9AM Hour: Stocks and Bessent After the Sell-Off, Oil Prices and the Trump Effect, Walmart Price Target Cut Parade 8/21/26

One day after the worst session for the Dow and S&P 500 since late July, Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Sara Eisen discussed stocks rebounding as Treasury Secretary Bessent's push to lower bond yields remains in focus. RBC Capital's Helima Croft joined the program to talk about higher oil prices and geopolitics, as President Trump seeks to ramp up economic pressure on Iran. Also in focus: What Bessent told CNBC about yield moves and Trump's approach to Iran; A slew of Wall Street analysts cut their price targets on Walmart after the stock's worst day in four years; Sources tell David that a Broadcom-backed special purpose vehicle is tapping the debt market for $70 billion to support an AI buildout; Crypto's great week; SpaceX's losing streak sends the stock back below its IPO price; What the bond rout means for private credit. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer