5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 8/18/2025

The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Tesla is reportedly offering discounts to car leasing companies in the UK, Novo Nordisk received FDA approval for a liver disease treatment, Samsung’s phone shipments to the U.S. surged in the second quarter, tech company supplier Foxconn will operate a U.S. factory as a joint venture with Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle, and the Warner Brothers horror film “Weapons” remained number one at the weekend box office. 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.