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Nordstrom
In Second Opinion, T-Mobile and Sprint are reportedly planning a merger without selling assets, the Supreme Court agrees to resolve Microsoft's foreign email battle and the Nordstrom family suspends its effort to take the retailer private; however, they will resume after the holiday season is over.
Bayer
Second Opinion closes out the week with news that BASF will acquire Bayer's seed and herbicide business for $7 billion, Trump is killing Obamacare subsidies and in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the movie mogul's namesake Weinstein Co. is mulling a sale or a shutdown.
JPMorgan
Second Opinion wraps up the day with news that Google commits $1 billion to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs, Trump issues an executive order to undermine Obamacare and JP Morgan's earnings rise despite the trading slowdown.
Boy Scouts
In Second Opinion, Kroger is contemplating selling its convenience stores, Amazon launches its first waterproof Kindle and the Boys Scouts will soon be accepting girls.
P&G
In Second Opinion, P&G says Trian's Nelson Peltz lost his bid for a board seat but Peltz disagrees, Apple and Steven Spielberg are reportedly rebooting "Amazing Stories" and Hillary Clinton condemns one-time supporter Harvey Weinstein but does not say whether she'll donate his contributions to charities.
Google
In Second Opinion, GM is planning on buying sensor-tech firm Strobe, a University of Chicago professor wins the Nobel Prize in economics and Google has found Russian ads related to the 2016 election.
New York Times
Second Opinion ends the week with news that New York Times stock falls after the news report on Harvey Weinstein, the U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs in September as a result of the various hurricanes and AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down after 20 years.
Harvey Weinstein
In Second Opinion, Saudi Aramco is on track to list its IPO next year, Yelp analysis names Columbus Ohio as the nation's "hottest hipster market" and film producer Harvey Weinstein takes a leave of absence following a news report that he has sexually harassed various actresses for decades.
Warren Buffett
In Second Opinion, Warren Buffet buys a majority stake in truck stop operator Pilot Flying J, Amazon buys 3D body model startup Body Labs and the Supreme Court takes on partisan gerrymandering.
Second Opinion closes out this tragic day with news that the death toll in the Las Vegas shooting is currently 58, with more than 500 people hurt, Microsoft will soon shutter its music store and streaming service and Goldman Sachs is mulling trading bitcoin.
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