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Squawk on the Street

Squawk on the Street

9AM HOUR: Stocks Rally As Oil Retreats, Huang Slams AI "Doomsday Narratives," Paramount and WBD Surge 9/21/26

Sep 21, 2026 · 45m

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Carl Quintanilla, Kelly Evans and Michael Santoli discussed tech leading a stock rally to begin the week, as both oil prices and bond yields pulled back. The anchors reacted to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang blasting AI "doomsday narratives" in an interview with CBS News. Warner Bros. Discovery among Monday's biggest gainers, on hopes of a Paramount settlement with California and other states regarding the planned merger between both companies. Also in focus: Accenture shares jump on Anthropic partnership; U.S.-China summit look-ahead; Meta "Muse" effect; Treasury Secretary Bessent talks to CNBC; Media vs. the White House after President Trump's "banning" of MS Now, CNN and Politico; Secretary of…