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Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis 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. Nvidia enters the chatShares of Nvidia and Alphabet have diverged in recent days as the latter steps into the artificial intelligence spotlight. With some market watchers wondering if the Google parent will take the lead on AI, Nvidia attempted to reassure investors of…

People shop at a clothing store in Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesBlack Friday is proving more popular for younger consumers than for their elders, according to a new report provided exclusively to CNBC.AT&T Business’ 2025 Holiday Shopping Survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that 40% of Generation Z members and 32% of millennials plan to do most of their shopping on Black Friday. Older generations, on the other hand, prefer to shop later in the season, just a week or two before Christmas, the survey found. “Black Friday is always such…

Passengers take photos onboard the Train Y783 on Nov. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)HARBIN, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Train Y783, an ice-and-snow themed tourism train, was launched at Harbin Railway Station in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and started a six-day trip on Wednesday. The train showcases the charm of northeastern China through themed decorations, tour guide services and interactive activities, in an effort to promote winter tourism and inject new vitality into ice and snow economy. A passenger poses for photos with the Train Y783 on Nov. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)A staff member plays Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, for passengers…

350 exhibitors showcase grains, fruits, seafood halal products to 800+ global buyersFoodAg 2025 opens in Karachi, showcasing Pakistan’s top food, agriculture exports KARACHI: Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Tuesday opened the 3rd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition – FoodAg 2025 at Expo Centre Karachi, featuring a variety of Pakistan’s food and agricultural products under the theme of “Harvesting Innovation, Cultivating Sustainability.” The inauguration ceremony was attended by Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chief Executive Faiz Ahmad and Secretary Sheryar Taj, higher officials, diplomats, as well as business delegates. The federal minister visited different stalls set up by…

Iran’s SNSC Secretary Dr Ali Ardashir Larijani calls on president, PM; discusses regional, international situation President Asif Ali Zardari exchanges views with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Ardashir Larijani at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: A day after his arrival in Pakistan, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Dr Ali Ardashir Larijani on Tuesday held separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar. According to a statement issued by the President House, Dr Larijani called on Zardari along with Iran Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam. SNSC Deputy for Foreign…

Counsel questioned why similar actions by other officeholders had not led to noticesKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: A hearing at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday saw heated exchanges as lawyers representing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi challenged the commission’s jurisdiction in a case accusing him of intimidating election staff during the Haripur by-election. A five-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja heard petitions alleging violations of the electoral code of conduct by Afridi, with his counsel insisting that the commission must first determine whether it had the authority to proceed.…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership was left fuming after losing the only National Assembly seat it had secured from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) under a runner-up formula for Sunday’s by-elections in Dera Ghazi Khan. The PPP had reportedly left the field open for ruling party candidates in an apparent effort to maintain goodwill with the PML-N, expecting the gesture to be reciprocated by allowing PPP candidates to contest seats as per an agreed share. Despite inviting applications for tickets and informing local leadership that no compromises would be made to skip the elections, PPP failed to secure a…

Be wary if job post skirts around what the role entails, is vague about management structure, seeks too many details Job seekers scrolling LinkedIn and other boards are running into “ghost jobs”. These are roles that appear legitimate on the surface, but in reality may not exist, may have already been filled, or may never have been intended for hiring at all. So how do you avoid them? According to a 2025 study by resume-building service MyPerfectResume, in June 30% of job openings in the US never resulted in a hire, more than 2.2 million roles that did not materialise.…

Jensen Huang is interviewed by media during a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James’ Palace November 5, 2025 in London, England, U.K.Yui Mok | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Shares of artificial intelligence czar Nvidia fell 2.6% on Tuesday as signs of unrest continued rippling through its kingdom. Over the month, Nvidia has been contending with concerns over lofty valuations and an argument from the “The Big Short” investor Michael Burry that companies may be overestimating the lifespan of Nvidia’s chips. That accounting choice inflates profits,…

ISLAMABAD: The new Labour Force Survey has revealed that the unemployment rate in Pakistan rose to the highest level in 21 years at 7.1% in the last fiscal year, which Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said was the result of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and climate-induced disasters. The government on Tuesday unveiled the Labour Force Survey, which showed that the highest unemployment was in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), followed by Punjab. The lowest unemployment was in Sindh. The findings showed that the unemployment rate, which was 6.3% in 2021, went up to 7.1% during fiscal year 2024-25, said Dr Naeemuz…