5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 9/12/2025

The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Lawyers for President Trump are asking an appeals court to let his bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook continue before next week’s Open Market Committee meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continues interviewing candidates for next Fed chair, Adobe shares are heading up, RH is under pressure, and AI tech firm Super Micro has begun to ship Nvidia Blackwell chips worldwide. 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.