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Winnie Mandela
In Second Opinion, fintech firm GreenSky files confidentially for an IPO, Intel shares drop on a report that Apple will move Macs to in-house chips in 2020 and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who fought apartheid, is dead at 81.
Walmart
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that an LA judge rules that all coffee companies, including Starbucks, must carry a warning label, bitcoin is on track for its worst first quarter ever and Walmart is reportedly in talks to buy Humana Inc.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that Microsoft is putting Windows on the backburner, SoftBank Group and Saudi Arabia plan to spend $200 billion building the world’s biggest solar power plant and a Fox News host apologizes after advertisers pull out following her criticism of a Parkland shooting survivor.
Roseanne Barr
In Second Opinion, CME Group is in talks to buy Britain's NEX for $5.4 billion, Facebook changes its privacy controls and the "Roseanne" sitcom reboot attracted a whopping 18.2 million viewers.
In Second Opinion. GSK is buying Novartis out of their consumer healthcare joint venture for $13 billion, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg agrees to testify before Congress and experts say that rock icon Prince died from an "exceedingly high" amount of fentanyl.
In Second Opinion, the FTC is now investigating Facebook for possible data misuse, a Carlyle-owned Brazilian toy retailer has reportedly postponed its IPO and "60 Minutes" interview with Stormy Daniels draws the program's highest ratings in 10 years.
John Bolton
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that Dropbox surges more than 40 percent in its IPO debut, Trump names the hawkish John Bolton as his third national security adviser and Elon Musk deletes the Facebook accounts for Tesla and SpaceX.
In Second Opinion, Facebook said it will audit apps on its platform following the Cambridge Analytic fallout, Trump's lead lawyer in the Russia probe quits and the founder of Toys "R" Us dies while a GoFundMe campaign to save the brand raises $200 million.
Fed's stress tests
In Second Opinion, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the sixth time since the financial crisis, the MGM board fires the company CEO after a disagreement on strategy while another CEO, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, is expected to finally publicly address the data privacy scandal engulfing the social network.
Cynthia Nixon
In Second Opinion, Acher Daniels Midland Co is restructuring its business groups, Facebook stock tumble after a firm said it improperly kept data on tens of millions of users and Cynthia Nixon, the actress best known for TV's "Sex and the City," is running for New York Governor.
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