First Read

First Read kicks off the day with news that Tronc is selling the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers for $500 million, Tesla posts a narrower than expected loss, and Google is bringing gadget maker Nest back under its control.

First Read begins the day with news that SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has successfully launched, Google to buy New York City's Chelsea Market building for over $2 billion, and former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick kept his cool during Waymo-Uber trials

First Read begins the day with news that Super Bowl ratings were down although 103 million watched, Lulemon CEO Potdevin is stepping down over unspecified misconduct, and a Girl Scout sells more than 300 boxes of cookies outside a marijuana dispensary.

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America bar people from buying bitcoin with a credit card, Vodafone is in talks to buy Liberty Global assets, and the Philadelphia Eagles stun the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl.

First Read wraps up the week with news that Amazon's quarterly profit tops $1 bln, Morgan Stanley gets hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit and Blackstone and Apollo pick insurance as next bet to disrupt Wall Street.

First Read begins the day with news that Fujifilm is taking over Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal, Facebook smashes earnings but its stock tumbles after hours, and San Francisco is dismissing thousands of marijuana convictions.

First Read begins the midweek with news that Apple is facing two federal probes over an iPhone battery issue, an electric Harley Davidson is coming next year, and FEMA is ending food and water distribution in Puerto Rico.

First Read starts the day with news that Revlon CEO Fabian Garcia is stepping down, Quintana Energy becomes the latest oilfield services to launch an IPO, and Dell considers a sale of VMware in reverse merger.

First Read ushers in the week with news that a Coke executive is named CEO of Staples, Casey's General Stores explores buying Kroger's convenience stores valued at $2 billion, and Omarosa has joined the cast of "Celebrity Big Brother."

First Read wraps up the week with news that the CEOs of Viacom and CBS are reportedly discussing a potential merger, Starbucks stock falls after a revenue miss and Dell considers range of strategic options including an IPO.