Stocks kick-off shortened week, Microsoft hires Sam Altman: Yahoo Finance Live

Stocks are kicking off a busy Thanksgiving-shortened trading week. Investors are awaiting key earnings this week from tech giant NVIDIA (NVDA), as well as several retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle (AEO), and Nordstrom (JWN). Traders are also eyeing a drama-filled weekend in the tech world. On Friday, OpenAI's board ousted CEO Sam Altman, only to see him hired by Microsoft (MSFT) early this morning. Yahoo Finance trending tickers include: Palantir (PLTR), Coinbase (COIN), and Bitcoin (BTC-USD).

Key guests include:
9:40 a.m. ET - Ruben Roy, Stifel Applied Technology Analyst
10:20 a.m. ET - David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Founder
10:40 a.m. ET - Amit Sharma, Narvar CEO & Founder
11 a.m. ET - Ed Perks, Franklin Income Investors CIO