SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER, 2023

Gap shares soar in extended trade as sales at its Old Navy division lifts spirits ahead of the holiday shopping season, but a cautious outlook at Walmart sends their shares lower. The Dow breaks a 4-day win streak, while crude prices slump to a 4-month low, putting pressure on OPEC+ ahead of a meeting in Vienna at the end of the month. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester holds the line, ignoring calls for an early rate cut, telling CNBC the battle against higher prices isn't over yet. Elsewhere Alibaba scraps plans to spin off its cloud business, sending shares lower in Hong Kong and wiping 20 billion dollars off the Chinese tech giant's market value. And Protesters take to the streets of Spain, rallying against a controversial amnesty deal as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez secures a second term four months after an inconclusive snap election.