9am Hour: U.S.-Japan Yen Intervention, Stocks Rally As Oil Prices Slide, AstraZeneca-Bristol Myers M&A Buzz 8/3/26

On the first trading day of August, David Faber and Jim Cramer explored several developments of importance to the markets; The U.S.-Japan joint intervention to prop up a yen trading at 40-year lows; Stocks jump as oil prices tumble on hopes for a diplomatic solution to the U.S.-Iran conflict; AstraZeneca reportedly in merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb to create a nearly $400 billion pharmaceutical giant. Also in focus: Starbucks gets upgraded, SpaceX hits new lows ahead of its Tuesday earnings report, Alibaba's AI bounce, a look at whether July's biggest stock losers can rebound in August, the Dow aims for a five-month win streak, the 19th anniversary of Cramer's "They know nothing!!" Fed rant.

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