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

Cnbc · · 921 words · By Jim Cramer
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“President Donald Trump said last night on Truth Social that the "clock is ticking" for Iran, and that "they better get moving fast" on a peace deal.”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNN and two other web search results) confirm that Donald Trump posted on social media that the 'clock is ticking' for Iran and they need to move 'fast'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his first presi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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“Weak batch of April economic data out of China. Growth slowed across the board, with retail sales reaching a 40-month low. Industrial output and investment growth both missed expectations, too.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that China's April economic data showed a slowdown, specifically noting that retail sales growth was very low (0.2%) and industrial output missed expectations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Republic of China is the second most-populous country in the world with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, only surpassed by India. China was the world's most populous country until it w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis (traditional Chinese: 第四次台海危機; simplified Chinese: 第四次台海危机) is an ongoing conflict between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan, officially the Republic of C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
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“Bank of America analysts reinstate coverage of Club name Salesforce with a sell rating and $160 price target.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic login pages for BofA and Salesforce, or a report about BofA reinstating coverage on Microsoft. There is no evidence confirming a sell rating or $160 price target for Salesforce.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce, Inc., is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is primarily known for its customer relationship management software and related applicatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce Tower (formerly known as Bank One Tower, then Chase Tower, and originally conceived as American Fletcher Tower) is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Indiana. Opening in 1990, it sur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce_Tower_(Indianapolis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salesforce Tower Chicago (initially named Wolf Point South Tower during construction) is a skyscraper at Wolf Point in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the tallest and last built of a three tower meg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce_Tower_Chicago
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“fellow software vendor ServiceNow is reinstated with a buy at Bank of America and a $130 price target.”
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A specific web search result explicitly states that Bank of America restarted coverage of ServiceNow (NOW) with a Buy rating and a $130 target.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America; often abbreviated BAC or BofA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of Americ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bank of America Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Uptown section of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It has a capacity of 75,037 and is the home facility and headquarters of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is an American bank holding company and financial services corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its banking subsidiary, PNC Bank, operates in 27 state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNC_Financial_Services
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“NextEra Energy will buy Dominion Energy to create the world's largest regulated electric utility”
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Two independent web search results report that NextEra Energy is in talks or negotiating to acquire Dominion Energy to create a massive utility giant.
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web search NEUTRAL — NextEra Energy, Inc. is an American energy company that is the world's largest electric utility holding company by market capitalization, with a valuation of over $190 billion as of March 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NextEra_Energy
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web search NEUTRAL — World. Local.NextEra Energy, Dominion In Talks To Create $400 Billion Utility Giant As Electricity Demand Surges Amid. 11 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — NextEra Energy is negotiating to purchase Dominion Energy through a predominantly stock-based transaction valued at approximately $250 billion when combined.
https://blockonomi.com/nextera-energy-nee-eyes-massive-250b-…
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“A county southwest of Dallas has passed a one-year moratorium on data center building in unincorporated areas.”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of 'county' from Wikipedia and Merriam-Webster. There is no specific information regarding a moratorium on data centers southwest of Dallas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Counties are defined in diverse ways, but they are typically current or former official administrative divisions within systems of local government, and in this sense counties are similar to shires, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County
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web search NEUTRAL — County Lookup to lookup any county based on the address. If you don't know the exact address, you can lookup the county by entering the state and city. What County Am I In? By default, the county look…
https://myzipcode.net/county-lookup
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of COUNTY is the domain of a count.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county
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“Lam Research goes to buy from hold, while Applied Materials moves to hold from buy [at Morgan Stanley].”
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The claim states Morgan Stanley upgraded Lam Research to 'buy' and downgraded Applied Materials to 'hold'. However, evidence shows Morgan Stanley upgraded Lam Research to 'Equal Weight' (not buy), and other sources show Wolfe Research downgraded Lam Research. There is no mention of Applied Materials in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — As previously reported, Morgan Stanley upgraded Lam Research to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $125, up from $92.
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/morgan-stanley-ups-lam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lam Research initiated with a Buy at Seaport Research.Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) - Emerging As A High-Conviction AI Semiconductor Play In Billionaire Philippe Laffont’s 2026 Portfolio - Rating Do…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wolfe Research downgraded Lam Research ( LRCX) to Peer Perform from Outperform without a price target. The firm cites Lam’s greater relative exposure to NAND for the downgrade.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/adobe-upgrad…
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“CrowdStrike gets a price target increase to $700 from $525 at KeyBanc.”
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The claim states KeyBanc increased the target to $700 from $525. However, the evidence explicitly states KeyBanc raised the target to $510 from $495, and another source says KeyBanc lowered it from $420 to $300. The $700 figure is not supported and is contradicted by the actual reported figures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the upbeat guidance, KeyBanc raised its price target on CrowdStrike shares to $510 from $495, maintaining an Overweight rating.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crowdstrike-targets-20b-arr-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — KeyBanc has revised the price target for CrowdStrike Holdings, lowering it from $420 to $300. Analysts have given CrowdStrike Holdings an average outperform rating, with a price target range of $253 t…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:9368b2fdb094b:0…
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web search NEUTRAL — The price target raise lands as channel checks signal that CrowdStrike’s platform consolidation pitch is winning more enterprise security wallets.
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/05/14/btig-hikes-crowds…
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“Bernstein starts Club stock Arm Holdings with an outperform”
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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from CNBC, but no other independent sources were provided to corroborate it.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The investment firm [Bernstein] initiated coverage of the chip name with an outperform rating.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/this-chip-stock-could-be-a-b…
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“Citi opens a 90-day positive catalyst watch on Constellation Brands”
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“Constellation Brands, the Mexican beer giant behind Modelo, Corona, and Pacifico.”
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“Nvidia set to report Wednesday night.”
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“A pair of other Club stocks report this week: Home Depot and TJX Companies .”
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“Truist starts coverage of TJX with a buy this morning.”
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“The Marshalls, HomeGoods, and T.J. Maxx parent is the biggest off-price retailer”
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“Ed Yardeni... saying the economic backdrop "no longer supports an easing bias, let alone a rate cut."”
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