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Podcast: Squawk Pod
Episode: 5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 12/24/2025
Description: The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Metals are trading higher with gold and silver hitting fresh record closes, Alphabet-owned Waymo is updating its driverless fleet after cars stalled during a San Francisco blackout, Alphabet-backed firm Motive has filed for an IPO, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, and the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.7 billion. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Follow Squawk Pod for the best moments, interviews and analysis fr...