First Read

First Read starts the day with news that Whirlpool's CEO is stepping down although he will remain as chairman, Zenefits will pay $3.4 million in unpaid overtime to 743 employees, and Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as chief executive.

First Read begins the day with news that American student Otto Warmbier who was detained by North Korea and was released last week while in a coma, dies, Teladoc is bying medical consultation company Best Doctors, and Vice Media raised $450 million from TPG.

First Read ushers in the week with news that Angry Birds maker Rovio says it could go public in the future, General Motors is bringing about 600 jobs back from Mexico, and Reddit is raising a funding round that values the company at $1.7 billion.

First Read ends the week with news that special counsel Mueller is reportedly probing whether President Trump obstructured justice, JPMorgan Chase is accused of discriminating against fathers of newborns and Chinese bike sharing company gets big funding from Tencent.

First Read begins the midweek with news that department store chain Neiman Marcus has ended talks of any kind of sale, Time Inc will be cutting 4 percent of its workforce, and David Bonderman resigns from Uber's board.

First Read kicks off the day with news that Obamacare enrollment has fallen to 10.3 million this year, SoFi applies for a bank charter, while Hello, the sleep monitoring startup, lays off most of its employees.

First Read begins the week with news that Ford is offering buyouts to 15,000 workers, a big tech sell-off ruins a good day on Wall Street, and Carlyle Group is ceding control of its big nursing home chain, HCR ManorCare.

First Read ends the week with news that Trump picks Scaramucci as ambassador for the OECD, Andy Rubin's hardware startup Essential racks up $300 mln and Houzz to close $400 mln funding at $4 bln valuation led by Iconiq Capital.

First Read starts the day with news that Okta stock jumps after first earnings report, Alitalia could be sold without being broken up, and Former FBI Director James Comey is slated to testify at 10 a.m. ET

First Read starts the day with news that Trump's America is facing $13 trillion in consumer debt, NASA announces its first mission to the sun, and Apple's first TV series, "Planet of the Apps," has launched.