Former FTC Chair Bill Kovacic on Big Tech Regulation, SoFi Receives Approval to Become a Bank & Airline Safety Concerns Surrounding the Nationwide 5G Rollout

Our anchors begin today’s show looking at market moves driving the current tech sell-off, with analysis from CNBC’s Mike Santoli. Then, former Federal Trade Commission Chair Bill Kovacic explains the antitrust implications of the FTC and Department of Justice looking to rewrite the country’s business merger guidelines. Next, CNBC’s Kate Rooney reports on personal finance firm SoFi receiving regulatory approval to become a bank, and Guggenheim Securities Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl discusses Microsoft’s plans to acquire video game publisher Activision for $68.7 billion. Wall Street Journal Markets Reporter and CNBC Contributor Gunjan Banerji also breaks down the giant stock swings hitting the Nasdaq to start 2022, and CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin joins to recap his “Capital Exchange” interview with FTC Chair Lina Khan. Later, our Julia Boorstin reports on airline safety concerns surrounding the nationwide 5G rollout, and CNBC’s Robert Frank profiles interactive fitness company Peloton CEO John Foley selling about $119 million worth of shares from 2020 to 2021.