A Dick's Sporting Goods logo is displayed outside one of their stores on October 10, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images
This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Checking out
2. AI's leaderboard
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3. Off the docket
FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Cheriss May | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie threw out criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday. Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who led the indictments, was invalidly appointed. Both cases were dismissed "without prejudice," meaning the charges could be filed again. The rulings mark a loss for President Donald Trump, who pressured Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against his political foes. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told CNBC that "this will not be the final word on this matter."
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4. Amazon's next frontier
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