Sweeping Covid Lockdowns Return in China, NFTs and the Metaverse at South by Southwest & Investment Opportunities Amid the Inflationary Environment

Our anchors begin today’s show with CNBC’s Dom Chu breaking down the pullback in valuations and the underperformance of the Nasdaq, and CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports on sweeping Covid lockdowns affecting 51 million people across China. Then, Arjuna Capital Managing Partner Natasha Lamb offers her outlook for Meta and Disney, and our Julia Boorstin covers NFTs and the metaverse in the spotlight at South by Southwest in Texas. Next, our Jon Fortt shares highlights from his conversation with Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess as the automaker expands into electric vehicles. Investor David Friedberg also weighs in on investment opportunities in the current inflationary environment, and CNBC’s Sara Eisen recaps her recent interview with EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager on tech regulations, Facebook and more. Later, CNBC’s Steve Kovach covers the Russian government applying pressure to big tech firms amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.