/11/2026, the provided evidence does not specify the exact percentage increase for the Nasdaq Composite on that day to confirm it was 'more than 2.5%'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite from 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_…
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Claim 7: “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 8: “Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund started by a former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner, was looking to find buyers for some of the firm's holdings.”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, Wikipedia, and a news report on Citadel) confirm Leopold Aschenbrenner is a former OpenAI employee who started an AI-focused hedge fund called Situational Awareness and that the firm faced a crisis/looked for buyers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a hypothetical type of artificial intelligence that matches or surpasses human capabilities across virtually all cognitive tasks. Beyond AGI, artificial superi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligenc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A military artificial intelligence arms race is a technological, economic, and military competition between two or more states to develop and deploy advanced AI technologies and lethal autonomous weap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_arms_r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leopold Aschenbrenner (born 2001/2002) is a German artificial intelligence researcher and investor. He was part of OpenAI's "Superalignment" team before he was fired in April 2024 over an alleged info…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Aschenbrenner
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Claim 9: “Qnity , the electronics material supplier, surged almost 8%.”
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Web results confirm Qnity is an electronics material supplier, but none of the provided evidence mentions a specific share price surge of 'almost 8%'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Qnity Electronics, Inc. specializes in electronic solutions and materials used in semiconductor chip manufacturing and advanced electronic materials. Formerly known as Novus SpinCo 1, Inc., it rebrand…
https://artificall.com/analysis/companies/comparisons/analog…
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web search NEUTRAL — Qnity sits at process-of-record across both semiconductor materials (photoresists, copper plating, packaging dielectrics) and interconnect solutions (copper redistribution layers, solder bumps, therma…
https://www.nefarious.trading/blog/qnity-electronics-materia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Qnity Electronics is delivering strong revenue growth, expanding margins, and raised 2026 guidance, but the stock already trades at premium semiconductor-materials multiples.
https://tickerspark.ai/research/q
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Claim 10: “Apple and Amazon set to report [earnings].”
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Claim 11: “Salesforce shed over 4% in the afternoon”
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Multiple sources report Salesforce shares dropping, with one specifically citing a '4.37% decline' on the most recent trading day, which aligns with 'over 4%'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Salesforce (CRM) has experienced a sharp correction in recent sessions, with a 4.37% decline on the most recent trading day, extending a two-day losing streak that has erased 4.65% of its value.
https://www.ainvest.com/news/salesforce-shares-drop-4-37-bea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Salesforce shares dropped 3-8% after Q3 revenue guidance missed expectations.At $1.2 billion in annual recurring revenue, Salesforce’s AI business is already larger than many standalone SaaS companies…
https://cryptobriefing.com/salesforce-shares-fall-soft-reven…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of Honeywell and Salesforce have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline, as the Dow was most recently trading 291 points, or 0.6%, lower. Honeywell's shares are down $13.02, or 5…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/dow-s-nearly-300-p…
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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: “Adobe and Workday dropped 5.5% and 6%, respectively.”
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Two sources confirm Adobe shares fell 5.5% on a specific date (June 12, 2026), but there is no evidence provided regarding Workday dropping 6%.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 · Adobe Q2 2026 Earnings: Record $6.62B Revenue, AI ARR Triples, CFO Exits in Days Dan Durn leaves June 15 for Marvell as ADBE shares shed 5.5% despite raised FY26 guidance.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318264/20260612/adobe-q2-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Adobe Inc. (ADBE) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ADBE/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 13, 2026 · Shares of Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) fell about 5.5% on Friday after the software maker’s latest earnings report highlighted a leadership transition and ongoing shifts in its business as i…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adobe-shares-fall-despite-sol…
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Claim 14: “the company completed its $1 billion acquisition of Firefly Bio, which was announced in June.”
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Claim 15: “Corning also gained almost 8%”
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One source mentions Corning shares rising 'nearly 10%', and another mentions a '12%' pop. While this is close to 'almost 8%', there is no specific source confirming exactly 'almost 8%'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Corning is scheduled to report Q2 results at the end of this month. Management said it now expects core sales of around $3.6 billion, versus the earlier guidance of $3.4B.
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/corning-sha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Research Corning's (XTRA:GLW) fundamentals, past performance, valuation, dividends and more.Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Corning. Historical stock prices.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/de/tech/etr-glw/corning-shares
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web search NEUTRAL — Corning expects second-quarter sales of $3.6 billion, up from previous guidance of $3.4 billion. It also expects earnings per share to be "at the high end or slightly above" management's guided range …
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/cornin…
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Claim 16: “drugmaker Eli Lilly fell almost 4%.”
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Claim 17: “Before the opening bell on Friday we'll see earnings from Club names Linde and Eaton .”
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Claim 18: “Other companies reporting on Friday are ExxonMobil , Chevron , AbbVie , and Colgate-Palmolive .”
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Claim 19: “chipmakers Micron and Advanced Micro Devices jumping over 17% and 13%, respectively.”
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One source (24/7 Wall St.) mentions AMD up 13%, but there is no corroborating evidence for Micron jumping over 17% on the same day. Other results mention different percentages or premarket movements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) is an annual micro- and nanoelectronics conference held each December that serves as a forum for reporting technological breakthroughs in the are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Electron_Devices…
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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 (including two share classes of stock from three of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The transistor count is the number of transistors in an electronic device (typically on a single substrate or silicon die). It is the most common measure of integrated circuit complexity (although the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_count
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Claim 20: “Johnson & Johnson cut its full-year adjusted earnings per share late Wednesday to a range of $10.96 to $11.11 from $11.60 to $11.75.”
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The provided Wikipedia results are for individuals named Johnson (Alexz, Narayana, Wilko) and contain no information regarding Johnson & Johnson's corporate earnings per share guidance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 – 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was a member of the pub roc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian musician and actress. Known for her distinctive sound since her debut in 2010, her first album, Voodoo, was independently released with…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Narayana Johnson (died c. 30, march 2025), better known by his stage name River Boy, was an Australian composer. He was known as part of the musical duo Willow Beats, and as the composer of several vi…
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Claim 21: “Eli Lilly is in the process of closing an acquisition in this space with Kelonia Therapeutics.”
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