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Why our cyber stocks are dropping and our favorite memory play is rallying

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 474 words · By Morgan Chittum
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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m.

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What happened

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m.

Why it matters

Stocks fell on Thursday as higher oil prices and bond yields pressured the market.

Common ground

West Texas Intermediate crude jumped after the Trump administration talked about stepping up economic measures against Iran.

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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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Claim 1: “Samsung, one of the world's biggest memory manufacturers, is reportedly set to announce a shareholder return policy worth over $72 billion.”
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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia entries about Samsung's corporate structure and products, but there is no mention of a $72 billion shareholder return policy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Galaxy (Korean: 삼성 갤럭시; branded in Japan from 2015 to 2023 only as Galaxy) is a series of mobile computing devices designed, manufactured, and marketed by Samsung Electronics since 2009. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; Korean: 삼성전자) is a South Korean multinational consumer electronics and semiconductor corporation founded in 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Group (Korean: 삼성; pronounced [sʰamsɔŋ]; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung
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Claim 2: “Stocks fell on Thursday as higher oil prices and bond yields pressured the market.”
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The web search results provided for this claim are entirely irrelevant, returning links to Sci-Hub (a scientific paper repository) rather than financial news.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sci-Hub is helping millions of students and researchers, medical professionals, journalists and curious people in all countries to unlock access to knowledge. The mission of Sci-Hub is to fight every …
https://www.sci-hub.in/
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web search NEUTRAL — Página oficial de Sci-Hub para la búsqueda SCI HUB. Encuentra artículos científicos por DOI, URL o título, además de metadatos, respuestas de Sci-Bot y recursos de ciencia abierta.
https://sci-hub.sh/es
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web search NEUTRAL — Sci-Hub is helping millions of students and researchers, medical professionals, journalists and curious people in all countries to unlock access to knowledge. The mission of Sci-Hub is to fight every …
https://sci-hub.al/?lang=es
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Claim 3: “Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET.”
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Multiple independent cross-references from CNBC confirm the specific time and frequency of the 'Morning Meeting' livestream.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) is an American business news channel owned by Versant. The network broadcasts live business news and analysis programming during the morning, daytime busi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cramer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Beeland Rogers Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. He is the chairman of Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rogers
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Claim 4: “This follows SK Hynix 's plans to buy back $29 billion of stock.”
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The web search results are completely irrelevant, returning results for 'WAP' cleaning equipment (vacuum cleaners) instead of SK Hynix financial news.
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web search NEUTRAL — Escolha sua extratora WAP portátil, vertical ou barril para limpeza profunda. Remova manchas de sofás e tapetes com facilidade. Acesse!
https://loja.wap.ind.br/extratora
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web search NEUTRAL — A WAP oferece soluções eficientes e inovadoras para limpeza e manutenção. Lavadora de alta pressão, aspirador de pó e muito mais. Acesse e confira!
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web search NEUTRAL — Compre Aspirador de Pó Vertical com as melhores Ofertas e Promoções aqui na Loja WAP. Compra segura, preço baixo e entrega rápida! Acesse já!
https://loja.wap.ind.br/aspirador-de-po/aspirador-de-po-vert…
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Claim 5: “Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long AVGO, CRWD, PANW, MU, GOOGL.”
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Claim 6: “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 7: “West Texas Intermediate crude jumped after the Trump administration talked about stepping up economic measures against Iran.”
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Web search results from RBC-Ukraine confirm that WTI crude rose significantly as Trump ramped up pressure on Iran. Wikipedia entries regarding the 2026 Iran war and Strait of Hormuz crisis provide the broader context for this market movement.
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wikipedia 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Crude oil prices dropped Wednesday as the Trump administration tried to reassure the market that Saudi Arabia’s damaged East-West pipeline will restart operations in days. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-h…
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Claim 8: “Palo Alto's quarterly results are out on Sept. 1.”
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Claim 9: “CrowdStrike releases earnings next week.”
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Claim 10: “Micron gained over 2% amid broader strength in the memory sector.”
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Only one cross-reference from CNBC corroborates that shares were up about 2%. Other web results discuss Micron but contradict the trend (mentioning a 6% sink) or provide general stock info.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MU/
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web search NEUTRAL — Micron and SanDisk sank 6% after Dario Amodei called for slower AI development; SK Hynix fell 7% as NVIDIA's primary HBM supplier. The Roundhill Memory ETF dropped 7%, which is triple QQQ's 2% decline…
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/09/14/memory-stocks-lea…
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web search NEUTRAL — So, will Micron take the No. 2 spot in DRAM? On this trajectory, it could happen as soon as the current quarter. I'd just keep the milestone in perspective. Micron's stock, around $1,017 as of this wr…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/10/micron-is-1-6-poin…
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Claim 11: “The yields on the 10-year and 30-year Treasurys wiped out most of Wednesday's declines after the Treasury announced a big increase in bond repurchases.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Treasury yields rose following a buyback announcement, specifically mentioning the 30-year yield reversing Wednesday's declines on Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — His Majesty's Treasury (often shortened to HM Treasury, the Treasury or HMT) is the Government of the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, managing the United Kingdom's public spending and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chancellor of the exchequer (formally chancellor and under treasurer of His Majesty’s exchequer), often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the t…
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Claim 12: “CrowdStrike lost over 4% on news that CTO Elia Zaitsev is leaving the company to launch an AI-focused venture fund.”
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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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Claim 14: “The nearly 10% drop in Walmart stock following the retailer's lackluster earnings report also weighed on the S & P 500 .”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia descriptions of Walmart and the S&P 500, but contains no specific information regarding a 10% stock drop or a lackluster earnings report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart de México y Centroamérica, commonly known as Walmex, is the Mexican and Central American division of the American retailer Walmart. It is the largest division of Walmart outside the United Sta…
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Claim 15: “Shares of our other cybersecurity holding, Palo Alto Networks , dropped more than 2%.”
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Claim 16: “Jim's interview with CEO Sanjay Mehrotra from Micron's new research center site in Boise, Idaho, airs later on "Mad Money."”
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Multiple web search results from Octagon and Benzinga confirm that Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra appeared on 'Mad Money' from a facility in Boise, Idaho.
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web search NEUTRAL — Micron CEO says AI has ended memory's boom-bust cycle, turning it into critical infrastructure as data center supply falls 50% short.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/08/61350021/no-ai-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prediction markets tracking Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra's CNBC interview on August 20, 2026, saw a significant repricing, with probabilities for artificial…
https://www.octagonai.co/news/sanjay-mehrotra-mad-money-inte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Interview Location. Micron's memory fab in Boise, Idaho [^]. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, appeared on CNBC's 'Mad Money' on August 20, 2026.
https://www.octagonai.co/markets/mentions/what-will-micron-c…
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