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First Read ends the week with news that Siris Capital and Elliot Management near agreement to buy Travelport Worldwide, "A Star is Born" and "Vice" lead 2019 Golden Globe nominations and Lightspeed VC makes wave of new hires after fund closes.
First Read starts the day with news that Blackstone is planning an IPO of Alight Solutions, USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy, and Canada has arrested the CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies.
First Read ushers in the day with news that Hellman & Friedman makes a $1.8 billion bid to acquire New Zealand's Trade Me Group, the White House backs off privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, and NYC becomes the first city to set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers.
First Read begins the day with news that George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda for two days, then be buried at his presidential library in Houston on Thursday, the U.S. is ending subsidies for electric cars, and a data breach affects 100 million Quora users.
First Read begins the week with news that George H.W. Bush, the 41st U.S. president, dies at 94, Microsoft surpasses Apple as the most valuable public company, and Uber has held talks to buy either Bird or Lime.
First Read ends the week with news that Mic has laid off most of its staff, New Hampshire Democrats invite Beto O’Rourke to the crucial presidential primary state and far-right activist rescued by NYPD after she cuffs herself to door of Twitter office in NYC.
First Read kicks off the day with news that Qualcomm Ventures is planning on investing up to $100 million in artificial intelligence, Altria is in talks to take a significant minority stake in Juul Labs, and women earn roughly half the income of men in the United States.
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First Read begins the day with news that Cyber Monday racked up $7.9 billion in online sales, Deutsche Bank is weighing a shake-up among its senior executives, and Jason Warnick, an Amazon veteran, is joining Robinhood to help take it public.
First Read ushers in the day with news that Amazon launches a cloud-based robotics testing platform, Elon Musk says Tesla was weeks from death, and NASA's Insight beams home its first photos after harrowing landing on Mars.
First Read begins the week with news that Logitech is in talks to acquire headphone maker Plantronics, Ohio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments, and Elon Musk admitted that Tesla nearly died earlier this year.
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