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Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street was mixed on Monday as semiconductor stocks rebounded from last week’s plunge and oil prices fell after Iranian authorities signaled a push for diplomacy despite continued U.S. attacks. Chinese startup Moonshot AI raises fresh concerns about the AI race, but Jim Cramer said the recent downturn reflects broader dynamics in which investors raise capital, rather than a fundamental change in the AI story. “It doesn’t matter what you think. It matters what they think,” he…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon on April 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. Mandel Gunn | AFP | Getty ImagesTestosterone replacement therapy has moved from the clinic to the center of a huge cultural phenomenon focused on performance, longevity, and men’s health. Now, the treatment is back in the spotlight after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced last week that the U.S. military would begin testing the testosterone levels of service members and make replacement therapy available to those who qualify, saying the goal is to enable troops to perform at their…
Rep. Russell Frey attends the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesSouth Carolina Representative Russell Frey is the latest Republican from the state to step forward to fill the late Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat, with Graham’s sister Darling considering a run and other candidates vying to win a six-year term. In a statement posted Monday to Darin Graham was appointed last week to fill the role on an interim basis until the end of the year and received the endorsement of…
Dozens are feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana late Saturday, with authorities suggesting an inaccurate passenger list and drug use among the crew may have contributed to the incident. No survivors have been found since Sunday afternoon when Guyanese authorities announced they had rescued 67 people, including 15 children. The captain and other crew members are currently in police custody, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said at a press conference late Sunday. “Search and rescue is still ongoing,” Edgehill said. “So to all the families who are worried about their loved ones,…
Recent changes have seen YouTube crack down even harder on AI abuse by clarifying its policies on how content on its platform is monetized. To discourage creators from using AI and other tools to create low-quality content, YouTube’s policies describe three types of videos that fall under the broader category of “inauthentic content” that cannot be monetized: YouTube already had a policy regarding AI content. The company announced last year that it would block creators’ ability to generate revenue from what it called “inauthentic content,” such as mass-produced videos and other types of repetitive content made easier to generate thanks…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in intraday trading: Advanced Micro Devices , Microsoft — Microsoft announced it will offer AMD’s Helios-based systems on the Azure cloud. Wolfe Research’s Chris Caso said Microsoft’s decision to return to AMD GPUs “is a testament to the competitiveness of Helios.” The development comes ahead of AMD’s Advancing AI Day later this week. AMD stock is up nearly 4%, while Microsoft’s is up less than 1%. IREN — Shares of the data center operator rose more than 17% after it raised its year-end AI Cloud annual run-rate revenue target from $3.7 billion…
After a decade-long comeback, semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to ship its first artificial intelligence rack-scale system, called Helios, to a growing list of customers that now includes Microsoft.It’s the first rival to Nvidia’s hugely popular Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems, and aims to give the world’s most valuable chipmaker its first serious competition in years. Microsoft announced Monday that it will use Helios systems in its data centers, meta, OpenAIOracle, and others are competing to capture as much computing as possible. AMD plans to start shipping it to customers including Microsoft later this year.Details regarding financial…
alphabet Shares rose 3% on Monday after The Information reported that the company is internally developing a new server chip, dubbed “Frozen v2,” designed to run the Gemini model more efficiently.The chip will permanently embed parts of Gemini’s architecture directly into silicon, reducing the number of computations and data movement needed to answer queries, the report said. Alphabet told CNBC in a statement that its teams are “constantly researching and experimenting with new innovations to deliver maximum performance and efficiency for our users and customers.” “While not every project will make it to production, this rigorous exploration is central to…
Google Maps showing 26 Federal Plaza in New York City.Source: Google EarthAn alleged anti-ICE activist was taken into custody after setting off fireworks and brandishing two airsoft rifles outside an immigration court building in lower Manhattan on Monday morning, five law enforcement officials told MS NOW.Sources told MS NOW that two people were injured and were being treated at the scene, while another person was undergoing tests.Officials said the fireworks were in a shopping cart and the man doused them with an accelerant and ignited them.He also “threatened” nearby pedestrians with an airsoft rifle, MS NOW reported. An airsoft rifle…
With elections approaching in October, Israel’s right-wingers have made promoting the rebuilding of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip a central issue of their campaign. This is part of a broader effort to press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reverse Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from the coastal enclave, in which it unilaterally eradicated settlements. On Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, key members of Netanyahu’s far-right wing, led thousands of Israeli settlers and activists to the Gaza border to demand the reconstruction of three settlements in northern Gaza: Nisanit, Dugit and Elei Sinai. The demonstration,…