Crude is off the lows of the morning after Washington said it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran.
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What happened
Crude is off the lows of the morning after Washington said it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran.
Why it matters
Club names Salesforce and Costco report this week .
Common ground
We'll also get the latest reading from the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.
Perspective signals
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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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “the stock [Chewy] has lost half its value since early June of last year.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “Salesforce and Costco report this week”
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Multiple sources confirm Salesforce and Costco reported earnings during the week of May 26, 2026. Plus500 explicitly lists the dates as May 27 and 28, and an Earnings Week Recap confirms the timeframe.
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— 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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— Megacap stocks are stocks with a capitalization or market value over $200 billion. In business and investing the market capitalization term megacap stock is also referred to as mega-cap in the United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacap_stock
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— The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_1000_Index
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Claim 3: “Barclays cut its price target on Chewy to $40 from $48 but kept its overweight rating.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “Washington said it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran.”
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Three independent web search results (AP News and two other news reports) confirm that the U.S. military stated it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in southern Iran.
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— 3 days ago ... The back-and-forth was just two days after CENTCOM confirmed an earlier round of "self-defense strikes" on southern Iran, hitting missile launch ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-carries-out-new-strikes-agai…
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— 4 days ago ... The US said it launched new strikes on southern Iran on Monday ... "US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzzn4y1n8o
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Claim 5: “Reitzes is also calling Apple a buy going into the iPhone maker's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, starting June 8.”
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The search results for 'Ben' returned irrelevant information about Ben 10 and Ben Azelart, providing no evidence regarding Ben Reitzes' rating of Apple.
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— The Ben 10 television series are American animated fictional superhero television series produced by Cartoon Network Studios set in the fictional franchise, Ben 10 conceived by Man of Action, produced…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ben_10_television_se…
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— 1 day ago · Find out how and where to watch "Ben 10" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ben-10
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Claim 6: “Goldman Sachs lowered its Workday price target to $151 from $206”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim regarding Goldman Sachs and Workday.
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Claim 7: “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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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “BofA said TXN's data center business is the largest of the group and took its PT to $370 from $320.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim regarding BofA and Texas Instruments.
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Claim 9: “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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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes is recommending Dell ahead of earnings Thursday.”
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While evidence confirms Ben Reitzes is an analyst at Melius Research, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming a recommendation for Dell ahead of a Thursday earnings report.
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— Ben Reitzes is an analyst from Melius Research specializing in the Technology sector. Ranked #1904 out of 4415 analysts, they have issued 12 stock ratings with a success rate of 65.79% and an average …
https://www.stockstelegraph.com/analysts/Ben-Reitzes
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— Ben Reitzes, Melius Research Managing Director, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Nvidia's upcoming quarterly earnings report and why it could be a major...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpEU9Rgmfo
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— Experience: Melius Research · Education: Vanderbilt University · Location: New York · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Ben Reitzes’ profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benreitzes
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Claim 11: “The analyst said Google's Gemini integration with Siri will be showcased.”
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Three separate MSN reports mention that analysts suggest the integration of Google's Gemini with Siri will be a focus/showcase at Apple's WWDC event.
Claim 12: “shares up more than 180% year to date [Western Digital]”
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One source explicitly states the stock surged over 180% since the spinoff in early 2025, and another mentions it being up nearly 950% (which encompasses the 180% claim).
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— Mar 16, 2026 ... Stock Performance Overview · 1-Year Performance: Since the spinoff in early 2025, the stock has surged over 180%, rising from the $90 range to ...
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/finterra…
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— May 10, 2026 ... 513 likes, 38 comments - alerts on May 10, 2026: "Micron or Western Digital? Both memory titans have ripped — WDC up nearly 950% and MU up ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKTfrTjhkI/
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Claim 13: “Workday offers enterprise software for HR, finance, and IT.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 14: “Intel has more than tripled this year $120 a share”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia and Yahoo Finance pages for Intel, but none of the sources provide the specific stock price movement or the $120 figure mentioned in the claim.
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— Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central processing units (CP…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel
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— Intel Atom is a line of IA-32 and x86-64 instruction set ultra-low-voltage processors by Intel Corporation designed to reduce electric consumption and power dissipation in comparison with ordinary pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom
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— The following is a list of Intel CPU microarchitectures. Intel has produced many generations of CPU microarchitectures since the 1970s, spanning x86 processors for desktop, mobile, and server markets.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_CPU_microarchite…
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Claim 15: “Evercore ISI raised its Western Digital price target to $575 from $500”
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Two sources provide different starting price targets for the upgrade to $575: one source says it was raised from $500 (Intellectia AI), while another says it was raised from $410 (Hard Disk Drives Are Critical for AI).
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— 3 days ago ... Evercore ISI raised its price target on Western Digital to $575 from $410 while maintaining its “Outperform” rating on the stock. The investment ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/hard-disk-…
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