5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 10/20/2025

Amazon Web Services suffered an overnight outage disrupting sites including Disney+, Perplexity, and Coinbase. Apple’s newest generation of iPhones has outsold previous models in its first 10 days on the market, China is accusing the U.S. of a hacking campaign, shares of Hologic were boosted by reports of a potential Blackstone and TPG takeover, and proxy advisory ISS is recommending Tesla shareholders vote against Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay plan. Squawk Box is hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin.  Follow Squawk Pod for the best moments, interviews and analysis from our TV show in an audio-first format. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.