that's dan hesse.or coming on the show. >>> here at the ctia wireless show we got a chance to witness how mobile technology is transforming all sorts of industries. sometimes the transformation caç be more painful than others, even as it might ultimately prove to be more rewarding. take electronic arts, one of the largest video game companies in the world, publishes some of the biggest game franchises around, it's madden nfl, fifa, battlefield mass effect, medal of honor, the sims. ea has been shifting aggressively towards mobile and social gaming. it's been a tough transition. stock has become a genuine battleground. the quarter was solid but guidance was seen as disappointing so the stock got pounded, fell 65 cents, 4.3% today. ea is down 30% year to date. is that justified? it's not clear to me it is. ea's digital business is growing like a weed, up 59% year over year. smartphone revenues up 94% and they're planning to launch 41 different socials and free to play titles over the next four months. i'

dan hesse took the action after shareholders complained his pay formula did not take into consideration the big cost to sprint for buying iphones. apple charges sprint full price for its phones, which sprint then offers to customers at a discount, squeezing its margins. and the pressure continues to mount on yahoo c.e.o. scott thompson over his resume. yahoo had claimed thompson has a degree in computer science, but that's not the case. an activist hedge fund shareholder has called for thompson to step down. >> susie: there are lots of headlines about how facebook is making the rounds with investors preparing for its i.p.o. but in a much quieter way, facebook is also touching base with regulators and lawmakers, building up its lobbying operation to prepare for policy debates to come. as darren gersh reports, the key to facebook's future may run through washington. >> reporter: with all the hype over facebook, it is easy to overlook the warnings the company has laid out for investors. on page after page, facebook warns one of the biggest risks it faces comes from regulators and lawmakers

that's dan hesse. thank you for coming on the show. >> tomorrow on "squawk box" -- we can talk a lot about what's going on in spain and greece and confronting the markets. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standar let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let's solve this. >>> here at the ctia wireless show we got a chance to witness how mobile technology is transform all sorts of industries. sometimes the transformation can be more painful than others, even though it might ultimately prove to be more rewarding. take electronic arts, one of the largest video game companies in the world, publishes some of the biggest game franchises around, it's madden nfl, battlefield mass effect, medal of honor. ea has been shifting aggressively towards mobile and social gaming. it's been a tough transition. stock has becom

just last night at the conference, ceo dan hesse told us the bet is already paying off big. if it's paying off big, what's the problem? i think it's a win-win for both. how about starbucks? f falling from $61 to $54. that looks like a viable dip to me. some are worried about european exposure. the ceo howard schultz has told you not to worry. the issue is under control. one of the major tenets is that the companies have superior managements that can deal with problems and turn them into opportunities and you've got to give them the benefit of the doubt. howard schultz gets the benefit of the doubt. he earned it. you want a selloff that's truly viable? how about the 40-point decline we just saw in chipotle mexican grill. this had the best quarter of all the players in the restaurant industry. chop house southeast asian kitchen, i recently dined there. a huge worldwide hit, although they've got some serious service kinks that need to be worked out. ross stores? here's a problem, but it's a high quality problem. down just three points in change. what can you do? what's it doing

. >> after share how older complaints, dan hess giving himself a 2012 pay cut of 3.25 million. wouldn't cry for him he will take home $8 million. sprint's sha'slders meet in the middle of the month. >>> we're two weeks away from potential private space launch at cape canaveral. spacex will go to space. >> two main reasons, will insure the continued exist tense of life as we know it in the event of a calamity on earth and the greatest adventure in history. and we need to have things in life that are exciting and inspiring. >> a coop on mars. very interesting stuff. cnbc will air the launch live when it happens. >>> u.s. treasury selling some of the aig holdings and aig will take up top two billion dollars of the stock at the ipo price. west texas crude talk about prices closing below, $99 the lowest since mid-february. that pulled energy stocks to the s&p 500, nasdaq ended the worst week of the year. larry, back to you. >>> that is brian shactman. >>> investors aren't buying the white house spin, the job numbers were miserable and slammed the stock market. are we heading in a se

next with sprint, one thing to look at there was they re-elected dan hess to continue his role as chairman. they're giving him some more time to turn this story around. i think that's important. they may be a little late to the iphone party, though. we'll see how it continues. based on price it looks like it may have some upside. boeing here, very important ruling out of the government today with the import/export bank. i think that'll help them going forward. they do need to hold the 72.60 level. i think that's very important. otherwise we could see 70 in that stock. last but not least, tyler, i think it's time warner. i think very complex story here. but i think there's still problems with publishing. and i think that leaves a mark on them going forward. so as complex as they are, publishing is still the feature. >> thank you very much, math cheslock. >>> the woman at the center of the news corp. hacking scandal charged by police in london today. she spoke a few minutes ago and kayla tausche has it. >> police in london bringing charges of perverting the course of justice and concealing p