UK vs. Microsoft-Activision, Google's AI Pain, Exclusive With Yum! Brands CEO 2/8/23

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Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer led off the show with news from across the Atlantic: A UK antitrust watchdog said Microsoft's takeover of Activision would stifle competition and harm gamers. David Faber joined via phone with his perspective on the findings. Alphabet shares down sharply after Google's artificial intelligence event in Paris failed to ease concerns about competition from Microsoft's new AI-powered Bing search engine. Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs joined the program exclusively to discuss inflation and better-than-expected quarterly results for the parent of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. Also in focus: A surprise quarterly profit for Uber, Chipotle's earnings miss, CVS beats and confirms a $10.6 billion deal.