Cramer: It can be the Fed versus China and Putin and stocks hang perilously in the balance

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose with Mongolia’s President throughout their trilateral conference on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders’ summit in Samarkand on September 15, 2022. China holds the “dominant placement” in its romantic relationship with Russia, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is no lengthier prepared for Russia to “act as it pleases”, stated a political analyst pursuing Xi’s initial conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin due to the fact the war began.

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Traffic is trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who’s moving through and who’s still stranded or diverting

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Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week. The blockade has squeezed shipping traffic […]

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Tencent’s 2025 revenue beats estimates as Chinese tech giant ramps up AI investment

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Tencent on Wednesday reported full-year revenue that topped analyst predictions, as the Chinese tech giant continues to ramp up investments in AI. Here’s how Tencent did in its full-year earnings for 2025: Revenue: 751.8 billion Chinese yuan ($109 billion), surpassing the 750.7 billion Chinese yuan expected by analysts, according to data compiled by LSEG. “We […]

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France ready to help U.S. secure Strait of Hormuz — but not while ships are under attack

March 18, 2026

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told CNBC that France is willing to support the U.S. in […]