Stocks Jump As Oil Falls, Double Dose of Meta, Nvidia GTC Day 1 3/16/26

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed stocks up sharply and WTI Crude pulling back from $100/barrel — on hopes efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz will bear fruit despite the ongoing Iran war. The anchors reacted to what Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC about such efforts. Meta in the spotlight: Facebook's parent reportedly plans to lay off 20% of its workforce. Separately, Nebius surged on its $27 billion AI pact with Meta. Also in focus: Cramer at Nvidia GTC ahead of CEO Jensen Huang's Monday keynote, memory chips extend rally, private credit roundup, FCC Chairman Carr's license threat, Conan O'Brien calls out Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and zings Amazon at the Oscars.

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