First Read

First Read begins the week with news that Dropbox has officially filed to go public, a judge overturns ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's bid to overturn his stock manipulation conviction, and Weinstein & Co. is filing for bankruptcy protection after its planned sale collapses.

First Read begins the day with news that Palantir is ordered to turn its files over to an unhappy investor, BlackRock wants to speak to gun makers and the big question: how big can private equity get?

First Read starts the day with news that Merck is acquiring Viralytics for $394 million, Facebook is using artificial intelligence to predict when users may be suicidal, and the U.S. women hockey team wins gold for first time in 20 years, beating Canada.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Walmart posts its worst day since 1988, Trump calls for a ban on "bump stocks," which are used to make semi-automatic guns more deadly, and AT&T 5G service is going to Dallas, Atlanta and Waco first.

First Read starts the day with news that bitcoin has broken through $11,000 for the first time since January, ExxonMobil acquires a stake in the BTC oil pipeline, and Disney's "Black Panther" made an estimated $235 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales.

First Read ends the week with news that Shake Shack stock jumps after company posts better-than-expected earnings, Wall Street rallies for fifth straight session and US gold hopefuls fail in disastrous runs.

First Read begins the day with news that Popular Inc is buying Wells Fargo's Puerto Rico auto finance business for $1.7 bln, Amazon teams up with Bank of America for its lending program and Blackstone, other PE firms may sit out Trump's infrastructure push.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Barnes & Noble lays off staff, NY Attorney General derails the sale of the Weinstein Company with a lawsuit and HR startup BetterWorks Systems struggles after sexual misconduct allegations against ex-CEO.

First Read begins the week with news that Amazon Studios names an NBC executive as its new head, Trump's Chief of Staff Kelly has reportedly expressed his willingness to resign in the wake of the Rob Porter scandal and Instacart cart raises $200 mln in bid to defend against Amazon.

First Read wraps up the week with news that Qualcomm has rejected Broadcom's revised buyout bid, the Dow closes down 1,033 points and Ant Financial plans massive capital raise.