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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Royal Caribbean, Exxon Mobil, Critical Metals, Netflix & more

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 607 words · By Fred Imbert
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What to know about Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Royal Caribbean, Exxon Mobil, Critical Metals, Netflix & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Energy stocks — Shares fell sharply as oil prices sunk more than 12% after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

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What happened

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Energy stocks — Shares fell sharply as oil prices sunk more than 12% after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Why it matters

shares declined by more than 9%, while Valero Energy 's stock fell more than 8.5%.

Common ground

Occidental Petroleum shares fell more than 7%, while Exxon Mobil was down 5%.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Shares of the maker of semiconductor process control equipment [Onto Innovation] leapt more than 8% after preliminary first-quarter revenue handily beat Street estimates”
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Claim 2: “United Airlines stock also jumped more than 9%”
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The evidence mentions United Airlines stock 'taking off' and increasing operating income, but provides no specific percentage jump of 'more than 9%' for the stock price.
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines stock is taking off.United increased its domestic capacity by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, and its domestic RASM declined by 1.6%, but Noceall expects domestic RASM to "turn solidly pos…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/01/30/this-stock-is-up-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines stock is taking off.That more than offset an increase in operating expenses, leading to a 50.6% increase in operating income.
https://www.aol.com/finance/stock-168-wall-street-still-0805…
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines stock dropped the equivalent to over $1 billion after a video of a passenger being dragged off a flight went viral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdum9LvyOYE
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Claim 3: “Occidental Petroleum shares fell more than 7%”
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The claim states shares fell more than 7%, but the evidence explicitly states Occidental Petroleum shares fell 5.3% on September 12, 2025, which is the most substantial decrease since July 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — Occidental Petroleum (OXY) shares experienced a significant drop on September 12, 2025, falling by 5.3%, the most substantial decrease since July 15.Why Shutdowns Often Matter Less Than Headlines Sugg…
https://www.ainvest.com/news/occidental-petroleum-shares-fal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway had a cash position of more than $140 billion on its balance sheet as of late February, when CEO Warren Buffett published his annual letter to shareholders alongside the firm's 2021…
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Occidenta…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Friday slump also saw a notable drop in trading volumes for Occidental Petroleum, with only 8 million shares changing hands, significantly lower than the daily average trading volume of 9.3 millio…
https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/occidental-p…
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Claim 4: “the chemical company surging 16% on Thursday”
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Claim 5: “Revenue of $2.75 billion beat analysts' highest estimate”
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Claim 6: “Shares [of Netflix] fell 9%”
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Claim 7: “Expedia gained 5%”
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Claim 8: “Revenue came in at $2.10 billion, missing slightly estimates of $2.14 billion”
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Claim 9: “APA Corp. shares declined by more than 9%”
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The provided evidence for APA Corp. includes a Wikipedia entry and a general financial mention of 'Cactus' shares, but no evidence regarding a 9% decline for APA Corp.
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web search NEUTRAL — Generate APA citations in seconds. Start citing books, websites, journals, and more with the Citation Machine® APA Citation Generator.
https://www.citationmachine.net/apa
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web search NEUTRAL — APA Corporation is the holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Houston. The company is ranked 4…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Cactus’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 14 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that…
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stocksto…
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Claim 10: “Shares [of Ally Financial] jumped 9%”
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Claim 11: “Stifel Financial upgraded Onto to buy from hold and raised its 12-month price target to $350”
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Claim 12: “Adjusted earnings came in at $1.40 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.49 per share”
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Claim 13: “Exxon Mobil was down 5%”
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Two sources mention declines of 5.5% and 5.55%, which are close to the 'down 5%' claim, but they refer to different events (one premarket trading in 2026, one on April 10). Neither source confirms a flat 5% drop as a single corroborated fact.
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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) shares fell about 5.5% in premarket trading Monday after the company reported that conflicts in the Middle East disrupted operations at several assets in Qatar and the United Ara…
https://investorshub.advfn.com/market-news/article/26472/exx…
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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil's shares saw a significant drop on April 10, marking a 5.55% decline and reaching the lowest intraday levels since January 2024.
https://www.ainvest.com/news/exxonmobil-shares-tumble-5-55-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — "This quarter demonstrated that ExxonMobil is a fundamentally stronger company than it was just a few years ago, built to perform through disruption and across market cycles," said Darren Woods, chair…
https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/exxon-mobil-shares-c…
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Claim 14: “Shares [of Albemarle] fell more than 8% after a downgrade from Baird to neutral from outperform”
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Claim 15: “Shares of the maker of water measurement and control machinery [Badger Meter] tumbled 18%”
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Claim 16: “share price, which has slumped 19% in 2026”
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Claim 17: “The buy now, pay later payment company's [Affirm] shares jumped more than 8% after Morgan Stanley named the stock a top pick”
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Claim 18: “Valero Energy 's stock fell more than 8.5%”
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1997, Valero merged its natural gas service business with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and spun off its refining assets to form Valero Energy Corporation. [9] At the same time, the remaining di…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy
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web search NEUTRAL — Valero is the best-in-class producer of fuels and products that are essential to modern life. We are the largest global independent refiner and America’s largest producer of renewable fuels, advancing…
https://www.valero.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Valero Energy Corporation to Announce First Quarter 2026 Earnings Results on April 30, 2026 All News
https://investorvalero.com/home/
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Claim 19: “Shares of the maker of airbags, seat belts and steering wheels [Autoliv] jumped 10% after first-quarter earnings per share excluding one-time items of $2.05 topped the Wall Street consensus of $1.83, according to FactSet data”
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Claim 20: “Bitcoin jumped 3% on the day to surpass $77,000”
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Claim 21: “This brings the company's stake in the rare-earth mine to 92.5%”
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Claim 22: “Intrepid Potash and CF Industries tumbled 10%, while Dow lost 11%”
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Claim 23: “Shares [of Critical Metals] jumped more than 40% after Greenland's government approved the transfer of a 50.5% interest in Tanbreez Mining to Critical Metals”
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Claim 24: “Shares [of Alcoa] fell 7%”
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Claim 25: “In early February, the flagship cryptocurrency tumbled below Strategy's average purchase price of $76,052”
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Claim 26: “The bitcoin treasury company's [Strategy] shares gained about 13%”
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Claim 27: “co-founder and Netflix chairman Reed Hastings announcing he plans to leave the board in June when his term expires”
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Claim 28: “Royal Caribbean shares popped 9.7%”
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The evidence mentions Royal Caribbean shares rising (2.2%) or sinking (over 9%), but there is no evidence of a 9.7% pop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. shares rose as the company’s outlook for the year suggests it will be able to weather headwinds such as higher fuel costs and disruptions on its Middle Eastern itineraries…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/royal-car…
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web search NEUTRAL — Royal Caribbean also announced it is expanding into river cruises with the launch of Celebrity River Cruises, set to begin sailing in 2027. The stock's 2.2% gain reflects investor optimism around the …
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/royal-carib…
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web search NEUTRAL — The company's capacity increased 3% during the quarter. Shares of Royal Caribbean have gained over 38% in the last 12 months. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.
https://menafn.com/1110261892/Royal-Caribbean-Shares-Sink-Ov…
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Claim 29: “The company's $3.19 billion revenue also missed estimates of $3.28 billion”
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Claim 30: “First-quarter earnings per share, revenue and operating income all fell short of Wall Street analysts' consensus estimates”
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Claim 31: “Ally delivered earnings of $1.11 per share in the first quarter, better than estimates of $0.93, according to analysts polled by FactSet”
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Claim 32: “For its second quarter, Netflix expects to earn 78 cents per share, missing the 84 cents per share forecast from analysts polled by LSEG”
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Claim 33: “oil prices sunk more than 12% after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon”
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One web search result explicitly mentions oil prices plummeting after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be 'completely open' during a ceasefire. While another source mentions a 2026 crisis, there is only one specific source confirming the price drop linked to the opening of the strait.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg045z73z1o
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other. It links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea beyond.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/can-iran-really-shu…
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Claim 34: “Chevron shares declined over 4%”
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One source explicitly states Chevron shares declined by 5.3% due to a 15% drop in oil prices following a ceasefire agreement. This supports the claim of declining 'over 4%', but it is a single source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chevron earned $2.56 per share excluding items during the fourth quarter, while analysts had been expecting $3.12 per share, according to estimates from Refinitiv. Revenue, however, came in at $48.13 …
https://www.oilandgas360.com/chevron-shares-retreat-from-a-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares in integrated oil major Chevron (NYSE: CVX) declined by 5.3% by 11 a.m. today. There's no arguing over the reason: the 15% drop in oil prices as a consequence of the agreement for a two-week ce…
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-why-shares-chevron-slumpe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of Chevron are down nearly 10 percent this year, with much of that decline coming over the last three months, despite the company announcing a $3 billion-per-year stock buyback program when it …
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chevron-shares-jump-2-quarter…
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