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SAN FRANCISCO Reuters Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries and outlined new measures it is taking to combat what it calls that go well beyond the phenomenon known as fake news.

Facebook said its security team would now fight information operations which it regards as a more complex problem than traditional hackers and scammers by suspending or deleting false accounts after identifying them with a combination of machine learning and intelligence analysis.

Facebook said it would go after amplifier accounts based on behavioral analysis that shows signs of inauthenticity such as sudden bursts of activity or repeated posting of the same material without regard to the politics of the content.

5. Is it just me or is Apple building the same bloat into Apple Music that it previously built into iTunes

The music legend loved idea a Shark Tank competition for new apps and before long persuaded him and TV producer Ben Silverman to pitch it to Eddy Cue who runs Apple services business and is the conduit to Hollywood.

In the coming months Apple Music plans to start streaming Carpool Karaoke a spinoff of James popular celebrity singalong segment one episode will see John Legend and Alicia Keys driving around and belting out their hits.

Like many tech companies Apple long resisted getting into the content game opting instead to sell other music TV shows and movies and making money flogging hardware.

6. This is a big change: Facebook seems to be coming to terms with its impact on geopolitics.

SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries and outlined new measures it is taking to combat what it calls that go well beyond the phenomenon known as fake news.

In a report and summary of response plans on its website on Thursday Facebook describes and subtle efforts by nations and other organizations to spread misleading information and falsehoods for geopolitical goals.

7. GoPro has lost money for the last six quarters

8. “The meat of the paper is FB admitting that it can be used as a highly-tuned, souped-up vehicle for propaganda.”

Image AP RisbergBack in January Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was proud of the impact that we were able to have on civic discourse doubling down on his stance that the rise of misinformation spread of outright propaganda and rapid erosion of trust in the fourth estate were problems but his.

Image screengrab from DiscordWhether through coordinated action by a mix of legitimate and illegitimate accounts to dominate conversation as in the case of or using Twitter bot armies like the one commanded by the mysterious MicroChip to push hashtag campaigns to the masses malicious groups have known how to exploit social networks with terrifying efficiency.

Facebook will continue to contribute in this area by offering training materials cooperating with government cybersecurity agencies looking to harden their and social media activity against external attacks and deploying communications designed to reinforce observance of strong security practices.

9. Google loses top hardware exec ahead of new Pixel release

At Google Foster stepped into a new role vice president of hardware product development working on the company Pixel smartphone and Home speaker an Echo competitor.

The hardware division also competes with Apple Amazon and other companies building devices tied to intelligent software like digital assistants that could upend existing models for media and advertising markets that Google now leads.

Earlier this week German publication WinFuture reported that it uncovered evidence of three planned Google devices in Android code information online.

10. Apple is in talks to launch its own Venmo. Makes sense looking at Venmo’s payment growth:

If it happens this time the new Apple product would compete with offerings from big banks as well as PayPal its subsidiary Venmo as well as Square Cash in the increasingly competitive world of digital.

spent heavily in insuring their cards were top of wallet when they all built and rolled out Apple Pay said Cherian Abraham a digital payments executive at Experian.

Square Cash service offers a similar virtual debit card and CEO Jack Dorsey talked about this very use case at a recent Recode Code Commerce event.

Russia’s Yandex Extends Breakout On Strong Earnings After Google $GOOG Deal | $YNDX, $MGM, $F and More

by Alpha | Apr 27, 2017 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. GRUB:

$GRUB Grubhub Reports Record First Quarter Results – SI

2. TER:

$TER Teradyne Tops Q1 EPS by 6c, Beat on Revenue, Q2 EPS/Rev Guidance Well Above Est. – SI

3. NOK:

$NOK Nokia shares leap to 2017 high after stemming declines – FT

4. WTW:

$WTW Weight Watchers Names Mindy Grossman President and CEO – PRN

5. UA:

$UA Under Armour shares surge on smaller-than-expected loss – CNBC

6. NOW:

$NOW ServiceNow Tops Q1 EPS by 7c, Q2 Revenue Guidance Beats – SI

7. PYPL:

$PYPL PayPal partnerships pay off, and Venmo could take off next – MW

8. INTU:

$INTU Intuit shares rally as TurboTax unit sales grow over tax season – MW

9. GOOG, YNDX:

$YNDX Russia’s Yandex Extends Breakout On Strong Earnings After Google $GOOG Deal – IBD

10. XLNX:

$XLNX Xilinx Up 3%: FYQ4 Revenue, EPS Beat; Q1 Rev View Beats – Barron’s

11. MGM:

$MGM MGM Resorts shares jump 2.2% premarket after profit and revenue beat – MW

12. DPZ:

$DPZ Domino’s Pizza Delivers Hot Earnings Growth – IBD

13. ALSN:

$ALSN Allison Transmission tops Street 1Q forecasts – AP

14. HRB:

$HRB H&R Block shares rise on higher-than-average DIY online filings – MW

15. TSCO:

$TSCO Tractor Supply Posts In-Line Q1 Earnings, Down Y/Y – Zacks

16. CMCSA:

$CMCSA Comcast earnings beat as it gears up for wireless – MW

17. ABBV:

$ABBV AbbVie stock surges 1.5% after first-quarter profit, revenue beats – MW

18. UPS:

$UPS UPS wins $2.35 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon – Reuters

19. F:

$F Ford beats Street estimates, but profit dinged by recall costs – CNBC

20. PH:

$PH Parker-Hannifin Q3 Earnings, Revenues Trump Estimates – Zacks

21. DOW:

$DOW Dow Chemical profit beats as consumer focus pays off – Rueters

22. RTN:

$RTN Raytheon Tops Q1 EPS by 12c, Lifts FY EPS Guidance – SI

23. UPS:

$UPS UPS first-quarter profit tops estimates as revenue rises – Reuters

24. CHKP:

$CHKP Israel’s Check Point Q1 profit, revenue top estimates – Reuters

25. IPXL:

$IPXL Impax Announces FDA Approval and Launch of a Generic Version of Vytorin® – PRN

26. ROX:

$ROX Spirits Maker Castle Said to Weigh Sale Amid Takeover Interest – BBG

27. FDX:

$FDX Fedex wins $2.35 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

28. APC: $APC Anadarko Shuts Wells in Colorado After Deadly Home Explosion – BBG

29. BP:

$BP BP to Sell Interest in SECCO to Sinopec for $1.68 Billion – SI

30. AZN:

$AZN AstraZeneca profit down as sales for key drug fall – MW

31. APD:

$APD Air Products Tops Q2 EPS by 4c; Maintains Outlook – SI

32. CELG:

$CELG Celgene Beats On Q1 Earnings, Misses On Sales – Zacks

33. AA:

$AA Alcoa files to say selling stockholders are offering about 13 mln shares – Rueters

34. AMGN:

$AMGN Amgen shares slide on weak Enbrel sales – MW

35. BWLD:

$BWLD Buffalo Wild Wings earnings miss could give Marcato the upper hand – CNBC

36. DB:

$DB Deutsche Bank’s Return to Growth Delayed as Trading Trails – BBG

37. KS:

$KS KapStone Reports First Quarter Results – PRN

38. CTXS:

$CTXS Citrix down as new product/licenses drag on revenues – SA

39. AAL:

$AAL American Airlines stock slumps after earnings – MW

40. CLF:

$CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2017 Results – PRN

41. ETH:

$ETH Ethan Allen misses Street 3Q forecasts – AP

42. BRKL:

$BRKL Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Announces Commencement of Common Stock Offering – GN

43. FFIV:

$FFIV F5 Networks plunges after earnings miss – MW

44. MLNX:

$MLNX Mellanox shares fall as quarterly results, outlook miss Street view – MW

45. PACB:

$PACB Pacific Biosciences Q1 Loss Wider than Estimated – Zacks

46. AMSC:

$AMSC American Superconductor Warns on Q4 Revenue; Q1 Rev. Guidance Falls Short – SI

UPGRADES

1. DISH:Barclays Upgrades Dish Network $DISH to Overweight, “Could emerge as Kingmaker”

DOWNGRADES

1. AAL, DAL, UAL:American Airlines downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan $AAL $DAL $UAL

2. MLNX:Credit Suisse Downgrades Mellanox Technologies $MLNX to Neutral

3. NTRI:Wunderlich Securities Downgrades Nutrisystem $NTRI to Hold Citing Lack Of NT Catalysts

4. SGYP:$SGYP downgraded to Sell at Citi

EARNINGS

1. ALLE:$ALLE reports FQ1 earnings of 73c EPS and $548.80M Revs –

2. EXAS:$EXAS reports FQ1 earnings of -32c EPS and $48.36M Revs –

3. WCC:$WCC reports FQ1 earnings of 76c EPS and $1.77B Revs –

4. WNS:$WNS reports FQ4 earnings of 46c EPS and $154.10M Revs –

5. ACOR:$ACOR reports FQ1 earnings of -8c EPS and $119.39M Revs –

6. BMS:$BMS reports FQ1 earnings of 58c EPS and $995.40M Revs –

7. PX:$PX reports FQ1 earnings of $1.37 EPS and $2.73B Revs –

8. PTEN:$PTEN reports FQ1 earnings of -42c EPS and $305.18M Revs –

9. APD:$APD reports FQ2 earnings of $1.43 EPS and $1.98B Revs –

10. ICLR:$ICLR reports FQ1 earnings of $1.29 EPS and $432M Revs –

11. CRI:$CRI reports FQ1 earnings of 97c EPS and $732.76M Revs –

12. CRI:$CRI reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $6.59M –

13. KKR:$KKR reports FQ1 earnings of 65c EPS and $375.52M Revs –

14. HP:$HP reports FQ2 earnings of -47c EPS and $405.28M Revs –

15. CHKP:$CHKP reports FQ1 earnings of $1.20 EPS and $435.50M Revs –

16. AZN:$AZN reports FQ1 earnings of 99c EPS and $5.41B Revs –

17. THRM:$THRM reports FQ1 earnings of 69c EPS and $249.30M Revs –

18. BWA:$BWA reports FQ1 earnings of 91c EPS and $2.41B Revs –

19. BSX:$BSX reports FQ1 earnings of 29c EPS and $2.16B Revs –

20. EQT:$EQT reports FQ1 earnings of 43c EPS and $897.52M Revs –

21. FCFS:$FCFS reports FQ1 earnings of 68c EPS and $447.60M Revs –

22. GTLS:$GTLS reports FQ1 earnings of 1c EPS and $204.10M Revs –

23. PRLB:$PRLB reports FQ1 earnings of 51c EPS and $80.17M Revs –

24. LUV:$LUV reports FQ1 earnings of 61c EPS and $4.88B Revs –

25. WEX:$WEX reports FQ1 earnings of $1.23 EPS and $291.36M Revs –

26. XEL:$XEL reports FQ1 earnings of 47c EPS and $2.95B Revs –

27. GNRC:$GNRC reports FQ1 earnings of 41c EPS and $331.80M Revs –

28. POT:$POT reports FQ1 earnings of 18c EPS and $1.11B Revs –

29. STM:$STM reports FQ1 earnings of 12c EPS and $1.82B Revs –

30. DRQ:$DRQ reports FQ1 earnings of 0c EPS and $119.23M Revs –

31. ICD:$ICD reports FQ1 earnings of -14c EPS and $20.20M Revs –

32. EQM:$EQM reports FQ1 earnings of $1.36 EPS and $203.40M Revs –

33. MINI:$MINI reports FQ1 earnings of 25c EPS and $123.53M Revs –

34. MINI:$MINI reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $0.73M –

35. ALXN:$ALXN reports FQ1 earnings of $1.38 EPS and $870M Revs –

36. DOW:$DOW reports FQ1 earnings of $1.04 EPS and $11.94B Revs –

37. HZO:$HZO reports FQ2 earnings of 11c EPS and $245.02M Revs –

38. MPC:$MPC reports FQ1 earnings of 6c EPS and $16.39B Revs –

39. CRR:$CRR reports FQ1 earnings of $-1.22 EPS and $34.70M Revs –

40. AIT:$AIT reports FQ3 earnings of 75c EPS and $679.30M Revs –

41. POL:$POL reports FQ1 earnings of 59c EPS and $899M Revs –

42. STAY:$STAY reports FQ1 earnings of 15c EPS and $290.99M Revs –

43. BBW:$BBW reports FQ1 earnings of 17c EPS and $90.60M Revs –

44. BMY:$BMY reports FQ1 earnings of 84c EPS and $4.93B Revs –

45. F:$F reports FQ1 earnings of 39c EPS and $36.48B Revs –

46. FTI:$FTI reports FQ1 earnings of 71c EPS and $3.39B Revs –

47. FAF:$FAF reports FQ1 earnings of 52c EPS and $1.32B Revs –

48. AVT:$AVT reports FQ3 earnings of 88c EPS and $4.44B Revs –

49. LAZ:$LAZ reports FQ1 earnings of 83c EPS and $624.43M Revs –

50. CNHI:$CNHI reports FQ1 earnings of 4c EPS and $5.68B Revs –

51. NEWM:$NEWM reports FQ1 earnings of -7c EPS and $307.50M Revs –

52. MPLX:$MPLX reports FQ1 earnings of 19c EPS and $886M Revs –

53. RS:$RS reports FQ1 earnings of $1.52 EPS and $2.42B Revs –

54. AEP:$AEP reports FQ1 earnings of 96c EPS and $3.90B Revs –

55. IP:$IP reports FQ1 earnings of 60c EPS and $5.51B Revs –

56. IP:$IP reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $110.38M –

57. CMCSA:$CMCSA reports FQ1 earnings of 53c EPS and $20.46B Revs –

58. LLL:$LLL reports FQ1 earnings of $2.07 EPS and $2.67B Revs –

59. JCI:$JCI reports FQ2 earnings of 50c EPS and $7.24B Revs –

60. SIRI:$SIRI reports FQ1 earnings of 4c EPS and $1.29B Revs –

61. TDC:$TDC reports FQ1 earnings of 28c EPS and $491M Revs –

62. RTN:$RTN reports FQ1 earnings of $1.74 EPS and $6B Revs –

63. AOS:$AOS reports FQ1 earnings of 50c EPS and $740M Revs –

64. UFS:$UFS reports FQ1 earnings of 32c EPS and $1.30B Revs –

65. CBG:$CBG reports FQ1 earnings of 43c EPS and $2.98B Revs –

66. MCRN:$MCRN reports FQ1 earnings of 32c EPS and $285.40M Revs –

67. MCRN:$MCRN reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $17.22M –

68. SERV:$SERV reports FQ1 earnings of 34c EPS and $643M Revs –

69. IRDM:$IRDM reports FQ1 earnings of 30c EPS and $104.40M Revs –

70. TREE:$TREE reports FQ1 earnings of 85c EPS and $132.50M Revs –

71. LKQ:$LKQ reports FQ1 earnings of 49c EPS and $2.34B Revs –

72. CME:$CME reports FQ1 earnings of $1.22 EPS and $929M Revs –

73. ENTG:$ENTG reports FQ1 earnings of 28c EPS and $317.40M Revs –

74. ALKS:$ALKS reports FQ1 earnings of -18c EPS and $191.80M Revs –

75. ABG:$ABG reports FQ1 earnings of $1.58 EPS and $1.55B Revs –

76. ODFL:$ODFL reports FQ1 earnings of 80c EPS and $754.10M Revs –

77. ODFL:$ODFL reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $5.53M –

78. CELG:$CELG reports FQ1 earnings of $1.68 EPS and $2.96B Revs –

79. VC:$VC reports FQ1 earnings of $1.73 EPS and $810M Revs –

80. WST:$WST reports FQ1 earnings of 60c EPS and $387.70M Revs –

81. PENN:$PENN reports FQ1 earnings of 6c EPS and $776.20M Revs –

82. MMC:$MMC reports FQ1 earnings of $1.08 EPS and $3.50B Revs –

83. CTB:$CTB reports FQ1 earnings of 57c EPS and $643.03M Revs –

84. ATTU:$ATTU reports FQ1 earnings of -2c EPS and $13.84M Revs –

85. DPZ:$DPZ reports FQ1 earnings of $1.26 EPS and $624.22M Revs –

86. LANC:$LANC reports FQ3 earnings of 95c EPS and $293.83M Revs –

87. FCN:$FCN reports FQ1 earnings of 34c EPS and $446.30M Revs –

88. ZBH:$ZBH reports FQ1 earnings of $2.13 EPS and $1.98B Revs –

89. EME:$EME reports FQ1 earnings of 88c EPS and $1.89B Revs –

90. PH:$PH reports FQ3 earnings of $2.11 EPS and $3.12B Revs –

91. MDP:$MDP reports FQ3 earnings of 87c EPS and $425.40M Revs –

92. CRS:$CRS reports FQ3 earnings of 44c EPS and $473.60M Revs –

93. AAL:$AAL reports FQ1 earnings of 61c EPS and $9.62B Revs –

94. ABBV:$ABBV reports FQ1 earnings of $1.28 EPS and $6.54B Revs –

95. ALLY:$ALLY reports FQ1 earnings of 48c EPS and $1.38B Revs –

96. SRDX:$SRDX reports FQ2 earnings of 5c EPS and $17.50M Revs –

97. UNP:$UNP reports FQ1 earnings of $1.32 EPS and $5.13B Revs –

98. UPS:$UPS reports FQ1 earnings of $1.32 EPS and $15.32B Revs –

99. UPS:$UPS reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $123.39M –

100. VIVO:$VIVO reports FQ2 earnings of 22c EPS and $54.13M Revs –

101. MCS:$MCS reports FQ1 earnings of 33c EPS and $158M Revs –

102. CLFD:$CLFD reports FQ2 earnings of 7c EPS and $17.70M Revs –

103. MJN:$MJN reports FQ1 earnings of 80c EPS and $883.50M Revs –

104. TRS:$TRS reports FQ1 earnings of 30c EPS and $199.80M Revs –

105. RTIX:$RTIX reports FQ1 earnings of 1c EPS and $69.90M Revs –

106. MTH:$MTH reports FQ1 earnings of 56c EPS and $672.80M Revs –

107. CTS:$CTS reports FQ1 earnings of 26c EPS and $100.10M Revs –

108. CLF:$CLF reports FQ1 earnings of 16c EPS and $461.60M Revs –

109. FELE:$FELE reports FQ1 earnings of 33c EPS and $220.30M Revs –

110. USG:$USG reports FQ1 earnings of 37c EPS and $767M Revs –

111. FSS:$FSS reports FQ1 earnings of 14c EPS and $177.80M Revs –

112. PF:$PF reports FQ1 earnings of 50c EPS and $766.10M Revs –

113. IDCC:$IDCC reports FQ1 earnings of 93c EPS and $94.53M Revs –

114. DSPG:$DSPG reports FQ1 earnings of -5c EPS and $27.93M Revs –

115. DST:$DST reports FQ1 earnings of $1.45 EPS and $405.50M Revs –

116. TMHC:$TMHC reports FQ1 earnings of 30c EPS and $769.09M Revs –

117. BC:$BC reports FQ1 earnings of 78c EPS and $1.16B Revs –

118. NOK:$NOK reports FQ1 earnings of 3c EPS and $5.73B Revs –

119. MGM:$MGM reports FQ1 earnings of 36c EPS and $2.71B Revs –

120. UAN:$UAN reports FQ1 earnings of -9c EPS and $85.30M Revs –

Trending Social Alerts

1. BMY:$BMY 1Q17 US Opdivo sales $761M BEAT consensus of $690M ex-US Opdivo sales $366M BEAT consensus of $341M

2. CELG:$CELG Positive Ph2 STEPSTONE data with $RCPT ozanimod in Crohn’s disease; Phase III trial initiation planned by year-end

3. ABBV:$ABBV revenues were $6.538B vs. $6.484B consensus forecast; adj EPS: $1.28 vs. $1.26 consensus.

4. CMCSA:#BREAKING: Comcast $CMCSA Q1 Earnings Per Share Excluding Items beats estimates, $0.53 vs. $0.44 expected

5. SNCR:*SYNCHRONOSS CEO, CFO STEPPING DOWN $SNCR cc: @RodBoydILM @SIRF_Report

6. UA:Under Armour posts smaller-than-expected 1Q loss $UA

7. ALXN:$ALXN is slightly increasing its bottom line guidance. No change to revenue though.

8. F:All-new Expedition going on sale this fall; Bronco returning globally in 2020. #FordEarnings $F

9. AAL:American Airlines beats by $0.05, beats on revenue #premarket $AAL

10. XLRN:$XLRN Provides Clinical Development Updates on Luspatercept Program

11. DPZ:Now they’re just showing off. Domino’s 1Q domestic comps up 10.2%. $DPZ

12. PFE:$PFE next-gen ALK/ROS1 Inhibitor, Lorlatinib, Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for ALK-Positive NSCLC

13. CLF:Cliffs Natural Resources misses by $0.28, beats on revenue #premarket $CLF

14. TSRO:$TSRO’s PD-1 is moving into a registrational study.

Trending News Headlines

1. TESARO Initiates Registrational Development Program for Anti-PD-1 Antibody TSR-042

TSR-042 is the first TESARO immuno-oncology candidate to enter a registration programOngoing clinical trial expanded to enroll patients with endometrial cancerPatient-centric administration schedule with every 6 week dosing WALTHAM, Mass., April 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TESARO, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRO), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutica…

2. Ford’s Profit Falls 35% on Recall Costs, Weaker U.S. Sales

Ford’s first-quarter net income fell 35%, dented by safety-recall expenses, higher engineering and commodity costs, and weaker sales in the U.S.

3. ECB Keeps Policy Settings Unchanged Awaiting Political Clarity

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at record lows and maintained its quantitative-easing program as officials monitor the economic recovery and the risk of political turbulence in the region.

4. Acceleron Provides Clinical Development Updates on Luspatercept Program

Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:XLRN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovat

5. Dow Chemical profit beats as consumer market focus pays off

Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit as the seeds and chemical maker benefited from its consumer-markets focus, and said it has had “substantive discussions” with regulators over its merger with DuPont (DD.N).

6. Brad Loncar on Twitter

“$BMY – even some drug named Yervoy showed some nice growth again.”

7. Bristol-Myers Squibb Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Increases First Quarter Revenues 12% to $4.9 Billion Posts First Quarter GAAP EPS of $0.94 and Non-GAAP EPS of $0.84 Achieves Key Regulatory Milestones For Opdivo in the U.S. and Europe Advances Immuno-Oncology Collaborations with Incyte and Exelixis to include Phase 3 Trials Increases 2017 GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Guidance Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reported results for the first quarter of 2017, which were highlighted by strong sales for key products Opdivo and Eliquis, regulatory approval for Opdivo in advanced bladder cancer in the U.S., positive opinions from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for advanced bladder and head and neck cancers in Europe, and strategic transactions in oncology that further strengthened the company’s pipeline. “During the first quarter we delivered strong sales and earnings growth, achieved important regulatory milestones for Opdivo in the U.S. and Europe and presented important new data across our Immuno-Oncology

8. dough on Twitter

“STIFEL cheat sheet for $CELG earnings today”

Technology News

1. Amazon just confirmed that the videos and photos recorded by the Echo Look will be stored ‘indefinitely.’

2. The idea underlying #NetNeutrality is a simple one: the Internet should be free & open. This is a shameful move.

Pai speech was rife with hyperbole inaccuracies and misstatements Georgetown Law lecturer Andrew Schwartzman an attorney who specializes in media and telecommunications policy told Ars.

To remind people that ISPs have blocked Internet content in numerous instances advocacy group Free Press published an updated list of such incidents featuring the likes of Comcast AT T and Verizon.

The Internet Association a trade group whose members include Amazon Facebook Google Microsoft Netflix and other Web companies countered arguments that net neutrality rules have inhibited network investment.

3. The FCC is poised to gut net neutrality protections. It’s time to speak up and fight back.

But as The Nilay Patel and former FCC Counselor Gigi Sohn point out companies change their terms of service all the time and as yet we heard of anything in plan that would stop them from doing so.

As Sohn explains name for the Pai Plan might be Trust Hardly a comforting thought in a market where ISPs face little competition and serve as the sole gatekeeper to the I.

The net neutrality rules are crucial for the Internet they help make sure that ISPs run their networks in ways that are fair to users and innovators alike.

4. Never get a parking ticket again with Saved Parking. 🚙 notifications for Android.

You can add a note like spot add the amount of time left before the meter expires and even get a reminder alert minutes before it does save an image of your parking spot and send your parking location to friends.

This is in addition to the automatic parking detection you might have already noticed in Google Maps for iOS.

If you connect to your car using USB audio or bluetooth your parking spot will be automatically added to the map when you disconnect and exit the vehicle.

5. I’m a big fan of the Echo, but it is slightly creepy… and Amazon thinks THIS is the next thing to do with it?

Photos can be saved to an ongoing look book that will log what users wear every day so as to not duplicate outfits and the pics can be shared easily on social networks or through texts.

Taking a video allows users to quickly replay the clip on their phone so they can see their outfit from every angle in the moment making it easier to decide on what to wear.

Echo Look also comes equipped with a machine learning feature called Style Check allowing users to take two pictures of two separate outfits and compare the two in order to make the best choice.

6. Ending heavy-handed Internet regulation will increase infrastructure investment, promote competition, & create jobs.

7. Paying Jeff Bezos $200 so he can put an internet-connected camera in your bedroom seems full-on Black Mirror crazy.

The marketing copy on the Echo Look product page includes a hodgepodge of tech buzzwords like computer vision and machine learning.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has previously expressed his intrigue with the power of combining human taste with computer recommendations to make styling decisions.

Recode previously reported the company is working on an Alexa device that would have phone call and intercom features that could include a video camera.

8. Back from June 2012. I was right then and now –> Why the FTC Should Block Facebook’s Acquisition Of Instagram

9. “performance improvements lead to usage improvements at the level of what a new feature would add”

Among them are a feed ranked by personalization algorithms rather than by chronology live streaming the ability to post photo galleries and a controversial new app design and logo.

More than percent of users are now outside the United States and the service is growing especially quickly in parts of Asia and South America that are dogged by underpowered Android phones and slow cellular networks.

For instance after Instagram began Stories the show feature it took from Snapchat it spent a month adding speed improvements for international markets.

10. “Nothing about the Internet was broken in 2015,” said FCC Chair Pai, kicking off effort to kill net neutrality rules

Even as he acknowledged the importance of an open internet FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday set his telecom agency on a course to scrap the tough broad net neutrality protections imposed by the Obama administration.

During a major speech in Washington Pai outlined the need for a total revision of existing federal rules that seek to prevent companies like AT T Charter and Verizon from blocking or slowing down web content including the movie or music offerings from their competitors.

On Wednesday though Pai told a different story In his speech he attributed the net neutrality rules to politics even alleging that Democrats sought to implement them to motivate voters after the party faltered in the congressional elections.

Will Netflix debut in China ? | $NFLX should be up much more | $CAT and More News

by Alpha | Apr 25, 2017 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. CATB:

$CATB Catabasis Announces Favorable Results for Functional Assessments in MoveDMD® Trial – BW

2. CANF:

$CANF Can-Fite’s Ph III ACRobat Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis Approved by Institutional Review Board

3. NORD:

$NORD Nord Anglia Education to be Acquired by Consortium Led by CPPIB and BPEA in $4.3B Deal – SI

4. UIS:

$UIS Unisys’ adjusted earnings top estimates, stock surges – Fox news

5. CAPR:

$CAPR Capricor Announces Positive 6mo Results from Randomized Ph I/II HOPE Clinical Trial in DMD – PRN

6. APFH, TSN:

$APFH Tyson Foods $TSN to acquire AdvancePierre Foods Holdings for $4.2 bln – MW

7. LLNW:

$LLNW Limelight Networks Tops Q1 EPS by 2c, Raises FY 2017 Guidance – SI

8. QURE:

$QURE uniQure Receives EMA Priority Medicines Designation for AMT-060 in Hemophilia B – GN

9. MDR:

$MDR McDermott Turns To Profit In Q1; Raises FY17 Earnings Outlook – Nasdaq

10. MAS:

$MAS Masco Beats on Q1 Earnings & Revenue Estimates – Zacks

11. STRP, T:

$STRP Straight Path Says AT&T $T Has 5 Days To Match a ‘superior’ Buyout Bid It Received – Fox Biz

12. CAT:

$CAT Caterpillar smashes expectations, raises forecast; shares jump – CNBC

13. ATI:

$ATI Allegheny Technologies beats Street 1Q forecasts – AP

14. AKS:

$AKS AK Steel Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2017 – MArket Wired

15. SLCA:

$SLCA U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2017 Results – PRN

16. LXU:

$LXU LSB Industries, Inc. Reports Improved Operating Results for the 2017 First Quarter – BW

17. RAD:

$RAD Rite Aid shares jump after earnings beat – MW

18. BIIB:

$BIIB Biogen stock rises after first-quarter earnings, profit beat – MW

19. AA:

$AA Alcoa Earnings Sizzle Brings New Life to Party After Share Surge – BBG

20. HUM:

$HUM Humana Prelim. Q1 EPS Tops Views; Raises FY EPS Guidance – SI

21. PRTK:

$PRTK Paratek Pharma & Zai Lab Announce Collaboration, Dev & License Agreement for Omadacycline in China

22. MCD:

$MCD McDonald’s shares up 2.5% as strong sales show turnaround is taking hold – CNBC

23. JBLU:

$JBLU JetBlue shares rise after earnings beat estimates – MW

24. NVS:

$NVS Novartis Moves M&A Search to Early-Stage Drugs on Price Gain – BBG

25. NVS:

$NVS Novartis Earnings Top, But Sales Dip Despite New Blockbuster Drug – IBD

26. FCX:

$FCX Freeport-McMoRan reports first-quarter earnings, profit misses – MW

27. DD:

$DD DuPont profit beats on strong seed demand – Reuters

28. AXE:

$AXE Anixter International beats 1Q profit forecasts – AP

29. CNC:

$CNC Health insurer Centene’s quarterly profit, revenue beat Street – REuters

30. EAT:

$EAT Brinker International Reports Third Quarter Results – PRN

31. NFLX:

$NFLX Netflix enters China via licensing deal with top video streaming service iQiyi – Tech Crunch

32. PNR:

$PNR Pentair Reports First Quarter 2017 Results – GN

33. TSN:

$TSN Tyson looking to sell off non-meat based brands – MW

34. WHR:

$WHR Whirlpool cuts profit guidance over European integration challenges – FT

35. GLW:

$GLW Corning tops Street 1Q forecasts – AP

36. SAP:

$SAP SAP’s Sales Again Top Estimates as Software Spending Grows – BBG

37. WFC:

$WFC Regulators lift sanctions on Wells Fargo after fixes made to ‘living will’ – Charlotte Observer

38. SANM:

$SANM Sanmina Rising: FYQ2 Rev Misses, Q3 Rev, EPS View Beats – Barron’s

39. SPGI:

$SPGI S&P Global, Inc. Beats on Q1 Earnings, Guidance Up – Zacks

40. AKRX:

$AKRX Germany’s Fresenius Kabi to buy Akorn for $4.3 billion – MW

41. MET:

$MET MetLife Asks for Too-Big-To-Fail Case Delay Until After Trump Review – BBG

42. JAZZ:

$JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals reports psoitive data from phase 2/3 study of Xyrem – Reuters

43. BA:

$BA Boeing near decision to launch 737-10 jet – sources – SI

44. OMED: $OMED OncoMed to lay off half of its staff – MW

45. WAB: $WAB Wabtec Tops Q1 EPS by 12c; Affirms Outlook – SI

46. MMM:

$MMM 3M Tops First-Quarter Profit Estimates, Lifts Full-Year Earnings – TheStreet

47. BHI:

$BHI Baker Hughes Posts Narrower than Expected Loss in Q1 – Zacks

48. AN:

$AN AutoNation Reports First Quarter 2017 Results – PRN

49. KO:

$KO Coca-Cola boosts savings target; sees smaller profit drop – Reuters

50. TMUS:

$TMUS T-Mobile Slips: Q1 Revenue Misses; Raises Year Subs View – Barron’s

51. LLY:

$LLY Eli Lilly swings to loss though sales rise, cuts outlook – MW

52. HUBB:

$HUBB Hubbell Reports First Quarter Results: Net Sales of $852M & Earnings Per Diluted Share of $1.13

53. ERIC:

$ERIC Ericsson posts slightly wider loss than expected in Q1 – CNBC

54. LH:

$LH Laboratory Corp. Of America Q1 Profit Tops View; Cuts FY17 Outlook – Nasdaq

55. ABX:

$ABX Barrick Gold Corp reports 1stQ profit, slashes Argentina mine output forecast after spill – FP

56. PHM:

$PHM PulteGroup Tops Q1 Earnings, Lags Revenue Estimates – Zacks

57. CDNS:

$CDNS Cadence Design Systems Reports In-Line Q1 EPS; Issues Mixed Outlook – SI

58. R:

$R Ryder System Cuts 2017 Profit View – Nasdaq

59. ANTM, CVS, ESRX:

$ESRX Express Scripts to Lose Top Client Anthem $ANTM Amid Legal Dispute – BBG $CVS

60. CTRV:

$CTRV ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants – GN

UPGRADES

1. AMX:Deutsche Bank Upgrades America Movil $AMX to Hold

2. BAC, BBY:Best Buy not out of biz yet. trading at highest levels seen since fin crisis on $BAC upgrade. $BBY

3. WFC:Guggenheim Upgrades Wells Fargo $WFC to Neutral

DOWNGRADES

1. BCR:CR Bard was Downgraded to a Hold Rating at BMO Capital $BCR

2. GE:BofA/Merrill Lynch Downgrades General Electric $GE to Neutral

EARNINGS

1. DD:$DD reports FQ1 earnings of $1.64 EPS and $7.74B Revs –

2. PII:$PII reports FQ1 earnings of 75c EPS and $1.15B Revs –

3. JAKK:$JAKK reports FQ1 earnings of $-1.01 EPS and $94.51M Revs –

4. DFRG:$DFRG reports FQ1 earnings of 20c EPS and $83.89M Revs –

5. CNC:$CNC reports FQ1 earnings of $1.12 EPS and $11.72B Revs –

6. ST:$ST reports FQ1 earnings of 71c EPS and $807.27M Revs –

7. LLY:$LLY reports FQ1 earnings of 98c EPS and $5.23B Revs –

8. RDWR:$RDWR reports FQ1 earnings of 2c EPS and $48.91M Revs –

9. AXE:$AXE reports FQ1 earnings of $1.09 EPS and $1.90B Revs –

10. PHM:$PHM reports FQ1 earnings of 31c EPS and $1.63B Revs –

11. ERIC:$ERIC reports FQ1 earnings of -27c EPS and $5.26B Revs –

12. BHI:$BHI reports FQ1 earnings of -24c EPS and $2.26B Revs –

13. NLSN:$NLSN reports FQ1 earnings of 20c EPS and $1.53B Revs –

14. GPK:$GPK reports FQ1 earnings of 14c EPS and $1.06B Revs –

15. GPK:$GPK reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $18.03M –

16. SVU:$SVU reports FQ4 earnings of 13c EPS and $2.91B Revs –

17. CPLA:$CPLA reports FQ1 earnings of 94c EPS and $111.79M Revs –

18. VLO:$VLO reports FQ1 earnings of 68c EPS and $21.77B Revs –

19. CIT:$CIT reports FQ1 earnings of 54c EPS and $495.70M Revs –

20. CIT:$CIT reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and misses the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $5.65M –

21. TRU:$TRU reports FQ1 earnings of 33c EPS and $445M Revs –

22. XRX:$XRX reports FQ1 earnings of 15c EPS and $2.45B Revs –

23. LH:$LH reports FQ1 earnings of $2.22 EPS and $2.41B Revs –

24. WAT:$WAT reports FQ1 earnings of $1.46 EPS and $497.97M Revs –

25. SCL:$SCL reports FQ1 earnings of $1.36 EPS and $468.30M Revs –

26. ASTE:$ASTE reports FQ1 earnings of 65c EPS and $318.40M Revs –

27. TUP:$TUP reports FQ1 earnings of $1.01 EPS and $554.80M Revs –

28. BIIB:$BIIB reports FQ1 earnings of $5.20 EPS and $2.81B Revs –

29. RAD:$RAD reports FQ4 earnings of 0c EPS and $8.54B Revs –

30. RAD:$RAD reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $166.52M –

31. PNR:$PNR reports FQ1 earnings of 65c EPS and $1.18B Revs –

32. KO:$KO reports FQ1 earnings of 43c EPS and $9.13B Revs –

33. SPGI:$SPGI reports FQ1 earnings of $1.62 EPS and $1.45B Revs –

34. MAS:$MAS reports FQ1 earnings of 41c EPS and $1.78B Revs –

35. GCI:$GCI reports FQ1 earnings of 14c EPS and $773.50M Revs –

36. GLW:$GLW reports FQ1 earnings of 39c EPS and $2.38B Revs –

37. EAT:$EAT reports FQ3 earnings of 94c EPS and $810.60M Revs –

38. WAB:$WAB reports FQ1 earnings of 77c EPS and $916M Revs –

39. HUBB:$HUBB reports FQ1 earnings of $1.23 EPS and $852.30M Revs –

40. LMT:$LMT reports FQ1 earnings of $3 EPS and $11.06B Revs –

41. CAT:$CAT reports FQ1 earnings of $1.28 EPS and $9.82B Revs –

42. NTRS:$NTRS reports FQ1 earnings of $1.09 EPS and $1.28B Revs –

43. NTRS:$NTRS reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $8.12M –

44. MMM:$MMM reports FQ1 earnings of $2.16 EPS and $7.69B Revs –

45. AN:$AN reports FQ1 earnings of 97c EPS and $5.14B Revs –

46. ATI:$ATI reports FQ1 earnings of 16c EPS and $865.90M Revs –

47. TROW:$TROW reports FQ1 earnings of $1.18 EPS and $1.11B Revs –

48. JBLU:$JBLU reports FQ1 earnings of 25c EPS and $1.60B Revs –

49. MDR:$MDR reports FQ1 earnings of 8c EPS and $519.40M Revs –

50. WSO:$WSO reports FQ1 earnings of 71c EPS and $872.10M Revs –

51. R:$R reports FQ1 earnings of 82c EPS and $1.75B Revs –

52. MCD:$MCD reports FQ1 earnings of $1.47 EPS and $5.68B Revs –

53. FCX:$FCX reports FQ1 earnings of 15c EPS and $3.34B Revs –

54. PCAR:$PCAR reports FQ1 earnings of 88c EPS and $3.94B Revs –

55. LKFN:$LKFN reports FQ1 earnings of 57c EPS and $40.32M Revs –

56. AKS:$AKS reports FQ1 earnings of 19c EPS and $1.53B Revs –

Trending Social Alerts

1. MCD:McWow. Earnings and sales beat for McDonald’s. $MCD up 2% #premarket. All-time high.

2. BIIB:$BIIB actual vs consensus: Avonex $537M v $535M Tysabri $545M v $484M Tecfidera $958M v $987M Spinraza $47M v $15M Rev $2.811B v $2.736B

3. CAT:Caterpillar $CAT Tops Q1 EPS by 66c

4. STRP:AT&T’s got competition: $STRP gets higher bid from unnamed ‘multi-national telecom co’

5. APFH:$APFH being bought $40.25/share by $TSN – Booya!

6. FCX:$FCX reported earnings of $0.15, consensus was $0.17, Earnings Whisper was $0.15 via @eWhispers #metwhisper

7. ESRX:$ESRX Evercore ISI: implied EBITDA contribution >$2B is over most estimates; how many other clients/customers will flee, a la MHS > low $50s

8. NFLX:$NFLX should be up much more

Trending News Headlines

1. Coca-Cola boosts savings target; sees smaller profit drop

Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) on Tuesday expanded its savings target and said it now expected the decline in 2017 adjusted profit to be smaller than it previously forecast.

2. Novartis Moves M&A Search to Early-Stage Drugs on Price Gain

Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said it will scout for medicines that are in earlier stages of development as acquisition price tags climb across the industry.

3. Regeneron and Sanofi Announce FDA Approval of a New Once-Monthly Dosing Option for Praluent® (alirocumab) Injection (NASDAQ:REGN)

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Technology News

1. HOLY SHIT. @kkatzke says Unroll.me kept complete Gmail archives for every user on S3. 😱

2. $400 million company sells for less than $3 million. RIP to the crazy dreamers of Yik Yak

Yik Chief Executive Officer Tyler Droll will not join Square the person added asking not to be identified talking about a private matter.

Square led by Twitter Jack Dorsey has made acquisitions in recent years to expand into loans food delivery and software services.

Yik Yak which started in created a smartphone app that allowed people to contribute to anonymous chat groups in a narrow geographical radius like college campuses.

3. We’ve detected a security incident and are sending password reset instructions to users as a precaution. See

If you are a user of and do not receive an email from our Security Team with these instructions we have found no evidence that you are affected by this incident.

the attacker may have accessed user account information including name email address and hashed password.

While HipChat Server uses the same library it is typically deployed in a way that minimizes the risk of this type of attack.

4. 😎 We’re leading financial growth too w/ $7.3B service revenues, up 11% & $698M net income & 2.7B adj. EBITDA 🔑Info:

Branded postpaid phone Average Revenue per User ARPU was in up from primarily due to benefits from Data Stash a net positive impact from the ONE rate plans inclusive of Next and the MVNO Transaction.

Important factors that could affect future results and cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements include among others the following adverse economic or political conditions in the and international markets competition in the wireless services market including new competitors entering the industry as technologies converge the effects any future merger or acquisition involving us as well as the effects of mergers or acquisitions in the technology media and telecommunications industry challenges in implementing our business strategies or funding our wireless operations including payment for additional spectrum or network upgrades the possibility that we may be unable to renew our spectrum licenses on attractive terms or acquire new spectrum licenses at reasonable costs and terms difficulties in managing growth in wireless data services including network quality material changes in available technology the timing scope and financial impact of our deployment of advanced network and business technologies the impact on our networks and business from major technology equipment failures breaches of our our third party networks information technology and data security natural disasters terrorist attacks or similar incidents existing or future litigation any changes in the regulatory environments in which we operate including any increase in restrictions on the ability to operate our networks any disruption or failure of our third or key provisioning of products or services material adverse changes in labor matters including labor campaigns negotiations or additional organizing activity and any resulting financial operational reputational impact the ability to make payments on our debt or to repay our existing indebtedness when due adverse change in the ratings of our debt securities or adverse conditions in the credit markets changes in accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission may require which could result in an impact on earnings and changes in tax laws regulations and existing standards and the resolution of disputes with any taxing jurisdictions and other risks described in our filings with the SEC including those described in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

Net debt excluding Tower Obligations to last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated as follows The amortized imputed discount on EIP receivables previously recognized as Interest income has been retrospectively reclassified as Other revenues.

5. These workers watch horrifying, disturbing YouTube videos all day to flag what’s inappropriate. It’s breaking them.

On anonymous online forums raters swap instance looking up rap video lyrics to scan quickly for profanity or skipping through a clip in chunks instead of watching the entire thing.

But while only machine intelligence can grapple with scale as company execs and representatives have stressed again and again until anyone smart enough to distinguish say truly offensive speech from other forms of expression on its own such efforts will still need to rely on people.

Big companies across the tech industry employ temporary workers to participate in repetitive tasks meant to train AI systems according to multiple ad raters WIRED spoke with.

6. Amazon joins race to driverless tech, looking at how to use it to deliver goods

ET has created a team focused on technology to help navigate the retail role in the of transportation according to people briefed on the matter.

Amazon quietly formed the team which has comprised about a dozen employees more than a year ago as part of its broader ambition to transport more of its goods itself.

For now Amazon intend to build a fleet of vehicles according.

7. Impressive new LinkedIn numbers: – 500 million members – 100,000 articles a week – 10 million+ live job listings

With each connection you make the total reach of your professional community grows and so do your career opportunities.

Here are some other fun facts about how connected the LinkedIn global community is across industries countries and jobs.

The impact of half a billion professionals connecting and communicating is very real and very accessible to anyone who wants to take part today.

8. J. Wales: “If there is any kryptonite to false information, it’s transparency…”

On Monday evening Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched Wikitribune an independent site not affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation brings journalists and a community of volunteers in a combination that Wales hopes will combat fake news online initially in English then in other languages.

The idea is that the professional journalists will be paid to write news stories while volunteer contributors will the facts helps make sure the language is factual and neutral and will to the maximum extent possible be transparent about the source of news posting full transcripts video and audio of interviews.

But Andrew Lih an associate professor at American University and the author of The Wikipedia Revolution thinks that Wikitribune has a lot more potential precisely because of its layer of professional journalists.

9. Update: unroll CEO posts non-apology, claims your purchasing history is not “personal data about you”.

Sure we have a Terms of Service Agreement and a Privacy Policy that our users agree they have read and understand before they even sign up but the reality is most of us myself included do take the time to thoroughly review them.

So we need to do better for our users and will from this point forward with clearer messaging on our website in our app and in our FAQs.

The rest will remain the same providing a killer service that gives you hours back in your day while protecting your privacy and security above all else.

10. game industry (digital) growing at incredible rate. easy money may be gone, but growth so, so far from being over..

In other words until very recently NPD did have a very accurate idea of just how much US gamers were spending on game downloads and DLC across consoles PC and mobile phones.

A year ago NPD estimated that a healthy percent of industry spending was still devoted to physical discs and collector edition accouterments.

The idea of buying games on a tangible disc or cartridge is quickly becoming a shrinking niche completely overwhelmed by purely digital spending.

Honeywell Q1 Profit Rises, Tops Estimates | $HON

by Alpha | Apr 21, 2017 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. ATRA:

$ATRA Atara Bio Announces Collaboration w Merck to Evaluate KEYTRUDA® in Combination with ATA129 – GN

2. ATRA:

$ATRA ATARA Bio Reports Positive Interim Results from Ongoing Ph 1 Trial of ATA188 as AAN

3. VBLT:

$VBLT VBL Therapeutics Reports Positive DSMC Review in Ph 3 GLOBE Trial Investigating VB-111 in rGBM

4. OCN:

$OCN Ocwen Financial Says it Disputes Allegations Raised By State Regulators – SI

5. PFPT:

$PFPT ProofPoint Surges 7% on Q1 After 9% Drop on Baird Downgrade – Barron’s

6. AUPH:

$AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Releasses Additional 48-Week Data from the AURA-LV Study – SI

7. HA:

$HA Hawaiian Holdings beats Street 1Q forecasts – AP

8. SNE:

$SNE Sony Reports Preliminary Profit Above Forecast on Savings – BBG

9. AAOI:

$AAOI China renews anti-dumping duties on optical fiber from US, EU

10. HON:

$HON Honeywell Q1 Profit Rises, Tops Estimates; Lifts FY17 Earnings View – Nasdaq

11. SWK:

$SWK Stanley Black Beats Q1 Earnings & Sales, Raises View – Zacks

12. ETFC:

$ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter 2017 Results – BW

13. V:

$V Visa results better-than-expected but profit falls – MW

14. NMM:

$NMM Navios Maritime Partners Acquires 14-Vessel Container Fleet for $113M from Rickmers Maritime – SI

15. GE:

$GE GE revenues slip, but still beat Wall St estimates – FT

16. COL:

$COL Rockwell Collins Tops Q2 Earnings, Revises FY17 View – Zacks

17. SRPT:

$SRPT Sarepta Exondys 51 Prescriptions ‘Almost Doubled’ Since November, Baird Survey Shows – SI

18. GILD:

$GILD Gilead Presents Proof-of-Concept Data for GS-0976 in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis – BW

19. ABBV: $ABBV AbbVie Reports High SVR12 Rates with 8 Weeks Treatment of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir – SI

20. CGI: $CGI Lawsuit alleges SEC investigation, financial cover-up at Celadon – IBJ

21. TIME, VZ: $TIME Verizon $VZ could be the mystery company in on Time Inc. sale – NYPost

22. KATE: $KATE Kate Spade’s Position Weakens as Handbag Retailer Explores Sale – BBG

23. SLB:

$SLB Schlumberger’s stock slips as revenue rises, but comes up short of expectations – MW

24. IPG:

$IPG Interpublic Group of Cos. Misses Q1 EPS by 1c – SI

25. GPT:

$GPT Gramercy Property Trust reports pricing of offering of 9 mln shares – Reuters

26. SHOO:

$SHOO Steve Madden Announces First Quarter 2017 Results – BW

27. APRI:

$APRI Apricus Biosciences Announces Pricing of $7.0 Million Public Offering – GN

28. MXIM:

$MXIM Maxim Integrated Reports Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2017 – PRN

29. MANH:

$MANH Manhattan Associates, Inc. Tops Q1 EPS by 4c, Lowers FY Rev. Guidance – SI

30. MAT:

$MAT Mattel shares sink after another quarter of lower sales, wider-than-expected loss – CNBC

31. EFII:

$EFII Electronics for Imaging down as sales decline, miss – SA

32. ADMP:

$ADMP Adamis Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock – GN

33. XBIT:

$XBIT XBiotech’s stock plummets after cancer treatment receives disappointing review panel vote – MW

UPGRADES

1. GIMO:#Gigamon upgraded to buy from hold at Stifel. Price target raised from $30 to $42. $GIMO #stocks #tech

2. OCN:Hearing Compass point upgrades $OCN to BUy, $5 pt

3. SKX:$SKX upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley. The analyst raised price target to $32 from $28. @DavidSeaburg

EARNINGS

1. SWK:$SWK reports FQ1 earnings of $1.29 EPS and $2.81B Revs –

2. STI:$STI reports FQ1 earnings of 87c EPS and $2.25B Revs –

3. HON:$HON reports FQ1 earnings of $1.66 EPS and $9.49B Revs –

4. COL:$COL reports FQ2 earnings of $1.34 EPS and $1.34B Revs –

5. GE:$GE reports FQ1 earnings of 21c EPS and $27.66B Revs –

6. WBC:$WBC reports FQ1 earnings of $1.47 EPS and $747.30M Revs –

7. SHOO:$SHOO reports FQ1 earnings of 47c EPS and $366.39M Revs –

8. SLB:$SLB reports FQ1 earnings of 25c EPS and $6.89B Revs –

9. IPG:$IPG reports FQ1 earnings of 5c EPS and $1.75B Revs –

10. MAN:$MAN reports FQ1 earnings of $1.19 EPS and $4.76B Revs –

11. NEE:$NEE reports FQ1 earnings of $1.75 EPS and $3.97B Revs –

12. KSU:$KSU reports FQ1 earnings of $1.17 EPS and $609.50M Revs –

13. GNTX:$GNTX reports FQ1 earnings of 33c EPS and $453.54M Revs –

Trending Social Alerts

1. SLB:*SCHLUMBERGER 1Q ADJ EPS 25C, EST. 25C; REV MISSES ESTIMATES $SLB

2. MAT:Too many toys? Mattel’s earnings woes are hurting Hasbro too. $MAT down 8% #premarket. $HAS down 2.5%.

3. PFPT:$PFPT now up 11% on results, 2,500 April 75/80 call spreads bought near the lows after the downgrade yesterday

4. GE:Breaking News: $GE Q1 Revenue $27.66 Billion beats estimates of $26.4 Billion. Latest right now on TheStreet:

5. STI:$STI reported earnings of $0.91, consensus was $0.84, Earnings Whisper was $0.85 via @eWhispers #whisperbeat

Trending News Headlines

1. TherapeuticsMD Hormone Pill Faces Looming FDA Rejection and a Hostile Commercial Market

Postmenopausal women already have a broad menu of locally administered estrogen therapy products to treat vulvar and vaginal atrophy.

2. China renews anti-dumping duties on optical fiber from US, EU – People’s Daily Online

BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) — China has decided to renew anti-dumping duties on imports of optical fiber from the United Statesand the European Unionfor another five years as old taxes expired a year ago.

3. XBiotech Leaves European Meeting ‘Disappointed’ Over Colon Cancer Drug Rejection

XBiotech’s efforts to shade Xilonix’s clinical failings amounted to little more than hand waving when it mattered most. European regulators at the oral explanation meeting on Thursday were not fooled.

Technology News

1. Trump promised a team would deliver a cybersecurity plan in 90 days. It’s day 90. There’s no team. There’s no plan.

Donald Trump was very clear will appoint a team to give me a plan within days of taking office he said in January after getting a intelligence assessment of Russian interference in last elections and promising to address cybersecurity.

the latest deadline set and missed from the press conference he said his wife would hold last fall to answer questions about her original immigration process to the plan to defeat ISIS that said would come within his first days in office.

Given the issues at play cyber security experts worry that missing this particular set deadline could have significant consequences and speaks to deeper concerns about the White House not grappling with clear threats.

2. Who supports charging schools and libraries more for…anything?

President Trump Federal Communications Commission chief Republican Ajit Pai has made clear that he wants to roll back US rules protecting net neutrality the principle that all internet content should be equally accessible to consumers.

But the forthcoming Republican assault on net neutrality is just one component of an escalating effort by Trump FCC to deregulate the broadband industry in ways that benefit corporate giants like AT T and Verizon and hurt consumers according to public interest advocates.

And yet Trump FCC under Pai blithely asserts that there is strong competition in the business data services market hence the need to ease the regulatory burdens on BDS broadband providers like AT T and Verizon a contention that is vigorously contested by public interest advocates.

3. The more the merrier on #GoogleHome, now supporting up to six people per device →

So now when I ask my Google Assistant for help it can distinguish my voice from my and I can hear my own personal playlists my own commute time my own schedule and more.

Once you see your Google Home in the list select your From there you teach your Assistant to understand you not your partner family member or vice versa based on speaking.

This feature will start rolling out today for Google Home users in the but will expand to the in the coming months.

4. Trump’s FCC head says a broadband market is competitive if you have access to one broadband provider. One. For real.

5. “There is no team, there is no plan, and there is no clear answer from the White House on who would even be working”

6. facebook and twitter are simply not trying. they’re happy letting fake news + bots + racists drive up numbers

Facebook is talking to veterans of both the tech and media industries according to multiple sources but is having trouble finding someone with both the news and technology chops necessary to fill the role.

But sources say that whoever takes the job will help Facebook create news products for its media partners like Instant Articles as well as exploring ways to curb the spread of misinformation.

In recent months the company has created mechanisms to try to limit misinformation including flagging inaccurate news stories and working with fact checkers.

7. The real cost of #hacking on UK businesses? £42bn!

Conducted by Oxford Economics and commissioned by cyber security experts CGI the research also found that it also leads to a permanent fall in share prices.

is an example of a sector that suffers a large number of breaches but necessarily targeted because there many ways to monetise attacks on health companies he added.

A slap on the wrist fine by the ICO is least of their worries and Jon Fielding Managing Director of Apricorn in EMEA says should analyse the data they house and remove anything identified as unnecessary.

8. I, too, am doing a crowdfunding for a smart credit card, please give to my Caymans account

Plastc announced the news on its website today along with the fact that all its employees have been laid off.

The team writes that and emotionally distraught and while we know this is extremely disappointing for you we want our backers to know that we did everything we could to make Plastc Card a.

The company explains that it thought it would close million in funding in February this year but that fell through.

9. Never preorder anything from a company that’s never shipped anything unless you’re willing to risk losing your $$$.

The company claims that it was expecting to close a million Series A funding round in late February and that it had functioning cards to show its investors.

This deal was scheduled to close last week and would propel development across the finish line as well as allow for Plastc Card to be shipped and for production to continue into a retail phase.

Crowdfunding darling Coin also announced early this year that it was longer manufacturing promoting or selling any new devices or By late February the company shut down.

10. Google Assistant now can identify up to six individual users on the same device. Your move, Amazon.

So now when I ask my Google Assistant for help it can distinguish my voice from my and I can hear my own personal playlists my own commute time my own schedule and more.

Once you see your Google Home in the list select your From there you teach your Assistant to understand you not your partner family member or vice versa based on speaking.

This feature will start rolling out today for Google Home users in the but will expand to the in the coming months.

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1. SCYX:

$SCYX SCYNEXIS to Host a Conference Call to Discuss Lead Anti-Infective Candidate SCY-078 Data – GN

2. PHG:

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3. SRPT:

$SRPT Sarepta on Watch as Barron’s Suggests Shares Could Double – SI

4. MRK, PDLI:

$PDLI PDL BioPharma to be paid $19.5 million by Merck $MRK to settle Keytruda patent suit – MW

5. ASML:

$ASML ASML disappointed that Nikon has opted for unnecessary and unfounded legal action over patents

6. ITW:

$ITW Illinois Tool Works Raises 2017 Guidance; Q1 Profit Beats Estimates – Nasdaq

7. ACHN:

$ACHN Achillion Pharma Reports Additional Phase 2 Results Including 100% SVR24 for Genotype 1 HCV

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$XOMA Xoma receieves notice to terminate license agreement from Novo Nordisk $NVO – Reuters

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$CYOU Changyou Reports First Quarter 2017 Unaudited Financial Results – PRN

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1. ALK:Alaska Air: Cowen upgrades to Outperform

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4. XLNX:Xilinx: Credit Suisse upgrades to Outperform

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6. NS:$NS reports FQ1 earnings of 49c EPS and $487.43M Revs –

7. HAL:$HAL reports FQ1 earnings of 4c EPS and $4.28B Revs –

8. CHCO:$CHCO reports FQ1 earnings of $1.04 EPS and $48.95M Revs –

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10. TNC:$TNC reports FQ1 earnings of 31c EPS and $191.06M Revs –

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Technology News

1. The meeting began ominously. “So, I’ve heard you’ve been breaking some of our rules,” Apple’s CEO told Uber’s CEO

Taxi drivers and others who supported de efforts to halt expansion rallying outside City Hall in Manhattan in Hiroko New York Times In some places Uber employees were also told to create computer programs known as scripts that would automatically vote for the service in surveys.

Kalanick and a top lieutenant Emil Michael sometimes hung out with Leonardo DiCaprio who is also an investor and Jay Z whose wife Beyoncé performed for Uber employees at a poolside party in Las Vegas in.

And just days after a former employee published a blog post in February detailing sexual harassment at Uber Kalanick attended Vanity Academy Awards party in Hollywood stunning some colleagues with his perceived insensitivity.

2. Something I never thought I’d see, but I am in love with what @Twitch is doing here!

But for every streamer that achieves partnership there are thousands more striving toward that goal many of them sharing amazing content with strong passionate communities but without access to tools that would allow their viewers to help support them.

While Affiliates will eventually have access to basic versions of our tools including Subscriptions Game Commerce and Advertising we will continue developing additional features just for Partners that are tailored for nurturing the larger communities they manage.

When we launch qualified streamers will be notified via email Notification and an announcement in the upper left corner of your dashboard.

3. On how the Russian government recruits local hackers: “It’s a knock on your door and maybe a knock on your ass.”

Minutes later they took the hacker away into custody a subdued end to an international cyber drama that involved the highest levels of the US government Russian spies a global cybercrime syndicate and hundreds of millions of unsuspecting Americans.

Once the group had gained access to Yahoo its targets included an economic development minister of a country bordering Russia an investigative reporter who worked for Russian newspaper Kommersant and a managing director of a US private equity firm court documents show.

Ruslan Stoyanov the former head of cybercrime investigations at Kaspersky Lab a cybersecurity company recently went public with claims that the Russian government systematically recruits hackers from the criminal underground and gives them immunity in exchange for their services in a letter published by the independent television station Dozhd.

4. Writing a story on tech workers screwed by H-1B visa system helped me understand the anger & passion of Trump voters

In a Booz Allen report commissioned by the Immigration and Naturalization Services highlighted a worrying trend employers were taking advantage of loose regulation to replace domestic workers with cheaper imported labor in entry level positions.

In January Microsoft said in a regulatory filing that immigration policy changes or restrictions inhibit our ability to adequately staff our research and development That month Silicon Valley was fretting over the direction of the debate on visas companies like Infosys and Tata took a massive hit on their stock prices.

On a call with reporters this week to introduce a new executive order Trump administration officials directly criticized outsourcing companies for their use of visas saying their strategies are from how the program is generally pictured.

5. It is amusing how frustrated the FBI is by what is so obvious to outside observers.

6. Tim Cook like The Godfather right here.

Many of the people interviewed for this article who revealed previously unreported details of life asked to remain anonymous because they had signed nondisclosure agreements with Uber or feared damaging their relationship with the chief executive.

When the company struggled Kalanick and a partner took the tax dollars from employee paychecks which are supposed to be withheld and sent to the Internal Revenue Service and reinvested the money into the even as friends and advisers warned him the action was potentially illegal.

Travis Kalanick I came to know years ago was relentless in pursuit of his goals at the expense of those who supported him along the way deluded by his own embellished personal narrative and a serial prevaricator said Peter Yorke a former Red Swoosh adviser and a longtime tech executive.

7. Uber: not afraid of the wrath of governments; very afraid of the wrath of Apple.

8. These workers watch horrifying, disturbing YouTube videos all day to flag what’s inappropriate. It’s breaking them.

On anonymous online forums raters swap instance looking up rap video lyrics to scan quickly for profanity or skipping through a clip in chunks instead of watching the entire thing.

Big companies across the tech industry employ temporary workers to participate in repetitive tasks meant to train AI systems according to multiple ad raters WIRED spoke with.

9. Nice example of a classic blog post formula: Now We Have Been Found Out, We Can And Must Do Better

So we need to do better for our users and will from this point forward with clearer messaging on our website in our app and in our FAQs.

The rest will remain the same providing a killer service that gives you hours back in your day while protecting your privacy and security above all else.

10. “Now 12M additional videos of all types, including >100k featuring LGBTQ+ content-are available in Restricted Mode.”

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