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In Second Opinion, Tyson Foods is buying American Protein's poultry rendering and blending assets for about $850 million, Greylock names Sarah Guo as a general partner, becoming one of the few women at the 53-year-old firm to hold that position and Tom Wolfe, author of "Bonfire of the Vanities," dies at 88.
In Second Opinion, the Supreme Court strikes down federal law prohibiting sports betting, Facebook has suspended around 200 apps so far as part of a a data misuse audit and struggling retailer Sears moves to sell in-house appliance brand Kenmore.
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that GameStop's new CEO quits for "personal reasons," AT&T's CEO says hiring Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was a mistake and California's pot revenue has been slower than expected.
In Second Opinion, Eli Lilly is acquiring Armo BioSciences for about $1.6 billion, Rolls-Royce unveils its first SUV and Congress releases Facebook ads bought by Russians to dupe U.S. voters.
In Second Opinion, I Squared Capital has agreed to buy trailer leasing firm TIP for about $1.2 billion, China's ZTE shuts down main business operations after U.S. ban and Walmart confirms it is making a $16 billion investment in Flipkart.
In Second Opinion, Vodafone is close to acquiring some of Liberty Global's European assets for $23 billion, Argentina is in talks to get a $30 billion flexible credit line from the IMF and as expected, Trump pulls the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal.
In Second Opinion, the majority owners of NASCAR are mulling a sale, Apple inches closer to $1 trillion market value and Oliver North is poised to become the next NRA president.
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that the unemployment rate hits a rare low of 3.9 percent, Apple stock hits an all-time high after Warren Buffett buys 75 million shares and New York's storied Plaza Hotel is set to sell for $600 million.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that AIG stock sinks after the insurance giant posts disappointing earnings, the Academy of Motion Pictures throws out Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski and Facebook hires eHarmony's chief scientist for its new dating feature.
In Second Opinion, Carlyle's Novolex is in the lead to acquire Newell Brands' Waddington for more than $2 billion, Hulu now has 20 million subscribers and Cambridge Analytica is shutting down after the Facebook data controversy.