SOTS 2nd Hour: SEC Chair Atkins, The Netflix Playbook, and AT&T + Applied Digital CEOs 10/22/25

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Sara Eisen, Carl Quintanilla, and David Faber kicked off the hour with another day of key pullouts from the morning's earnings calls when it comes to consumer and retail trends - before AT&T CEO John Stankey joined the team to breakdown their quarter... and a Netflix analyst gave his take on new numbers from the streaming giant. Plus: the meme trade reviving shares of Beyond Meat & Krispy Kreme - the team asked SEC Chair Paul Atkins about the move, along with what's next when it comes to regulation ahead for quarterly reports, crypto, and more.  Also in focus: another day, another AI deal - today from Applied Digital for a new $5B AI factory lease over the next 15 years. Their CEO joined the broadcast at Post 9 to discuss the news - and whether we're building too many data centers here in the U.S.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with Netflix shares down sharply on a quarterly earnings miss. The anchors reacted to Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos' earnings call comment about M&A opportunities in light of Warner Bros. Discovery initiating a process to sell itself. In his "Faber Report," David gave an update on WBD — including where Paramount, Comcast and Netflix fit into the picture. Also in focus: Cramer's words of wisdom about meme stocks as Beyond Meat surges more than 900% this week, gold's moves after its worst day in more than a decade, Texas Instruments' weaker guidance drags the stock and the chip sector, Vertiv and the AI energy trade, AT&T earnings reaction, the financial stock Jim says you should buy now.Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC.Versant would become the new parent company of CNBC upon Comcast’s planned spinoff of Versant.Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A busy morning of reports as earnings season heats up: Sara Eisen, Carl Quintanilla, and David Faber kicked off the hour with key pullouts from the morning's earnings calls when it comes to tariff costs and consumer trends - before Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey joined the team to breakdown their quarter... Hear his view on demand, pricing, China, and the low-income consumer. Plus: Faber's exclusive reporting when it comes to a possible sale of Warner Brothers Discovery.  Also in focus: the street's biggest names convening for 13D's annual 'Active-Passive Investor Summit' in NYC today. Catch deep dives on the state of activist investing - and where they see opportunity here - with Corvex Management CIO Keith Meister and later on, Impactive Capital's Lauren Taylor Wolfe (who argued: we're in an AI bubble here).Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed breaking news from David: Warner Bros. Discovery has initiated a process to sell the company — and that Netflix and Comcast are among the interested parties. General Motors shares surged on a Q3 beat and raised full-year guidance. Earnings winners include Coca-Cola, 3M and GE Aerospace.  David interviewed Starboard Value CEO Jeff Smith at the 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investor Summit. The activist investor discussed companies including Tylenol maker Kenvue, of which Smith is a board member. Also in focus: Apple $4 trillion watch, Disney+ cancellations, what Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC about the credit cycle.Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC.Versant would become the new parent company of CNBC upon Comcast’s planned spinoff of Versant.Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cramer tells investors to take profits from stocks like this energy company. Become a CNBC Investing Club member to go behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks as they talk candidly about the market’s biggest headlines. Signup here: cnbc.com/morningtake CNBC Investing Club Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sara Eisen, David Faber, and Carl Quintanilla kicked off the hour looking at fresh data on the China front before breaking down the market picture with Charles Schwab's Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders. Plus: why gold and stocks are partying together - according to market veteran Ruchir Sharma, who broke down the rare correlation and why it could lead to an "unpleasant surprise" for investors... and what to do with Netflix shares - ahead of results tomorrow. Also in focus: Mark Cuban telling CNBC that the Trump administration deserves credit for its efforts to reduce drug prices - hear his exclusive comments, this hour... Along with the latest on the huge internet outage sending a number of high profile websites dark this morning... and the regulatory win sending Boeing shares to fresh highs.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After the best week for stocks since August, Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed shares of Apple rising on news about stronger demand for the iPhone 17. The anchors also explored what to expect from the markets this week, with a slew of earnings and CPI inflation data on tap. Hear Cramer's take on where you should take profits now. Rare earth stocks extend their red-hot rally amid the U.S.-China standoff regarding Beijing's export curbs. Also in focus: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's take on China and chip curbs, Cleveland-Cliffs soars, a $5,000 call on gold, the Amazon Web Services outage, a note from Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas on Tesla and robots.Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

David Faber, Sara Eisen and Michael Santoli led off the show with what's next for regional banks one day after credit concerns sparked a sell-off in that group. Breaking news from Sara: Apple announced a five-year deal for U.S. streaming rights to Formula 1 races. Shares of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly down sharply on President Trump's push to lower prices of Novo's blockbuster weight-loss drug Ozempic. Also in focus: Market reaction to Trump's comments on China tariffs, American Express' earnings beat, what Oracle's new CEOs told David, gold rally takes a breather, CoreWeave-Core Scientific deal latest.Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.