Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer delved into the AI trade, including a development that helped to erase stock futures' gains before the open of trading: Shares of Microsoft fell after 

The Information reported the company was cutting software sales quotas tied to AI. With the Fed's next interest rate decision exactly one week away, ADP jobs data showed private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November. The anchors reacted to what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Andrew Ross Sorkin about tariffs during an interview at The New York Times DealBook Summit. Also in focus: Bitcoin back above $93K, Google vs. OpenAI, Nvidia's CFO on the AI race, retail earnings roundup, Salesforce earnings preview.

 

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