Inflation Watch Day 2, Alphabet and Microsoft Spark Tech Rally, Exclusive: Micron and Chevron CEOs 4/26/24

One day after rate fears weighed on stocks, Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed market reaction to the Fed's favorite inflation measure: March Core PCE came in slightly above consensus forecasts on a year-over-year basis. The anchors also engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about Alphabet and Microsoft lifting the tech sector. Both companies posted Q1 beats amid their AI push. A CEO doubleheader: Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra joined the program at Post 9 to discuss being awarded up to $6.1 billion in CHIPS Act grants. Chevron's Mike Wirth offered his take on earnings, oil and natural gas prices and his company's deal to acquire Hess. Also in focus: Snap soars, Intel tumbles.

 

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