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9am Hour: Taiwan Semi and AI Trade Pain, UnitedHealth Surges, SpaceX Falls Below IPO Price 7/16/26
42 minutes Posted Jul 16, 2026 at 2:40 pm.
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Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer explored what to make of the pullback in the AI trade: Taiwan Semiconductor shares dragged the chip sector lower despite the company's record quarterly results. A different story for UnitedHealth Group, up sharply on its blowout earnings and raised guidance. The anchors discussed the SpaceX stock slump one day after shares fell below their $135 IPO price for the first time ever. Also in focus: Earnings movers from GE Aerospace to United Airlines; June retail sales reaction; Uber to buy Germany's Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion deal; Eli Lilly's psychedelic M&A takeover; FDA approves Merck's new cholesterol pill; Trump Media's new move; Cramer previews the CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting.
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