9AM Hour: Stocks Hit Record Highs, Caterpillar and Palantir Surge, Wells Fargo CEO Exclusive 8/4/26

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with shares of Caterpillar and Palantir surging on their respective blowout quarters, driven by the AI boom. The Dow and S&P 500 jumped to fresh all-time highs. In a CNBC Exclusive, Wells Fargo Chairman & CEO Charlie Scharf joined the anchors at Post 9. Topics included the company's growth, the economy and why the bank's shares have lagged its peers. Also in focus: What Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC about a potential Strait of Hormuz deal; McDonald's and the earnings parade; The stocks soaring on a report stating the White House is drafting a ban on Chinese data center devices; OpenAI's blog post responding to Apple's lawsuit; SpaceX earnings countdown. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer