Retail earnings, the new AI leaders, Amazon's $50 billion investment and more in Morning Squawk

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Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

A number of retail giants reported earnings this morning, offering the latest reading on the consumer in the run-up to Black Friday. The releases follow last week’s slew of retail earnings.

Here’s the latest reports:

The artificial intelligence trade roared back to life yesterday — but with some unusual leaders. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite