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The stock market closed the first half of 2025 at record levels, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching new highs and the Dow posting its best quarter since last year, driven by optimism over trade talks and policy developments, though concerns remain about the sustainability of this rally amid ongoing tariff negotiations and political uncertainties.
CNBC's Jim Cramer favors rival Linde over Air Products and Chemicals after the latter reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Cramer highlighted Air Product's weak forward guidance compared to Linde's overall upbeat results last month, indicating that the industrial gas industry may be a "winner takes all game." Linde had posted strong adjusted earnings-per-share growth and a lift to its profit guidance, resulting in stock gains. Cramer's Charitable Trust holds a stake in Linde but not in Air Products.