Black Friday kicks off the official holiday shopping season. Shopify president Harley Finkelstein shares his platform’s real-time shopping data and highlights the shifting trends among shoppers in 2025. So far this Black Friday, consumers are buying skincare, athletic wear, and vitamins and supplements. On Amazon, the platform’s head of Prime Video U.S. global sports and advertising Jay Marine discusses Black Friday football streams and holiday shopping deals. CNBC’s senior retail reporter Courtney Reagan is covering the holiday from a New Jersey mall; though the cadence of shopping has shifted over the years, Reagan reports on the longstanding importance of Black Friday for retailers. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for “serious” peace talks with Ukraine, and a data center issue caused a major outage at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Courtney Reagan - 14:45

Harley Finkelstein - 19:12

Jay Marine - 26:34

In this episode:

Harley Finkelstein, @harleyf

Jay Marine, @jaymarine

Courtney Reagan, @CourtReagan

Robert Frank, @robtfrank

Steve Liesman, @steveliesman

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: the CME temporarily halted trading for futures, foreign exchanges, and commodities due to a data center issue, the SEC is investigating Jefferies’s relationship with a bankrupt auto parts maker, Alibaba has begun selling its AI smart glasses in China, Apple is challenging India’s antitrust penalty law, and Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ clocked the biggest opening day in China for any Hollywood animated film.

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As Americans prep their Thanksgiving feasts, one hotline is bracing for its busiest day of the year. Nicole Johnson, director of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, explains the most common turkey questions. Then, Harvard professor Arthur Brooks shares advice for navigating family dynamics, handling holiday anxiety, and finding common ground at the dinner table. Plus, Nvidia says its GPUs are a generation ahead of Google’s AI chips, and Campbell’s Soup responds to leaked audio claiming its food is made for “poor people.”

Arthur Brooks 13:34

Nicole Johnson 21:14

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Nicole Johnson, @butterball

Arthur Brooks, @arthurbrooks

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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