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Jim Cramer: Why the bond market has become a thorn in the market's side

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 645 words · By Alexa LoMonaco
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CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday that stock investors need to remember the bond market is in the driver's seat at the moment — a dynamic that looms large ahead of key earnings reports next week.

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What happened

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday that stock investors need to remember the bond market is in the driver's seat at the moment — a dynamic that looms large ahead of key earnings reports next week.

Why it matters

"The bond market's wrath can smackdown any stock market no matter how robust," said the "Mad Money" host.

Common ground

On Friday, Treasury yields jumped higher as oil prices surged after President Donald Trump told Fox News that he is "not going to be much more patient" with Iran, adding that "they should make a deal." Concerns about inflation also diminished hopes for…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: 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 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cramer's "favorite homebuilder" Toll Brothers reports [Tuesday after the close]”
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Multiple sources (Benzinga, Barron's) confirm that Toll Brothers reported earnings on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) shares are moving higher on Wednesday after company reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings and issued EPS guidance for the 2024 fiscal year above estimates…
https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40489889/whats-going-on-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The videogame retailer reports results after the market closes on Wednesday. AutoZone, Casey’s General Stores, and Toll Brothers report earnings on Tuesday, followed by Brown-Forman and Campbell Soup …
https://www.barrons.com/articles/stocks-watch-this-week-game…
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web search NEUTRAL — Homebuilder Toll Brothers reports earnings Tuesday amid fresh housing data.Toll Bros. The luxury homebuilder is slated to report fiscal second-quarter earnings before the market opens.
https://www.investors.com/research/investing-action-plan/inv…
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Claim 2: “Costco is also a holding in the Charitable Trust.”
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Claim 3: “Cramer's Charitable Trust has owned Nvidia since 2019.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the holding period of Nvidia in Cramer's Charitable Trust.
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Claim 4: “The head of Caterpillar's power and energy business... is meeting with Wall Street.”
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The search results for this claim returned dictionary definitions of the word 'head' and provided no information regarding Caterpillar's power and energy business meetings with Wall Street.
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web search NEUTRAL — HEAD definition: the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the torso by the neck and containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. See examples of head used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/head
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web search NEUTRAL — A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aids in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of HEAD is the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth. How to use head in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head
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Claim 5: “Home Depot — a holding in Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club —reports [Tuesday]”
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While there is evidence of Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust and general earnings reports, no specific evidence in the provided results confirms Home Depot is a current holding or reports specifically on 'Tuesday' in this context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queen's Birthday Honours 1966 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those count…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Birthday_Honours
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maytag Corporation is an American home and commercial appliance company. The company has been owned by Whirlpool Corporation since April 2006.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maytag
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web search NEUTRAL — During the May 5 episode, Cramer highlighted the stock while discussing AI plays, as he remarked: Then there’s the infrastructure. That’s all about Dell, which makes the servers, the AI factory, if yo…
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/jim-cramer-says-i-wish-id…
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Claim 6: “triple-digit oil and one-year highs for the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield”
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Web search results confirm oil prices reached triple digits (e.g., $102.90, $104.88) and that the 10-year Treasury yield hit a 2026 high of 4.5%.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of Operation Southern Spear, the United States enacted a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela on 17 December 2025, after placing additional sanctions affecting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_oil_bl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — His Majesty's Treasury (often shortened to HM Treasury, the Treasury or HMT) is the Government of the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, managing the United Kingdom's public spending and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Treasury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…
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Claim 7: “Vertiv Holdings... could post a huge number”
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Multiple sources (TipRanks, Zacks, Barron's) confirm Vertiv Holdings is a data center infrastructure company and report on its earnings performance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vertiv Holdings (VRT) stock trended lower on Wednesday as the company’s Q2 2026 outlook failed to impress investors. The company’s Q1 results surpassed expectations, driven by strong demand for data c…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/vrt-earnings-heres-why-vertiv-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vertiv Holdings and nVent Electric are well-known players in the Data Center Infrastructure market. Let's find out which one is a better investment option.
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2496633/vrt-vs-nvt-which-da…
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web search NEUTRAL — (NYSE). Vertiv Holdings stock got a lift on Wednesday after the data center infrastructure company posted strong second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year guidance. Continue reading this articl…
https://www.barrons.com/articles/vertiv-earnings-stock-price…
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Claim 8: “Software company Workday also reports [Thursday]”
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Claim 9: “After the bell [Wednesday], the spotlight shines on Nvidia.”
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Two independent cross-references from CNBC confirm that Nvidia reports earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Home Depot reports Tuesday before the open, off-price retailer TJX reports Wednesday morning, and Nvidia reports after Wednesday's closing bell
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/can-the-sp-500-hold-on-for-a…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nvidia reports next Wednesday, May 20, after the bell
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/nvidias-trillion-dollar-run-…
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Claim 10: “BJ's Wholesale Club reports [Friday].”
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Claim 11: “Lowe's... reports in the morning [Wednesday]”
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A cross-reference from CNBC and web search results indicate Lowe's reports earnings on Wednesday morning (specifically May 20).
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web search NEUTRAL — Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Lowe's reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted.
https://www.lowes.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Manage your Lowe’s credit card, issued by Synchrony, to view account balances, pay your bill, see special offers, and more.
https://www.synchrony.com/partner/lowes
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web search NEUTRAL — Delivered with heart. 💙 Following our 24 Hour Bed Build, Lowe’s associates teamed up with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to deliver more than 50 of those beds to kids in Atlantic City, turning hard work into…
https://www.facebook.com/lowes/
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Claim 12: “President Donald Trump told Fox News that he is "not going to be much more patient" with Iran, adding that "they should make a deal."”
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Multiple independent sources (Israel National News and other web results) explicitly quote Trump telling Fox News that he is 'not going to be patient' and that Iran 'should make a deal'.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Pergolizzi and the eldest grandchil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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Claim 13: “Walmart reports [Thursday]”
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Claim 14: “Treasury yields jumped higher as oil prices surged after President Donald Trump told Fox News that he is "not going to be much more patient" with Iran”
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Multiple web search results confirm that oil prices rose (Brent crude climbing to $102.90 and $104.88) following President Trump's rejection of Iranian proposals and statements regarding the ceasefire.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fox News is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Fox Corporation. Since its creation by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1996, the channel has been the subject of seve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_controversies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The net worth of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is not publicly known. For decades, Forbes has assessed his wealth, currently estimating it at $6.5 billion as of Febru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Donald_Trump
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