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First Read kicks off the day with news that Tesla sales fall flat, the Federal Reserve is getting ready to shrink its portfolio, and a rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck western Montana.

To start your Wednesday, Tencent is investing around $100 million to $150 million in Indonesian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek, Worldpay is close to a deal with Vantiv and many Americans thinks civility has worsened under Trump.

To start your Monday, Dave McClure has apologized after making inappropriate advances to multiple women and he is no longer CEO of 500 Startups; Danone sells Stonyfield yogurt; and, no, NASA is not hiding kidnapped kids on Mars.

First Read starts off the day with news that Carl Icahn has reportedly backed off on his demand that AIG break up, Senate Republicans may forego a tax cut to save their healthcare bill, and women now make up make up 31 percent of Google employees.

KKR reportedly sells stake in Norwegian software company Visma for $1.8 billion, the U.S. tightens security measures of all laptops and electronic devices for inbound international flights, and "Game of Thrones" the musical is coming to Comic-Con San Diego.

First Read kicks off the midweek with news that European Central Bank President Draghi sparks a global bond sell-off, Twitter hires a new VP of diversity and massive ransomware attack spreads around the world.

First Read kicks off the day with news that hedge fund Paulson & Co reported a 6.3 percent stake in Valeant, Apple is reportedly leasing six cars from Hertz for autonomous software testing, and the European Union has slapped Google with record $2.7 billion fine for skewing search results in its own favor.

First Read kicks off the week with news that retailer Eddie Bauer is mulling a possible sale, SpaceX successfully launches a reused Falcon 9 rocket, plus Pandora co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren plans to step down.

First Read ends the week with news the biggest U.S. banks have passed the Fed's latest stress tests, Sean Parker leaves Spotify's board and SEC chair Jay Clayton wants more companies to go public.

First Read starts the day with news that Theranos has agreed to settle its lawsuit with Walgreens for less than $30 million, Oracle stock jumps nine percent after postings earnings that beat estimates, and the Altice USA IPO raises $1.9 billion.