Retail in focus as Black Friday gets underway:

Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen, and David Faber spent the hour breaking down key trends, how demand's holding up, any tariff impacts and more with a number of sources across the retail landscape - including a live read from the ground at a mall in New Jersey, L.L. Bean's CEO, and an even more wide-ranging discussion with luxury mall operator Ray Washburne (who also talked energy, as Chairman of Sunoco's board). Plus: Apple inches from fresh all-time highs... hear one tech expert's take on what the holidays could mean for shares.

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Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Sara Eisen led off the show with the resumption of stock futures trading — after it had been halted at the CME due to a data-center cooling issue which knocked out futures and options across markets. The anchors also explored what to make of November volatility and the AI trade on the final trading day of the month.

Covering the bases on Black Friday: Adobe out with data forecasting record sales, action at the malls, the retailers best positioned for success, Apple's holiday game plan.

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Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen, and David Faber began the hour with key takeaways from the latest batch of earnings - before diving into the state of markets with former PIMCO CEO and longtime economist Mohamed El-Erian... Later on, Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi joined the team to break down what he's calling America's "affordability squeeze" - and the team discussed what's next in the tech trade (along with some top picks) with Evercore's Head of Internet Research.

Also in focus: Staggering numbers out of a new MIT study analyzing AI's impact on the jobs market - hear the details, this hour... Plus - the stock implications of new Medicare pricing, sending Novo Nordisk shares higher in the early trade.

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On the last trading day before Thanksgiving, the AI trade once again takes center stage. Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Sara Eisen explored Alphabet nearing a $4 trillion valuation versus Nvidia's rough November. The anchors reacted to a note from HSBC — it says OpenAI might need to raise at least $207 billion in financing by 2030.

Dell shares rose after its upbeat guidance overshadowed a revenue miss. Also in focus: Airlines and the Thanksgiving travel rush, Deere falls despite an earnings beat, the healthcare sector rally, bitcoin slump effect, Campbell's controversy, how AI is transforming the holiday season, Santa visits the NYSE ahead of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Cramer says it’s an interesting moment to buy this retail stock as the company resolves its inventory issues. Become a CNBC Investing Club member to go behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks as they talk candidly about the market’s biggest headlines. Signup here: cnbc.com/morningtake

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Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen, and David Faber began the hour with fresh data and earnings commentary around the health of the consumer - before diving into the AI trade with a focus on Google. Hear one AI expert's take on the state of play - and who's winning the war so far. Plus: the Executive Chairman of Dick's Sporting Goods joined the team to breakdown earnings from the name - and a decision to close some Footlocker stores.

Also in focus: the TSA projecting a record breaking Thanksgiving travel week - the team sat down with the CEO of newly listed AeroMexico to talk demand, along with any possible shutdown hangover for the airlines.

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Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber drilled down on the AI trade: Alphabet on the cusp of hitting a $4 trillion market cap for the first time — with Meta shares also moving higher. The parent of Facebook is reportedly considering using Google AI chips in its data centers. Nvidia shares fell sharply on that report. Hear what Cramer said about selling the stock now. Also in focus: What Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC about the Fed, what's extending Oracle's stock slump, Kohl's soars as part of a retail earnings parade, reaction to September inflation and retail sales data released after being delayed due to the government shutdown.

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