Inflation Watch, AI Fears, the Tech Sell-Off and Beyond 2/13/26

Carl Quintanilla, Scott Wapner and Michael Santoli led off the show with market reaction to January CPI: Consumer inflation was tamer-than-expected. The anchors drilled down on the stocks and sectors impacted by AI fears. In the mix after Thursday's tech sell-off: Weakness in shares of Apple and Amazon, Applied Materials surges on earnings thanks to the AI boom. Also in focus: A tale of two consumer sectors in February — staples surge while discretionary stocks slide, Rivian soars, the "surge in blowups," the "hedge America" trade, the anchors react to what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC in eye-opening interviews. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer