5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 11/17/2025

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

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The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Berkshire Hathaway has taken a roughly $5 billion stake in Google parent Alphabet, the Financial Times is reporting that Apple is stepping up the search for CEO Tim Cook’s successor, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump Administration plan to send Americans rebate checks from tariff revenue would require legislation, Netflix’s 10-for-1 stock split happens today, and YouTube and Disney reach a deal after a two-week standoff. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Follow Squawk Pod for the best moments, interviews and analysis from our TV show in an audio-first format.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-host of Squawk Box, and this is five things to know before today's
0:07.3	opening bell. Berkshire Hathaway taking a stake in Google Parent Company, Alphabet,
0:12.2	Berkshire's end of Q3 Equity Snapshot, revealing nearly 18 million shares. That's the position
0:18.8	they have in the company worth roughly $5 billion.
0:21.5	And the Financial Times now saying that Apple is preparing for CEO Tim Cook to step down as early as
0:26.6	next year and is ramping up succession planning efforts. The report citing people close to Apple,
0:31.4	saying Cook's potential departure not related to the company's current performance.
0:35.7	And Treasury Secretary Scott Besson saying that President Trump's plans to send Americans $2,000
0:40.6	checks using proceeds raised from the tariffs would require legislation.
0:45.1	Meantime, Netflix is 10-for-1 stock split taking effect today.
0:48.9	Netflix has split its stock twice before in 2015 and 2004.
0:54.2	And YouTube parent, Alphabet and Disney reaching a deal to restore content from ABC and ESPN
0:59.7	to YouTube TV.
1:01.3	The deal came after a two-week standoff between the companies.
1:05.6	We're going to be back later today with an all-new SquawkPod, our daily podcast, featuring
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