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Cnbc · · 733 words · By Jeff Marks
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/heres-what-we-like-about-our-two-newest-addition…

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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The S & P 500 soared to a new record high Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open" for commercial traffic.”
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Multiple independent web search results (Yahoo News, AFP, and another news source) confirm that Iran's Foreign Minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open and that the S&P 500 hit new record highs on that Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“Oil prices fell more than 10%, with WTI crude falling to the low $80s”
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While web search results confirm the general context of oil prices plunging (one source mentions a 12% plunge), the specific detail of WTI crude falling to the 'low $80s' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, which only provide general price chart links.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Crude
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WTI or wti may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate
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“the market beginning to price in a 25-basis-point cut in December”
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Evidence is contradictory. One source states that markets were pricing in a lower chance of a December cut, while another mentions a debate inside the Fed after cuts had already occurred, and another discusses 2026 projections. There is no clear consensus that the market was actively pricing in a 25-bps cut in the specific context of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ally Financial Inc. (known as GMAC until 2010) is an American bank holding company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at Ally Detroit Center in Detroit, Michigan. The company provides financia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Financial
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E-Trade (stylized as E*TRADE) is an investment brokerage and electronic trading platform that operates as a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Trade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant financial information is presented in a structu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_statement
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“the S & P 500 on pace to notch its third straight week of 3% or more gains”
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A web search result explicitly states: 'The S&P 500 gained more than 3% for the third consecutive week last week', confirming the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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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 — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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“the Nasdaq win streak extending to 13 straight, something it hasn't done since 1992”
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The provided search results for Nasdaq are general descriptions of the exchange and do not mention a 13-day winning streak or a comparison to 1992.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq" (originally and still commonly spelled with all-capital letters as "NASDAQ") is an acronym for The "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". [8] On February 8, 1971, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest stock market news, stock information & quotes, data analysis reports, as well as a general overview of the market landscape from Nasdaq.
https://www.nasdaq.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · NASDAQ 100 Today: Get all information on the NASDAQ 100 Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_100
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“Arm Holdings... making its name by licensing technology to other companies.”
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Multiple sources (Fast Company, Insider Monkey, and a semiconductor giant report) confirm that Arm Holdings generates revenue by licensing its chip designs and technology to other companies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arm Holdings generates revenue through several key channelsLicense and other revenue: $472m up 72% YoY driven by multiple high-value license agreements and the increased demand for Arm’s technology in…
https://partner-grow.beehiiv.com/p/arm-holdings-semiconducto…
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web search NEUTRAL — Licensing revenue beat forecasts, a big portion of Arm’s revenue. The company licenses its technology to companies such as Nvidia and Apple, collecting royalty payments on design use.
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/arm-holdings-arm-price-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — How Arm makes money. Though Arm Holdings is a chip company, it’s not a chip company like Nvidia or TSMC. Arm designs computer chips and then licenses their design and technology out to other companies…
https://www.fastcompany.com/91166283/why-is-arm-holdings-sto…
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“the company unveiled its first in-house data center CPU, the AGI CPU , designed specifically for agentic AI workloads.”
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Three independent sources (LinkedIn, Google News, and Awesome Agents) confirm the unveiling of the 'AGI CPU', Arm's first in-house data center CPU designed for agentic AI workloads.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arm Holdings has unveiled its first-ever in-house processor, the Arm AGI CPU, marking a historic shift from its traditional model of licensing chip designs to actually producing silicon. The new chip …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/world-ai-summit_arm-launches-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Arm unveils its first in-house AI CPU chip: Here's what to know.Arm stock jumps on debut of first data center chip as agentic AI takes hold.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — At its Arm Everywhere event in San Francisco, Arm unveiled the AGI CPU - a 136-core data center processor co-developed with Meta and the company's first owned silicon product in its 35-year history.
https://awesomeagents.ai/news/arm-agi-cpu-first-chip-35-year…
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“x86-based CPUs from AMD and Intel dominated the market”
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Multiple sources, including a comparison article and a revenue report, confirm that AMD and Intel's x86-based CPUs have traditionally dominated the market.
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web search NEUTRAL — This article gives a list of AMD microprocessors, sorted by generation and release year. If applicable and openly known, the designation of each processor's core is listed in parentheses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_processors
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web search NEUTRAL — Intel continued to generate most desktop CPU revenue overall, but AMD's ability to maintain a high revenue share relative to its unit share shows the continued strength of premium Ryzen CPUs. Stay On …
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-reaches-…
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web search NEUTRAL — While AMD and Intel have traditionally dominated the CPU market, hyperscalers like Google are now designing their own custom silicon. Google's Axion CPU, based on Arm architecture, is designed for bot…
https://www.essamamdani.com/blog/google-axion-vs-amd-vs-inte…
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“AWS Graviton as one notable example [of Arm-based processors gaining momentum]”
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“Morgan Stanley downgraded Arm to equal weight from buy earlier this month”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding a Morgan Stanley downgrade of Arm.
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“Arm predicts it can generate $25 billion in revenue by FY2031, with $15 billion coming from these in-house chips.”
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“Last December, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam announced plans to spin off FedEx Freight to create two industry-leading public companies.”
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“FedEx Freight is the largest LTL (less-than-truckload) carrier in North America”
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“The spin is on track for June 1.”
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“FedEx Freight management... outlined a medium-term outlook of 4% to 6% revenue growth with expanding margins.”
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“More than 80 companies in the S & P 500 are scheduled to report [earnings next week]”
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“we'll see March retail sales, S & P Global PMIs for April, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.”
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“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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“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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