9AM HOUR: Stocks Hit Record Highs, CrowdStrike CEO on AI and Stock Surge, Skydance Era Begins 10/6/26
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Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting new all-time intraday highs. The same goes for Nvidia as the chip giant marches toward a $6 trillion valuation. CrowdStrike shares also trading at a record high: CEO George Kurtz joined the anchors at Post 9 and discussed everything from AI safety to his company's partnership with Amazon's AWS and Nvidia. Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and began trading under the combined entity's new name, Skydance. Also in focus: SpaceX extends its rally and sends Elon Musk further into trillionaire status; AMD plans to increase chip supply next year; OpenAI reportedly in talks to round up $30 billion in financing; Google and Constellation Energy agree to a 20-year power deal. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer
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