Why Boeing and Honeywell are rallying — plus, the AI trade gets another boost

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 06, 2026 · 464 words · By Jeff Marks

AI Technology Sector Geopolitical Conflict Stock Market Trends

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

Why it matters

Stocks are pushing higher for the second day in a row as the S & P 500 and Nasdaq make new records.

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Enthusiasm for the AI data center buildout continued to gain momentum, thanks to a bullish CPU market outlook from Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia entering a multiyear commercial and technology partnership with Corning to expand domestic manufacturing of…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Also on the slate: Challenger job cuts, weekly jobless claims, and NY Fed 1-Year Inflation expectations.”

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Claim 2: “The update was enough to send WTI crude prices back into the mid-$90s and push interest rates lower.”

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Web search results confirm WTI crude prices were in the mid-$90s (specifically citing $96.31) in the context of US-Iran peace talks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Crude Oil, Silver Price Outlook: WTI Slides to 91, Silver Surges Above 76. Yesterday. By Razan Hilal.WTI Technical Analysis - Crude Oil On Path To $90 As The Peace Trade Continues.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, settled at $96.31 a barrel, down 0.3 percent. The price moved to a gain of over 1 percent in later trading. It had declined 7 percent on Wednesday. P…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/oil-gas-price-ir…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices have risen after plans for a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran stalled again. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, rose over 3% to over $109 (£80) a barrel on…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15d57pv925o

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Claim 3: “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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Claim 4: “Nvidia entering a multiyear commercial and technology partnership with Corning to expand domestic manufacturing of fiber and optical connectivity.”

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Three separate web search results confirm the multiyear partnership between Nvidia and Corning to expand U.S. manufacturing of fiber and optical connectivity for AI infrastructure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Corning will massively expand U.S. optical connectivity and fiber capacity to support NVIDIA-powered AI infrastructure. The NVIDIA-Corning partnership ties AI data center growth to onshore manufacturi…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/corning-…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. Optical Connectivity Manufacturing Sees A Big Boost From NVIDIA & Corning Partnership.Corning’s expanded capacity will supply the optical connectivity that hyperscale data centers use to deploy N…
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-to-expand-manufacturing-capacity…

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web search NEUTRAL — Corning’s expanded manufacturing capacity will support optical connectivity systems used by hyperscale data centers deploying Nvidia-accelerated computing infrastructure at scale. The companies said m…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/nvidia-corning-a…

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Claim 5: “Nvidia also has a pre-funded warrant to buy up to 3 million shares at a purchase price of $500 million.”

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While some sources mention a '$500M' figure in relation to warrants or investment, the specific detail of a 'pre-funded warrant to buy up to 3 million shares for $500 million' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets. The evidence for this claim consists of general Nvidia/Corning company descriptions and an unrelated OpenAI partnership.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company specializing in glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and sci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corning_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — XPS ("Extreme Performance System") is a family of consumer-oriented high-end laptop and desktop computers manufactured by Dell since 1993, formerly part of Dimension, and since 2008 as a standalone br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_XPS

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoCs), and applic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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Claim 6: “Corning shares jumped more than 10% on the news and enthusiasm from its investor day, to roughly $183”

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One source mentions Corning shares 'ripping higher' and another mentions they were up 75% YTD, but the specific detail of a '10% jump to roughly $183' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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Claim 7: “President Donald Trump warned that without a deal, "the bombing" will resume "at a much higher level and intensity than it was before."”

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The specific quote regarding bombing resuming at a 'much higher level and intensity' is corroborated by BBC News, LBC, and other web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — It comes hours after the President warned that if a deal with Iran was not agreed, bombing would resume at "a much higher level and intensity than it was before".US-POLITICS-TRUMP. Donald Trump claime…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-iran-tanker-strike-trump-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump warns that if Iran doesn't agree to a peace deal then bombing will resume "at a much higher level and intensity". "If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a muc…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-iran-deal…

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Iran appear to be closer to a deal to end the war in the Middle East, more than two months after it began. But US President Donald Trump has warned bombing would intensify if Ira…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/live-iran-war-updates…

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Claim 8: “Reports indicate that the two sides [U.S. and Iran] are moving closer to an agreement to end the conflict”

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Multiple sources, including Axios (via Anadolu Ajansı), Izvestia, and Wikipedia, report that the US and Iran are nearing an agreement to end the conflict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…

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Claim 9: “It's another important earnings night with Arm Holdings , Coherent , Axon Enterprise , and Dutch Bros scheduled to report.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the earnings schedule for Arm Holdings, Coherent, Axon Enterprise, and Dutch Bros.

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Claim 10: “The deal gives Nvidia the option to purchase 15 million shares of Corning at an exercise price of $180 per share.”

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Multiple sources, including The Motley Fool and Sherwood News, specifically mention the option for Nvidia to buy 15 million shares of Corning at $180 per share.

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Claim 11: “Stocks are pushing higher for the second day in a row as the S & P 500 and Nasdaq make new records.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs for the second consecutive day.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs for the second day, with volumes at a five-month peak. FedEx jumped 2.3% on strong earnings, while Apple rose 3.2% after a J.P. Morgan upgrade.
https://www.btin.co.in/dow-sp-nasdaq-reach-highs-second-day-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request. We're aware of the situation and are working to address the problem.
https://www.globenewswire.com/Error/Index?error=1

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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Post Record Highs on Tech Strength. 2 days ago. By Rich Asplund.S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as U.S.-Iran tensions cool, oil prices dip.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 12: “Before the opening bell on Thursday, McDonald's and Datadog report.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the earnings reports for McDonald's and Datadog on Thursday morning.

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Claim 13: “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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