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First Read kicks off the week with news that call-center operator Convergys is reportedly talking to possible buyers, SpaceX launches its newest Falcon 9 rocket, and NBC has saved "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
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First Read ends the week with news that Spotify has cut R. Kelly's music from playlists following sexual misconduct allegations, net neutrality expires on June 11 and Daniel Loeb's hedge fund in talks to form SPAC.
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First Read begins the day with news that Uber is teaming up with NASA to make flying cars a reality, Qualcomm approves a new $10 billion buyback plan, and Avast, a cyber security firm, drops in its first day of trade.
First Read begins the day with news that Facebook is adding a new blockchain group, TPG is close to a deal to take a minority stake in Anastasia Beverly Hills, and HR Recruit Holdings is buying Glassdoor for $1.2 billion.
First Read kicks off the day with news that NY Attorney General Schneiderman, a leading Trump foe, resigns amid abuse allegations, Warren Buffett calls bitcoin "rat poison," and Snap CFO Drew Vollero is stepping down with Amazon's Tim Stone to replace him.
First Read starts the week with news that Walmart makes a $15 bln bid for India's Flipkart, Xerox's CEO is staying put for now and how one of the largest state lottery scams almost got pulled off.
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First Read wraps up the week with news that Twitter says all 336 mln users should change their passwords, Kellogg quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations and did Elon Musk have his Jeff Skilling moment?
First Read begins the day with news that Sprint gets a new CEO and executive chairman, Tesla beats expectations with $3.4 bln in revenue and people are fleeing New Jersey in droves as SALT cap makes heavy tax burden heavier.
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First Read ushers in the day with news that former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci returns to Wall Street, Brazilian online lender Agibank files to go public and Facebook investigates claim a security engineer used access to stalk women online.
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First Read kicks off the week with news that DocuSign has posted a strong IPO debut, T-Mobile and Sprint announce a $26 billion merger, and bitcoin may be maturing into a period of relatively boring stability.
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