The U.S. Adds 943,000 Jobs in July -- President Biden's Labor Secretary Joins the Program "First on CNBC." Plus: Stocks Hit a New Record High, Robinhood's Wild Ride Gets Wilder, DraftKings' CEO on Earnings and Sports Betting, and the Countdown to David's Final Episode As Guest Host of "Jeopardy!"
b'Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Morgan Brennan led off the show with the big news of the morning: The government\'s July employment report shows non-farm payrolls rose 943,000 last month -- the largest in almost a year -- while the unemployment rate fell to 5.4-percent. The news sending the Dow and S&P 500 to record highs. The anchors discussed whether such momentum could continue in wake of rising COVID cases due to the Delta variant. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined the program to discuss the jobs report and the state of the recovery amid the pandemic. Carl, David and Morgan also engaged in a markets and jobs roundtable discussion with Grant Thornton Chief Economist Diane Swonk and J.P. Morgan Asset Management Chief Global Strategist David Kelly. Robinhood\'s wild ride also in the spotlight: Shares rebounding one day after tumbling 27-percent on news about the company filing for a 97.9 million stock sale. The anchors interviewed DraftKings CEO Jason Robins about his company\'s better-than-expected quarterly results and the business of sports betting, especially when it comes to the NFL. Also in focus: Earnings winners and losers including Expedia -- shares down sharply on a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and the company\'s comments about the Delta variant\'s impact on travel. Plus, highlights from Thursday night\'s episode of "Jeopardy!" with David as guest host and a look ahead to Friday night\'s final episode with him as host of the iconic game show.'