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First Read ends the week with news that Spotify has inked a deal with Warner Music as it prepares to go public, Benchmark blasts ex-Uber CEO as a "corrosive influence" and Gary Cohn talks tax reform.

First Read starts your day with news FTC greenlights the Amazon, Whole Foods deal, Guess shares soar after the retailer posted better-than-expected earnings and women-first dating app Bumble rejected $450 mln buyout offer.

First Read ushers in the day with news Blue Apron implements a hiring freeze while trimming staff, President Trump threatens government shutdown over border wall and GoDaddy's CEO is retiring.

First Read kicks off the day with news French oil titan Total has agreed to buy Maersk Oil for $4.95 bln, Six Flags brings down confederate flags at its parks and Steve Mnuchin's wife gets into Instagram fight.

First Read starts your week with news Carl Icahn will no longer be a presidential adviser, Bain Capital, Cinven win control of Stada with sweetened bid and Immelt emerges as front-runner for Uber CEO job.

First Read ends the week with news ISIS claims responsibility for Barcelona terror attack, White House pulls plug on infrastructure advisory council and Mic to lay off 25 people in the news division.

First Read starts the day with news that a $430 million Powerball prize is up for grabs, Apple is setting aside $1 billion to procure and develop original content, and this year will see the most first-time VC funds formed in more than a decade.

First Read begins the day with news that two more execs bolt Trump's advisory council but Johnson & Johnson's CEO is staying put, Warren Buffett dumps his GE stock, and Chris Saad, the head of Uber’s developer platform, is leaving.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Andeavor Logistics is buying rival Western Refining Logistics for $1.5 billion, U.S. stock buybacks are plunging, and three CEOs have resigned from President Trump's manufacturing advisory council.

First Read kicks off the week with news that Anthem pulls out of the Virginia Obamacare market, Credit Suisse bans some Venezuelan bonds, and Uber's board is considering three investment offers to buy company shares.