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CME disruption, Black Friday, the K-beauty boom and more in Morning Squawk
CME Group sign at NYMEX in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Down and out Stock futures trading was halted this morning after a data center “cooling […]
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‘To sustain the ride, they started to dilute it’: How Black Friday became a retail letdown
Black Friday early morning shoppers rush in as the doors are opened at a Walmart store in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 28, 2008. Gerald Martineau | The Washington Post | Getty Images Black Friday has long been defined by massive crowds, rock-bottom prices and rabid consumers willing to bite, scratch and claw their way to the […]
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TikTok-fueled K-beauty boom triggers a retail race in the U.S.
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother in her 40s, stood in […]
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Amazon faces FAA probe after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
Amazon’s new MK30 Prime Air drone is displayed during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on Oct. 18, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is facing a federal probe after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable […]
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Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, blasts Biden and says Ukraine peace deal is ‘very close’
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Gobble one of two turkeys to ceremonially pardoned for Thanksgiving in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump extended his pardon power to both Thanksgiving turkeys — Gobble and Waddle — during an annual holiday […]
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Google’s new AI model puts OpenAI, the great conundrum of this market, on shakier ground
Almost every night, for almost a decade, I got a phone call between 7:00 and 7:01 p.m. ET. I didn’t have to look at the three letters on my phone screen to know who was ringing. It was the old man we called Pop, or more like “The Old Man of the Mountain,” as he […]
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Gap comparable sales surge after viral ‘Milkshake’ denim ad with Katseye
Shoppers walk past a GAP fashion retail store on Oxford Street on October 30, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apparel retailer Gap said Thursday its comparable sales rose 5% during the fiscal third quarter, driven by strong revenue at its namesake brand after its viral “Better […]
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As holidays approach, value players Walmart and T.J. Maxx are drawing the cash-strapped and the wealthy
Sign at the entrance to a Walmart in Venice, Florida(L), and a T.J. Maxx store in Pinole, California. Getty Images As more major retailers post earnings, one theme is clear — value players are winning both the wealthy and the cash-strapped. Walmart and T.J. Maxx’s parent company TJX stood apart from the pack this week […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Exact Sciences, Walmart, Strategy, Regeneron & more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — The chipmaker fell nearly 2%, reversing earlier gains after it reported fiscal third-quarter results that were well above expectations. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance was also stronger than analysts anticipated. As Nvida’s stock faltered a number of other AI trades fell as well including Palantir […]
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Why Eaton’s CFO change isn’t a red flag — plus, Palo Alto’s buzzy new deal
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 jumped 1.1% Thursday as the AI trade was back in full force following Nvidia ‘s blowout quarterly earnings. Shares of the chipmaker were up […]
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