Intro

Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen and David Faber broke down this morning’s blowout Jobs Report with Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman, alongside Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, who says inflation remains sticky – so investors might need to wait for more rate cuts ahead.  

The team also got the latest from California – with a live read from the ground in Altadena, alongside a check-in with one of California’s Fire Battalion Chiefs. Analysts out of JPMorgan now estimating the Palisades blaze could be the costliest fire in U-S history at more than $20B.  

Plus: a deep dive on energy with the CEO of Constellation Energy, as those shares surge on a new deal announcement with Calpine – combining two of the country’s largest power generators amid surging demand.