First Read

Facebook hires a former White House official as its first head of cybersecurity policy, the publisher of "Fire and Fury" says the book has sold 1.7 million copies, and the majority of the top performing IPOs of the last 4 years weren't unicorns.

First Read begins the day with news that Disney is paying $1,000 bonuses to 125,000 workers, Uber hires its first chief diversity officer, and Facebook buys biometric ID verification startup Confirm.io.

First Read begins the day with news that Netflix stock surges as the company has added a record 8 million subscribers, Barcardi is buying Patrón in a deal that values the tequila brand at $5.1 billion, and a 7.9-magnitude earthquake off the Alaska coast has prompted a Tsunami warning.

First Read begins the week with news that Yahoo Finance launches an alternative to credit cards, GE has its worst week since the Great Recession, and Toshiba is considering an IPO for its chip memory unit.

First Read ends the week with news that IBM revenue grows for the first time since 2012, JPMorgan CEO Dimon's 2017 salary increased 5.4 pct to $29.5 mln and SEC seeks answers from bitcoin funds.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Westinghouse has reached a deal to resolve bankruptcy, H&M hires a diversity manager, and SurveyMonkey is preparing to go public later this year.

First Read ushers in the day with news that Celgene is in talks to buy Juno Therapeutics, Wal-Mart taps Judith McKenna as its international chief, and Insacart agrees to buy Unata in deal pegged at $65 million.

First Read begins the day with news that Citigroup is planning on increasing pay for women and minorities to bridge the wage gaps, the Honda Accord takes home the Car of the Year trophy at the Detroit Auto Show, and Telegram plans to raise $1.2 billion in its ICO.

First Read starts Martin Luther King Jr. Day with news that JP Morgan lost $143 million last quarter on a loan to a single client, Jeff Bezos is sending 1,000 Dreamers to college, and SoftBank is eyeing an $18 billion IPO of its mobile phone unit.

First Read wraps up the week with news that Walmart is raising its hourly minimum wage to $11, Peter Thiel makes a bid for Gawker and Steve Jurvetson connected to Silicon Valley sex party.