This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday, and happy Year of the Horse! I'm back after a week in Costa Rica, where I sampled coffee, memorized the USD-colón conversion rate and wished my Spanish was better. S&P 500 futures are lower this morning. The stock market is coming off a losing week. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Deflated
The bull of Wall Street is seen during the pass of the snowstorm on January 31, 2021 in New York City. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images
2. Jesse Jackson
Reverend Jesse Jackson delivers a speech as Americans shout slogans and hold banners during a demonstration against the death of eighteen-year-old unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 16, 2014. Bilgin Sasmaz | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
Rev. Jesse Jackson died today at 84 years old, his family confirmed in a statement. The civil rights icon and Baptist minister was a Martin Luther King Jr. protégé and two-time Democratic presidential candidate. While a college student, Jackson was a crusader in the fight against Jim Crow segregation laws. He became a central figure in the broader civil rights movement, known for his work on the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Rainbow PUSH coalition. "Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," his family said in their statement. "We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by."
3. Epstein fallout
Thomas Pritzker, executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corp., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions of our time. Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Hyatt Hotels Chair Thomas Pritzker became the latest business mogul to step down from his position over ties to the late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Pritzker said in a statement released yesterday that he held "regret" over his relationship with Epstein and that he "exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact." The 75-year-old, who had been chair for more than two decades, said he'd resign from his post immediately and not seek reelection to the board. With that announcement, Pritzker joined a growing list of business and political leaders leaving their positions as more details about Epstein's business dealings come to light. Goldman Sachs Legal Chief Kathryn Ruemmler and Paul Weiss Chair Brad Karp are among the latest corporate executives to resign.
4. AI summit
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