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First Read begins the day with news that IT company Ciber files for bankruptcy, Wells Fargo rehires about 1,000 employees, and a study finds that the more you use Facebook, the worse you feel.
In Second Opinion, AT&T is acquiring Straight Path Communications for $1.25 billion, United Airlines is under fire after a video emerges showing a screaming man being forcibly removed from an overbooked flight and Spotify confirms that one of its executives was a victim in the Stockholm terror attack.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that the EU gives Murdoch's Fox the greenlight to acquire Sky, the March jobs report disappoints although unemployment drops to 4.5 percent and Spotify is reportedly considering doing a direct listing without an IPO.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that Uber rival Lyft has reportedly raised $500 million at a $6.9 billion valuation, teen retailer Rue21 prepares to file for bankruptcy and legendary comedian Don Rickles dies at 90.
Second Opinion wraps up the day with news that GE wants out of the light bulb business, YouTube TV has officially launched in select markets and Trump removes his chief strategist Bannon from the National Security Council.
In Second Opinion, Peabody returns to the U.S. stock market after exiting bankruptcy, Microsoft launches a silly camera app and major advertisers bail from Fox's "The O'Reilly Report" amid the sexual harassment and verbal abuse scandal surrounding host Bill O'Reilly.
In Second Opinion, Panera Bread Co is reportedly contemplating a sale, Google Map Maker is now dead and Philip Morris has become the fourth most important stock in the S&P 500.
Second Opinion ends the week with news that Credit Suisse gets raided in a tax probe, Apple opens its App Accelerator in India and a judge orders President Trump to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits over Trump University.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that CIBC raises its takeover bid for PrivateBancorp to $4.9 billion, gas prices could leap to two-year high this spring and the music business has its best year in two decades thanks to Apple Music and Spotify.
In Second Opinion, the EU vetoes the Deutsche Boerse-London Stock Exchange merger deal, Samsung unveils its first new flagship phones since the exploding phone debacle and Bob Dylan will finally pick up his Nobel Prize this weekend in Sweden.