GoKawiilThis is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. This article about the future of film studios' animated slates was the reminder I needed to go see "Hoppers," as it feels like I'm the only one of my friends who hasn't. Stock futures are higher this morning as Wall Street looks to rebound from a losing week. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Hard truths
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images
2. Check cleared
Security screening at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, March 27, 2026. Myung J. Chun | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images
Trump signed an executive order over the weekend to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a deal to end the partial government shutdown crumbled in Congress. TSA agents will begin getting paid as soon as today, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. As CNBC's Leslie Josephs reports, travelers are having their patience tested. In addition to long wait times at airport security checkpoints, they may also have to be ready to shell out for higher fares due to rising oil prices. Are you flying in the near future? Bookmark CNBC's live TSA wait-time tracker.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images
Meta 's pair of courtroom defeats last week showed that tech companies can open themselves up to legal liability when they hire researchers to track how their products impact users. As CNBC's Jonathan Vanian notes, that could have big implications for the artificial intelligence industry. The two Meta cases shared a theme: The Facebook parent kept its insights on the dangers of its products under wraps. As former Meta executive Brian Boland told CNBC, the company appeared to portray a public image that contradicted what its internal research was showing. AI companies have similarly invested in research to study the implications of widespread use of their technology in society. But with the precedent now set by Meta's legal losses, these firms will have to ask themselves whether funding such research is worth the potential risk.
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