Our anchors begin today’s show with CNBC’s Dom Chu breaking down a barrage of earnings moving markets to start the morning, and Spotify CFO Paul Vogel discusses the music streamer’s fourth quarter. Then, CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reports on the U.S. weighing more China export restrictions, and CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos previews chipmaker AMD’s results after the bell. Next, Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen explains why he downgraded Paramount, and Wedbush Securities Managing Director Sahak Manuelian joins with his top semiconductor picks. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau also looks at General Motors announcing an investment in a lithium company as the EV price war ramps up. Later, Mighty Capital Founding Managing Partner SC Moatti shares her bull case for Meta, and CNBC’s Eamon Javers covers former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s appointment to a new federal biotech commission.
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