CNBC’s Jim Cramer examined Monday’s market motion, saying the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did not rally largely attributable to a novel one-two punch: The U.S. authorities and billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
“The tag group of the federal government and Meta might have been an excessive amount of for everybody,” he stated. “On the finish of the day, although, consumers lastly got here in to seek out bargains within the semis and softwares and the drug shares.”
Whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Common superior 0.86% and the S&P 500 completed up 0.16%, the Nasdaq shed 0.38%. As Joe Biden’s administration involves a detailed, it introduced over the weekend new restrictions on semiconductor exports. And in an interview with Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg panned Apple, criticizing the iPhone maker for an absence of innovation, and he supported among the claims within the Division of Justice’s antitrust case in opposition to the corporate.
Cramer criticized the brand new export rule and stated that such motion is “short-sighted,” and the federal authorities should not intervene as closely within the semiconductor world. He additionally referred to as Zuckerberg’s feedback “self-serving and one-sided,” including that he was shocked to see such a public takedown of the peer firm. Cramer additionally stated the interview units a nasty precedent for Meta, including that if he had been Zuckerberg, he would not assist the federal government go after Massive Tech.
Cramer in contrast tech to the pharmaceutical business, one other sector that faces restrictions from the federal authorities. He stated some drug shares had been capable of end up on Monday as a result of CEOs are managing to make strong instances for his or her merchandise.
“Are the costs in opposition to these two industries simply glancing blows?” he requested. “Nah, this was simply someday the place the bond market did not crush each inventory. Solely the federal government and, sure, Meta did that job.”
Meta didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.

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