First Read

First Read begins the day with news that CommScope is close to a deal to acquire Arris for about $5.6 billion, Alphabet launches a private two-day conference focused on health, and J.B. Pritzker wins the Illinois governor's race.

First Read begins the week with news that Exxon and Chevron report their highest third-quarter profits in four years, Twitter deleted more than 10,000 accounts that sought to discourage voting, and Apple's 5G phone may arrive in 2020.

First Read wraps up the week with news that JP Morgan CEO Dimon says he has no interest in buying Deutsche Bank, Subaru and Toyota are recalling more than 400,000 vehicles globally and Trump's nationalism risks suburban voters.

First Read begins the day with news that Volkswagen and Ford are in talks to jointly develop self-driving and electric vehicles, bitcoin turns 10 years old, and Google employees are walking out today to protest the handling of sexual misconduct.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Apollo is in talks to acquire Arconic for more than $11 billion, Panera is set to hit $2 billion in digital sales by the end of this year, and Facebook bans far-right group Proud Boys and founder Gavin McInnes.

First Read begins the day with news that Sam's Club Now, Walmart's test store for new technology, opens next week in Dallas, Johnson Control is near a deal to sell its battery business to Brookfield, and the couple that fell to their deaths at Yosemite National Park were popular travel bloggers.

First Read begins the week with news that Roark Capital is contemplating an IPO for portfolio company Focus Brands, franchisor of Cinnabon and Auntie Anne's, California is delaying its net neutrality law, and IBM makes it biggest buy with $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat.

First Read kicks off the day with news that officials believe that some of the suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and Trump critics originated in Florida, Snapchat loses two million more users as stock sinks, and Paramount is in the early stages of remaking "Clueless," the gen-x movie classic. 

First Read begins the day with news that CommScope is in talks to buy Arris, Tesla stock surges on earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, and the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech.

First Read begins the day with news that Megyn Kelly apologizes for defending blackface Hollywood costumes, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince proclaims the investment conference a success despite a boycott over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and one person who bought a South Carolina lottery ticket has won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot.