Wednesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

Cnbc · 🇨🇳 public China · May 12, 2026 · 392 words · By Jason Gewirtz

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What to know about Wednesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

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Why it matters

Common ground

Here's what CNBC TV's producers were watching as the S & P 500 retreated from its record, and what's on the radar for the next session.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Wednesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Otis Worldwide , the elevator company, is at a 42-month low?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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Claim 1: “Otis Worldwide , the elevator company, is at a 42-month low.”

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Claim 2: “Shares [Cisco Systems] have jumped 32% in the past three months.”

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Claim 3: “Honeywell is off 12% from the March high.”

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Claim 4: “Shares [Honeywell] are up 2.5% this week.”

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Claim 5: “NRG Energy is a 12-month low.”

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Claim 6: “The stock [Cisco Systems] hit a new high on Tuesday.”

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Claim 7: “The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) is off 13.6% from the high hit back in October.”

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Search results provide general performance history for MCHI but do not specify the percentage drop from the October peak.

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web search NEUTRAL — The iShares MSCI China ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Chinese equities that are available to international investors.
https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239619/ishares-msci-chin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get detailed information about the iShares MSCI China ETF. View the current MCHI stock price chart, historical data, premarket price, dividend returns and more.
https://www.investing.com/etfs/ishares-msci-china

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web search NEUTRAL — ADVERTISEMENT. MCHI. iShares MSCI China ETF. 57.33 +0.05%.Performance Overview: MCHI. Trailing returns as of 5/4/2026. Category is Greater China Region.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MCHI/performance/

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Claim 8: “Shares [Cisco Systems] are up 8.5% in May.”

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Claim 9: “It [KWEB] has gained 1.6% in the last month.”

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TradingView evidence explicitly states that KWEB NAV returns have fallen by -5.84% over the last month, directly contradicting the claim that it gained 1.6%.

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web search NEUTRAL — China E-Commerce & Internet Growth Potential: China has a large middle class population of over 500 million people7 which represents a sizeable market opportunity for the companies held in KWEB. China…
https://kraneshares.com/etf/kweb/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KWEB/

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web search NEUTRAL — KraneShares CSI China Internet UCITS ETF. KWEB Euronext.NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −5.84% over the last month, showed a −19.29% decrease in three-month performance a…
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/EURONEXT-KWEB/

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Claim 10: “IBM is at 13-month low.”

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Claim 11: “Alibaba shares are off 30% from the October high.”

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The evidence provided for Alibaba consists of general company descriptions and does not include specific price drops from an October high.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba (/ ˌæliˈbɑːbə, ˌɑː -/), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group

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web search NEUTRAL — Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from our award-winning International Trade Site. Import & Export on alibaba.com
https://www.alibaba.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Alibaba.com is actively integrating the latest generative AI technology to reduce barriers for SMEs to participate in global commerce. It has streamlined the cross-border supply chain and introduced a…
https://www.alibabagroup.com/en-US/about-alibaba-businesses-…

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Claim 12: “The ETF [FXI] has gained 3% in the past month.”

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TradingView explicitly states FXI price has risen by 3.63% over the last month, which corroborates the claim of a ~3% gain.

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web search NEUTRAL — About iShares China Large-Cap ETF.FXI price has risen by 3.63% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 7.36% increase. See more dynamics on FXI price chart.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/AMEX-FXI/

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web search NEUTRAL — ADVERTISEMENT. FXI. iShares China Large-Cap ETF. 37.40 +2.51%.The index designed to measure the performance of the largest companies in the Chinese equity market that trade on the Stock Exchange of Ho…
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FXI/performance/

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web search NEUTRAL — Historical data for the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) as well as the closing price, open, high, low, change and %change.Over the past 12 months, FXI has changed by 8.61%, with its 52-week range sp…
https://au.investing.com/etfs/ishares-ftse-xinhua-china-25-h…

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Claim 13: “Cisco has gained about 21% in the past month.”

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Claim 14: “The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) is down 33% from the October high.”

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Search results provide general information about KWEB but do not mention the specific percentage drop from an October high.

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web search NEUTRAL — Should you invest in #KWEB right now? In this analysis video, we're going to compare it with a BASE statistical rate to see if this #ETF is a good long-term ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPSpTBIcPnc

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web search NEUTRAL — Find here information about the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB).KWEB is listed and trades on the NYSE stock exchange. Is KWEB a Good ETF to Buy? To assess the potential returns, find the KWE…
https://www.investing.com/etfs/kraneshares-csi-china-interne…

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web search NEUTRAL — KWEB is a China ETF offering access to Chinese internet and AI companies similar to Google, Meta, Amazon, and Tencent. Access China's digital economy. Find KWEB price, holdings, performance, and fund …
https://kraneshares.com/etf/kweb/

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Claim 15: “The ETF [MCHI] has advanced 1.8% in the last month.”

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The provided evidence for MCHI discusses yearly returns and 10-year averages, but does not provide the specific 1-month return percentage to verify the 1.8% claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) has returned -3.76% so far this year and 13.84% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, MCHI has returned 4.79% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index ben…
https://portfolioslab.com/symbol/MCHI

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web search NEUTRAL — ETF Summary. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially …
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MCHI/performance/

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web search NEUTRAL — iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI).Over the past 12 months, MCHI has changed by 11.57%, with its 52-week range spanning from 51.48 to 67.37.
https://www.investing.com/etfs/ishares-msci-china-historical…

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Claim 16: “Jacobs Solutions is also a 13-month low.”

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Claim 17: “Nike is at a 12-year low.”

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Claim 18: “The Chinese internet giant [Alibaba] has fallen 15% in the last three months.”

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Two independent sources (MSN and a related news report) explicitly state that Alibaba shares plunged 14.4% over the past three months, which aligns with the claim of a 15% fall.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alibaba stock fell after its fiscal Q2 results. Cloud growth accelerated, which the China tech giant credited to AI, but earnings missed.
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/alibaba-stock-baba…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alibaba Group BABA has experienced a turbulent quarter, with shares plunging 14.4% over the past three months as the Chinese e-commerce and cloud giant grapples with deteriorating profitability ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/alibaba-stock-plunges-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alibaba Group ( BABA Quick Quote BABA - Free Report) has experienced a turbulent quarter, with shares plunging 14.4% over the past three months as the Chinese e-commerce and cloud giant grapples ...
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2808044/alibaba-stock-plung…

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Claim 19: “Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur will be on " Morning Call " with Morgan Brennan on Wednesday morning at 5 a.m.”

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Claim 20: “Ingersoll Rand is at a 13-month low.”

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Claim 21: “The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) is down 11% from the October high.”

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Web search results provide general stock quotes and historical data pages for FXI, but none of the provided snippets contain the specific percentage drop from an October high.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FXI/

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web search NEUTRAL — Latest iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI:PCQ:USD) share price with interactive charts, historical prices, comparative analysis, forecasts, business profile and more.
https://markets.ft.com/data/etfs/tearsheet/summary?s=FXI:PCQ…

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web search NEUTRAL — View historical closing prices for iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI). See each day's opening price, high, low, close, volume, and change %.
https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FXI/historical-price-quotes

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