Spotify Announces Layoffs, Playing the China Tech Rally & Big Banks Plan New Payment Wallet 1/23/23

Our anchors begin today’s show with CNBC’s Frank Holland and Deutsche Bank analyst Brad Zelnick covering activist investor Elliott Management reportedly taking a multibillion-dollar stake in Salesforce. Then, our Julia Boorstin breaks down newly announced layoffs from Spotify, and Credit Suisse Head of U.S. Equity Strategy and Quantitative Research Jonathan Golub offers his predictions for tech EPS growth in Q4. Next, we take a deep dive into opportunities in China tech with CNBC’s Seema Mody and MSA Capital Managing Partner Ben Harburg, and CNBC’s Phil LeBeau looks at new auto prices to start 2023. Later, CNBC’s Kate Rooney and Wolfe Research analyst Darrin Peller discuss big banks planning a new payment wallet.