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Jim Cramer says the AI boom has 'the power to keep the country's economy humming'

CNBC · May 7, 2026, 10:58 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • CNBC's Jim Cramer said that he's not worried about the market taking a breather because the artificial intelligence boom remains powerful enough to keep driving stocks higher.
  • All three major indexes closed lower Thursday after the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 hit intraday highs earlier in the session.

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CNBC's Jim Cramer said that he's not worried about the market taking a breather because the artificial intelligence boom remains powerful enough to keep driving stocks higher.

All three major indexes closed lower Thursday after the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 hit intraday highs earlier in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 313 points, or 0.63%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.13% and the S&P 500 declined 0.38%. Still, Cramer said the pullback was healthy.

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