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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

Cnbc · · 827 words · By Jim Cramer
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Weakness in tech names has Nasdaq 100 futures off more than 1.5%.

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Weakness in tech names has Nasdaq 100 futures off more than 1.5%.

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oil benchmark WTI crude is up 3% to $104 a barrel.

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Market interest rates are surging, too, with the 10-year Treasury yield topping 4.56%.

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

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Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Applied Materials posted a fantastic quarter, with beats on the top and bottom lines”
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Multiple sources confirm Applied Materials beat analyst expectations on both revenue (top line) and earnings (bottom line) across different quarters (Q2 and Q3).
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web search NEUTRAL — In recent months, Applied Materials reported quarterly revenue and earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, extending a six-year streak of growth as AI-driven semiconductor investment lifted deman…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/did-ai-fueled-earnings-beats-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Applied Materials (AMAT) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates.Applied Materials reports Q2 net sales of $7.91 billions, exceeding analysts' expectations of $7.67 billions. Yesterday. Save for l…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Q3 Earnings: Applied Materials reported third-quarter revenue of $6.78 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $6.673 billion. The chip equipment company reported adjusted earnings of $2.12 per sha…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:9e43af614094b:0-ap…
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Claim 2: “Deutsche Bank says buy BWX Technologies , going to buy from hold”
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Claim 3: “RBC Capital says it's time to buy Texas Roadhouse , raising the restaurant chain to a buy from hold”
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Claim 4: “AMAT is down 2%”
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One source (Investing.com) reports a pre-market decrease of 3.44%, which is close to but not exactly 2%. Other sources show the stock increasing or provide different targets. There is no corroboration for a specific 2% drop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Applied Materials Inc stock price live, this page displays NASDAQ AMAT stock exchange data.AMAT's last pre-market stock price is 424.76 USD. The pre-market share volume is 62,270.00, and the stock has…
https://www.investing.com/equities/applied-matls-inc
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign In. AMAT. Summary. Quotes.to buy at that price, and the ask size is the number of shares offered for sale at that price. The data displayed in the quote bar updates every 3 seconds; allowing you …
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amat
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web search NEUTRAL — The 12-month stock price target is $339.39, which is a decrease of -13.97% from the latest price.Applied Materials (AMAT) shares increased by 150% in the past year, with its P/E ratio soaring from 19.…
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/amat/
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Claim 5: “U.S. oil benchmark WTI crude is up 3% to $104 a barrel”
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The evidence provides general definitions of WTI crude and links to live price trackers, but does not contain the specific price or percentage change for May 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is classified as light and sweet, where “light” refers to its low density and “sweet” indicates its low sulfur content. The delivery point for WTI crude oil fut…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Gain instant access to the live Crude Oil price, key market metrics, trading details, and intricate Crude Oil futures contract specifications. Dive into a wealth of data encompassing Crude Oil stocks,…
https://www.investing.com/commodities/crude-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil Price (Brent Crude and WTI).The reference oil traded most frequently and of major significance for the USA is West Texas Intermediate (WTI), while the most important in Asia is Dubai Fateh. Other …
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price
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Claim 6: “Morgan Stanley downgraded Viking Holdings to a hold from buy”
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Claim 7: “Supreme Court decision, which increases freight brokers' liability exposure”
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Claim 8: “Viking Holdings [has] a $4B cash balance”
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Claim 9: “The iShares Semiconductor ETF is on pace to break a six-week win streak”
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While sources discuss the SOXX ETF's rallies and winning streaks (e.g., a 16-day streak in April 2026), none of the provided evidence confirms it was on pace to break a six-week streak on May 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — The iShares Semiconductor ETF, better known by its ticker SOXX, just posted the kind of month that makes technical analysts reach for the smelling salts. A 37% gain in April 2026, fueled by a near-rec…
https://cryptobriefing.com/ishares-semiconductor-etf-parabol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points. The iShares Semiconductor ETF delivered a strong January after a nearly 40% rally in 2025. The AI buildout continues to boost chip stocks. However, January's winners were not uniform, as o…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/07/why-the-ishares-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) were soaring last year, reflecting the continuing AI boom, and gains in top members like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: …
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-ishares-semiconductor-etf…
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Claim 10: “the company [Figma]... reported an impressive Q1, with revenue growth of 46%”
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Claim 11: “Nasdaq 100 futures off more than 1.5%”
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The provided web results are generic landing pages for Nasdaq 100 futures charts and indices; they do not provide the specific price movement for May 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — View live NASDAQ 100 E-mini Futures chart to track latest price changes.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CME_MINI-NQ1!/
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web search NEUTRAL — Real time data on Nasdaq 100 including charts, technical analysis, NDX 100 stocks components and more.
https://www.investing.com/indices/nq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — More Futures for NASDAQ 100.Nasdaq 100 Futures is based off the Nasdaq 100 stock index. The Nasdaq 100 includes the shares of the 100 largest American and international companies as measured by their …
https://markets.businessinsider.com/futures/nasdaq-100-futur…
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Claim 12: “The 30-year topped 5.1%, the highest in roughly a year”
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One source (Hal Turner Radio Show) explicitly claims the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.1% on May 15, 2026. Other sources discuss 5% yields but not the specific 5.1% figure for that date.
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web search NEUTRAL — 30-year Treasury yield tops 5.1%. Hal Turner Nation May 15, 2026 Hits: 37.Radio Station Info. The Hal Turner Show airs as follows: Monday-Friday 9:00PM - 10:00PM Eastern US time (GMT-0400) on: WRMI (R…
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investors snagged 5% yields on 30-year Treasuries for the first time since 2007, as surging energy prices push inflation — and expectations for more of it — higher.Treasury Buyers Get 5% Long Bond for…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/treasury-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Interactive chart showing the daily 30 year treasury yield back to 1977.
https://www.macrotrends.net/2521/30-year-treasury-bond-rate-…
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Claim 13: “Figma price target dropped to $30 from $35 at Piper Sandler”
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Claim 14: “It [Trane Technologies] was $10.7 billion at the end of Q1”
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Claim 15: “10-year Treasury yield topping 4.56%”
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The search results returned definitions of the number 10 rather than financial data for the 10-year Treasury yield.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ten is the base of decimal numeral systems, the most common systems for denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. The English name for the number "ten" originates from the Proto-Germanic r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 7, 2025 · The number 10 (ten) is the first double-digit number in the tenth position that follows the number nine. Because there is no double-digit number on a keyboard or calculator, 10 must be c…
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/10.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — What is Number Ten? In mathematics, the number 10 represents a quantity or value of 10. The whole number between 9 and 11 is 10. The number name of 10 is ten. Little Sera is showing 10 fingers. Here a…
https://www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/number-sense/ten
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Claim 16: “Citi raised its price target to $550 from $520”
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The evidence explicitly states that Citi raised the price target to $520 from $420, contradicting the claim that it was raised to $550 from $520.
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web search NEUTRAL — Citi upgraded AMAT's stock price target to $520 from $420.His $520 target itself may therefore be conservative if Terafab moves forward. How Applied Materials became the top DRAM play in chip equipmen…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citi-massively-revamps-applie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Applied Materials (AMAT) Q2 Earnings Preview: AI-Driven Semiconductor Equipment Demand Continues to Accelerate. 22 hours ago.Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on Applied Materials to $520 From $420, Main…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — AMAT Price Action: Applied Materials shares were up 0.95% at $440.74 at the time of publication on Thursday. The stock is trading near its 52-week high of $448.45, according to Benzinga Pro data .
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/05/52564281/analyst…
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Claim 17: “Shares [Figma] are soaring nearly 9% in the premarket”
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Claim 18: “Goldman Sachs stays overweight [on Viking Holdings]”
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Claim 19: “It [BWX Technologies] is the only commercial manufacturer of heavy nuclear components in North America”
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Claim 20: “JPMorgan upped its price target on Dell Technologies to $280 from $205 and kept its buy rating”
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Claim 21: “Loop Capital initiated coverage of Vertiv... with a buy rating and $500 price target”
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Claim 22: “C.H. Robinson was added to the analyst focus list at JPMorgan”
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