Facebook Back on Defense, The Pied Piper of SPACs & Microsoft Corporate VP on Slate of New Devices

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Our anchors kick off this morning on Facebook as the company defends how its platforms impact teens on Capitol Hill today. With shares of Facebook down more than 10 percent this month we speak to Goldman Sachs Managing Director Eric Sheridan who has a buy rating on the stock. Then, The New Yorker Contributor Charles Duhigg, who wrote a popular profile on Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya, joins to speak about the investor’s persona and influence. Later, CNBC’s Jon Fortt sits down with Microsoft Corporate VP of Search and Devices Yusuf Mehdi live in Washington to discuss the company’s new device lineup. And later, we hear from Head of Facebook Financial David Marcus on the company’s ambitions in the payments and crypto space.