NEC Director Brainard on Jobs Report, Retail Rollercoaster, Disney-Charter Showdown 9/1/23

On the first trading day of September, Carl Quintanilla, Leslie Picker and Mike Santoli led off the show with the August employment report. It showed job creation and the unemployment rate came in in higher-than expected last month, while non-farm payrolls growth was downwardly revised for June and July. National Economic Council Director and former Fed vice chair Lael Brainard joined the program with White House reaction to the numbers and her take on inflation. Veteran strategist Ed Yardeni shared his expectations for the markets this month. Also in focus: Lululemon's earnings beat, Walmart's all-time high, Dollar General's downgrade parade, the FTC/Amgen-Horizon Therapeutics settlement, Disney-Spectrum/Charter carriage dispute, Dell surges, Barry Diller slams Netflix. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer