Jim Cramer says potential stock market bottom is tied to interest rates, not war headlines

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors shouldn’t get comfortable calling a market bottom just yet, because the real driver of this market isn’t geopolitics.
Broadcom agrees to expanded chip deals with Google, Anthropic

Broadcom said it agreed to produce future versions of Google artificial intelligence chips, and announced an expanded deal with Anthropic.
S&P 500 futures are little changed as Trump’s deadline to reopen Strait of Hormuz nears: Live updates

Stocks moved higher on Monday as investors bet that the end to the Middle East conflict was near.
Epstein files: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick set for May 6 interview by House Oversight

Commerce Secretary Lutnick originally claimed to have cut off contact with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005. But he and his family had lunch with the predator in 2012.
Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers

The Trump administration will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, in 2027.
OpenAI asks California, Delaware to investigate Musk’s ‘anti-competitive behavior’ ahead of April trial

OpenAI sent a letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, urging them to investigate “anti-competitive behavior” by Elon Musk and his associates.
A great earnings season is likely around the corner. Will it matter to the market?

There are other variables to keep in mind beyond the headline numbers as earnings season kicks off.
Upstart Wall Street research firm says it sent an analyst to Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what they learned

Citrini Research said it dispatched an analyst to Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, where he traveled by boat to observe shipping activity firsthand.
U.S. oil is breaking out as Iran war continues. A look at how past peaks have affected stocks

Katie Stockton of Fairlead Strategies looks at past peaks in oil, and how they’ve affected equities.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lucid, AppLovin, Western Digital, Invesco & more

Here are some of the companies seeing the biggest moves in midday trading.