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First Read ends your short week with news the Nissan board ousts Chairman Carlos Ghosn, paradegoers brave coldest Thanksgiving in New York since 1901 and Chinese firm Boyu targets $3 bln.

First Read begins the day with news that Walgreens and Humana are in preliminary talks to take stakes in each other, Barnes & Noble says Michelle Obama's new book has biggest first-week sales of 2018, and the founder of OptionSeller.com posts emotional apology video after the firm blows up.

First Read begins the day with news that Cimarex is paying $1.6 billion for Resolute Energy Corp, Instagram kills off fake accounts, and Bitcoin hit its lowest level in more than a year.

First Read begins this holiday week with news that Alphabet puts a halt on creating a glucose-measuring contact lens for diabetes patients, Airbnb raked in more than $1 billion in revenue last quarter, and Nissan is firing Carlos Ghosn, its chairman.

First Read ends the week with news that Nvidia stock tanks after missing on revenue, Nancy Pelosi says she has the votes to becomes House Speaker despite opposition and NY Times lands huge expose on Facebook.

To start your morning, Uber reported a $1.1 billion quarterly loss, Facebook has cut ties with Definers Public Affairs and the U.S. Army is forming a "Fortnite" team to help with recruitment.

First Read begins the day with news that Starbucks is planning on cutting 5 percent of its corporate workforce, Juul will stop selling most e-cigarette flavors in stores and cease social media promotions, and Snap reveals that the SEC is investigating its March 2017 IPO.

First Read begins the week with news that the FDA is planning on banning menthol cigarettes, ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is considering a run for the White House, and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was hospitalized after a guest concert performance with Billy Joel.

First Read ends the week with news that headset maker Platronics is exploring a potential sale, Toshiba plans on cutting 7,000 jobs and police investigate Antifa protest and vandalism at home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Virtu Financial is buying ITG for about $1 bln, Dow surges nearly 550 points in the wake of the election results and Gab comes back online and immediately gets filled with antisemitic bile.