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Closing Bell

Closing Bell Overtime: Markets Push Higher as AI IPO Fever Builds and Global Tensions Stay in Focus 5/14/26

Closing Bell

CNBC

News, Business

4.4139 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Markets climb and investors turn their attention to the next major AI IPO: Cerebras. Eric Vishria of Benchmark and a Cerebras board member joins to discuss why the company’s debut matters for markets and what it could mean for the broader AI ecosystem. Keith Lerner of Truist explains what it means for the Dow to reclaim 50,000 and whether momentum can continue. Our Angelica Peebles reports on a key Alzheimer’s trial from Biogen and what it could mean for biotech and drug development. Our Eamon Javers reports from China on the latest developments surrounding President Trump’s meetings while Michael Froman of the Council on Foreign Relations analyzes what the U.S. may have gained and the implications for Taiwan and global trade.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The bell is bringing an end to the trading day at the NYSC, the New York City Fire Department, ringing the bell. And at the NASAC, it's Mobia Medical. Welcome to closing bell overtime. We're live from studio be at the NASAC market site. I'm Melissa Lee, along with Mike Santoli. Stocks higher across the board, the doubt back above 50,000 just short of a record, S&P 500, 7,500 closing for the first time at that level. and the NASAC about 1% gain there.

0:24.0

Also a record, S&P 500, 7,500 closing for the first time at that level.

0:21.9

And the NASDAQ, about 1% gain there, also a record close.

0:25.3

And all this week, we've heard about echoes of 1999.

0:28.8

Add this to the evidence, Cisco leading the S&P after a blowout earnings report,

0:33.1

and a hotly anticipated IPO soaring in its debut.

0:36.4

Cerevres closing 70% higher than its IPO price,

0:39.8

and it had been up 100% at its highs of the day. And the two biggest chip stocks in the world

0:45.9

hitting all-time highs, NVIDIA and Broadcom combined market cap of nearly $8 trillion on a day

0:52.0

when all eyes were on the biggest tech IPO of the year, Cerebris,

0:56.6

of course, the chip company. So it really lifted the roots there. It did. I mean, obviously,

1:01.1

it sort of fed right into the dominant theme of this market. You mentioned Broadcom and

1:06.0

Nvidia. That was almost enough to carry us toward 75. Another percent upside in the S&P, and it's a 20% move

1:12.6

off the March 30th low. So it does seem as if the market's been kind of in this almost

1:18.4

mechanical upward grind, sucking people in that have been resistant to it. I do say today you got

1:23.5

some relief in some of the problem areas like banks were higher, a consumer was higher. So, you know, maybe the market's getting ready to kind of shift away from that leadership, but not quite in a big one. Yeah, it was specifically regionals that showed strength, up a percent on the session. Homebuilders also poked its head higher with a gain. And software, quietly going to 90. I mean, this has been sort of on a steady march since the IGV,

1:44.4

right, you know, like 74-ish or so back in February, end of February. And so here we are. It's not the software is dead if AI hardware is strong kind of. It is sure. Look, the market, it's almost as if it's listening to all the complaints and it's been an incredibly narrow rally. And it really has been if you look at momentum versus quality, it's just gone absolutely vertical. I mean, that's been the whole

2:04.5

story for a while right now. And it is because there are uncertainty around certain macro items. And so everyone's crowded into the stuff that seems insulated for macro. We'll see if that can last, if it can end in an elegant rotation, or we have to have a little more

2:18.1

of a gut check.

2:18.7

Yep. Speaking of momentum, shares of cerebrus ending the day up by more than 68% around $311 a share.

2:25.8

That's after pricing at 185, peaking above 385 in the biggest IPO so far in 2026, one of the largest

2:33.5

in years.

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