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

Cnbc · · 719 words · By Jim Cramer
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20 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each closed at new all-time highs on Wednesday.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached record closing highs, specifically mentioning chip stock strength as a driver.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) climbed roughy 0.6%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are now within striking distance of their all-time closing highs — 6,144.15 for the S&P (set on February 19, 20…
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-today-sp-500-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get S&P 500 Index live stock quotes as well as charts, technical analysis, components and more SPX index data.
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-spx-500
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500, Nasdaq boosted by chips to record closing highs.S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Post New Record Highs on Chip Stock Strength.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“The North American food business returned to volume growth for the first time in two years.”
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The provided evidence for PepsiCo consists of general company descriptions, LinkedIn profiles, and a Wikipedia snippet. None of the sources mention volume growth in the North American food business for the first time in two years.
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market.In 2009, PepsiCo launched an initiative called the Pepsi Refresh Project, For the first time in 23 years, PepsiCo did not inv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo | 9,989,624 followers on LinkedIn. PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the stat…
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pepsico
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo’s foods and drinks are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.North America. pepsico-mexico-about-latam.
https://www.pepsico.com/about
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“Shares [of PepsiCo] are up about 1%.”
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Different sources report different percentage increases for PepsiCo shares: one source says 1.9%, another says 1.7%, and the claim says 'about 1%'. While they are all positive, the specific figures vary.
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web search NEUTRAL — How shares responded: PepsiCo’s shares rose 1.9% to close at $164.40 on Tuesday, following the release of quarterly results. The stock lost around 8% over the past month.
https://www.adss.com/en/market-updates/pepsico-shares-rise-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Research PepsiCo's (WBAG:PEPS) fundamentals, past performance, valuation, dividends and more.Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for PepsiCo. Historical stock prices.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/at/food-beverage-tobacco/vie-pe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pepsico (PEP) shares rose 1.70% on January 14, 2026, with a trading volume of $1.19 billion, ranking 88th in market activity for the day.
https://www.ainvest.com/news/pepsico-shares-rise-1-7-ai-driv…
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“TSMC reported good numbers , including a 58% pop in profits”
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Two independent cross-references from CNBC explicitly state that TSMC reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profits.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — TSMC on Thursday reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profit
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/nvidia-ai-chip-rivals-fundin…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — TSMC reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profits Thursday
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/taiwan-semi-tsm-asml-stock-e…
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“C.C. Wei, TSMC's CEO and president, nodded to Intel as a "formidable" competitor, along with Tesla .”
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Multiple web search results confirm that TSMC CEO C.C. Wei identified Intel (specifically Intel Foundry) as a formidable competitor and mentioned the Intel-Tesla alliance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Starting first with Intel, and its recent alliance with Tesla on the Terafab project, C.C. said that he views Intel in particular as a formidable competitor. At the same time, Intel and Tesla remain k…
https://wccftech.com/tsmc-calls-intel-formidable-competitor-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan called it "a step change in how silicon logic, memory, and packaging will get built in the future." Wei appeared unfazed by the challenge.
https://semiwiki.com/forum/threads/tsmc-chief-calls-tesla-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — INTEL–TESLA TERAFAB ALLIANCE AND COMPETITIVE POSITIONING On the Intel–Tesla alliance in the Terafab project, Wei said he particularly views Intel Foundry as a formidable rival in semiconductor manufac…
https://index.vn/en/news/tsmc-ceo-intel-foundry-is-a-formida…
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“FedEx Freight, which is being spun off from FedEx .”
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Three independent sources, including an official FedEx announcement and TipRanks, confirm that FedEx is spinning off FedEx Freight.
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web search NEUTRAL — FedEx Freight is North America’s largest LTL carrier, delivering industry-leading published transit times, service levels, and reliability. FedEx Freight’s service offerings — including Priority, Econ…
https://investors.fedex.com/news-and-events/investor-news/in…
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web search NEUTRAL — FedEx Freight is about to become an independent company as it is spun off from FedEx. The technology and AI strategy for FedEx Freight will be to simplify operations, reduce customer friction and crea…
https://www.constellationr.com/insights/news/fedex-freight-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — FedEx is spinning off FedEx Freight, distributing 80.1% to shareholders.Spin-off funding and debt moves aim to unlock value and strengthen balance sheets.Looking for the best stocks to buy? Follow the…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/fedex-ad…
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“J.B. Hunt reported a first-quarter beat on earnings and operating revenue.”
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One source reports a profit rise of 6.5% and revenue increase of 12%, while another source explicitly states that second quarter net income was 'below market expectations'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue was up 12 percent to $1.55 billion from $1.38 billion in the same quarter last year. Hunt’s intermodal division saw a 9 percent increase in quarterly revenue to $931 million, and its Dedicated…
https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/jb-hunt-2q-profit-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $103.419 million, better than the $93.408 million in the second quarter of 2014, but below market expectations on a per...
https://talkbusiness.net/2015/07/j-b-hunt-quarterly-income-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — Barrick Mining just reported first quarter results that exceeded analyst forecasts considerably.Revenue, earnings per share and gold production all surpassed projections.
https://mugglehead.com/barrick-exceeds-expectations-with-mul…
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“Shares [of J.B. Hunt] rose 1% in the premarket.”
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The web search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing Indonesian consulting engineers (INKINDO) and ASEAN engineers, with no mention of J.B. Hunt shares.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 4, 2026 · 19 Juni 2025 DPN INKINDO menggelar acara Diskusi Panel “KONTRAK JASA KONSULTANSI : AUDIT, KESETARAAN DAN BERKEADILAN”, dilasanakan secara Hybrid Daring Zoom Meeting dan Luring dikantor S…
https://www.inkindo.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Federation of ASEAN Consulting Engineers (FACE) was officially formed in June 1989 and at that time, comprised five national consulting engineering associations namely from Indonesia, Malaysia, Ph…
http://face.inkindo.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — INKINDO of Indonesia then organized an informal meeting between FACE member associations on 4 March 2014 in Bali to look into activating FACE again. Subsequently, the FACE Secretariat received a reque…
https://face.inkindo.org/goals/
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“JPMorgan downgraded Corning to hold from buy, and raised the specialty glassmaker's price target to $175 from $115.”
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Multiple sources (Seeking Alpha and another web result) confirm JPMorgan downgraded Corning to 'hold' and raised the price target from $115 to $175.
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web search NEUTRAL — JP Morgan: The analyst downgraded the rating to Hold from Buy while retaining the price target at $235.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:e39e58bfa094b:0-jp…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, the financial firm increased its price targets, bumping up Corning to $175 from $115 and Fabrinet to $700 from $530. Both stocks were down during Thursday market trading.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4575791-corning-downgraded-due…
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web search NEUTRAL — While JPMorgan raised its price target to $175 from $115, the downgrade reflected a more cautious view.Why did JPMorgan downgrade Corning stock today? What market rotation factors affected Corning's s…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/why-cornin…
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“GE Vernova... was removed from JPMorgan's "analyst focus list"”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the removal of GE Vernova from JPMorgan's analyst focus list.
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“the bank [JPMorgan] took its PT [for GE Vernova] up to $1,150 from $1,000.”
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“The Club raised its own GE Vernova PT to $1,000 from $875 last week.”
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“Garmin' s price target lifted to $285 from $265 at JPMorgan.”
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“This stock [Garmin] remains untouchable to the bears, up over 31% year to date.”
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“The company [Garmin] will release results on April 29.”
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“Texas Roadhouse cut to $200 from $220 over at Wells Fargo.”
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“Wolfe Research started coverage of CoreWeave with a buy.”
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“Wolfe issued a price target of $150 [for CoreWeave]”
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“DraftKings lowered to $29 from $32 at Citi.”
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“DraftKings cannot operate its main online sportsbook in California, Florida, or Texas, but Polymarket and Kalshi can.”
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