9AM Hour: Amazon Surges and Apple Sinks, Chevron CEO "First on CNBC," Aschenbrenner Update 7/31/26
David Faber and Jim Cramer led off the show with reaction to the latest mega-tech earnings: Amazon shares surged on quarterly results boosted by cloud growth, while Apple shares sank on guidance that disappointed investors — and overshadowed a Q3 beat in Tim Cook's final earnings report as Apple CEO. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth joined the program to discuss oil prices and his company's biggest quarterly profit in at least six years. Also in focus: David's update on AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner and the unwinding of many of his hedge fund's trades, the high-flying stocks that took a major hit…
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