good morning. banks in cyprus remain closed to avert a pape possible run on xofts. in the u.s., the battle for dell is getting more interesting by the day. now carl icahn is opening the door to a blackstone tie-up. meanti meantime, michael dell is said to be talking to the bidders. boeing s 747 test flight went according to planned. it s tuesday, december 26th, 2013. squawk box begins right now. good morning, everybody. i m becky quick along with joe kernen and is andrew ross sorkin. if you re wondering if cyprus banks matter to the stock markets, check out yesterday s session. equities fell after the euro group s head suggested that the island nation s bailout is a template for bank rescues. stocks eventually came off their low on words that cyprus is not a template, and then they sowed sold off again when the euro group leader said cyprus could very well away template. if you re confused, you re not the only one. stocks were all over the place yesterday. they ended