What to Expect from Amazon’s Holiday Season, Wedbush Initiates Coverage Across Software & Finding Top Chip Picks for 2023 12/20/22

Our anchors begin today’s show with CNBC’s Mike Santoli covering the market’s reaction to the Bank of Japan shifting policy on yields, and Big Technology newsletter author Alex Kantrowitz weighs in on what to expect from Amazon this holiday season. Then, KBW Managing Director Sanjay Sakhrani discusses Apple’s investments in fintech, and Wedbush analyst Taz Koujalgi joins after initiating coverage on software names including CrowdStrike, MongoDB and Okta. CNBC’s Steve Kovach also covers the ongoing battle between Meta and the FTC over antitrust concerns. Later, we dive into a pair of top chip picks for 2023 with Cowen Managing Director Krish Sankar and Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill.