Stocks Extend Losses as Oil Spikes, Micron CEO on Blowout Results That Didn't Help the Stock 3/19/26

The Iran war escalates: Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer delved into stocks extending Wednesday's losses as crude oil prices spike, with Brent rising as high as $119/barrel. Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra joined the program to discuss the memory chip maker's blowout quarterly results and upbeat guidance on AI-fueled demand. The stock fell sharply despite that news — but it's still up more than 320% from a year ago. Also in focus, Cramer's investment advice on high-flyer Sandisk, Alibaba misses, Meta to shut down its VR metaverse, earnings food for thought, regulators propose capital requirement revisions for big banks, a preview of tonight's documentary "CNBC Cares: Defying Rare Disease."

 

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