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1. BX, FOXA, TRCO: $TRCO Twenty-First Century Fox $FOXA in talks with Blackstone $BX to buy Tribune – Reuters

2. JMEI:  $JMEI Jumei Files 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F – SI

3. XXII:  $XXII 22nd Century Group Receive FDA Clearance for Trial of BRAND B Low Tar-to-Nicotine Ratio Cigarettes

4. TWTR:  $TWTR Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News – BBG

5. TWTR:  $TWTR Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Another 574K Shares, Bringing YTD Purchases to 1M Shares – SI

6. L:  $L Loews Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Improve – Zacks

7. JIVE:  $JIVE Jive Software Enters Agreement to be Acquired for $5.25/Share – SI

8. RDUS:  $RDUS Radius Health Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial and Operating Results – GN

9. TEN:  $TEN Tenneco Reports First Quarter 2017 Results – BW

10. VRX:  $VRX Valeant Pharma Reduces Debt by Another ~$220M – SI

11. SQ, TWTR:  $SQ Jack Dorsey buys $9.5 million in Twitter $TWTR stock while continuing to sell Square – MW

12. COH: $COH Coach tipped as favourite to bag Jimmy Choo in £1bn deal – The Telegraph

13. CRR: $CRR Carbo Ceramics announces exploring options to monetize some of its international assets – Reuters

14. URBN: $URBN Urban Outfitters Board Slammed by Group for ‘Extreme Insularity’ – BBG

15. DO: $DO Diamond Offshore Announces First Quarter 2017 Results – PRN

16. BSFT:  $BSFT BroadSoft Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results – GN

17. DRE, HTA:  $HTA Healthcare Trust of America Acquires Duke Realty’s $DRE Medical Office Portfolio for $2.75B

18. DISH:  $DISH Dish Network Profit, Revenue Fall; No Letup In Subscriber Losses – IBD

19. NTRP:  $NTRP Neurotrope stock drops on midstage trial results for Alzheimer’s drug – MW

20. ITCI:  $ITCI Intra-Cellular Therapies Announces Update On Schizophrenia Program Following Dialogue w FDA – SI

21. AEZS:  $AEZS Aeterna Zentaris Phase 3 Study of Zoptrex Doesn’t Achieve Primary Endpoint – SI

1. DNKN:#Dunkin’ Brands upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC. Price target raised $10 to $64. $DNKN #stocks

2. ESS:Mizuho Securities Upgrades Essex Property Trust $ESS to Buy

3. FSLR:Credit Suisse Upgrades First Solar $FSLR to Neutral, “Protectionist Probabilities Pierce Bear …

4. MDSO:Jefferies Upgrades Medidata Solutions $MDSO to Hold

5. MYL:Mylan on watch after BMO Capital upgrade

6. TBBK:Bancorp Inc was Upgraded to a Buy Rating at BTIG $TBBK

1. LLL:Barclays Downgrades L-3 Communications to Hold $LLL

2. SHOP:Hearing Shopify $SHOP Downgraded to Neutral at Monness

1. BWP:$BWP reports FQ1 earnings of 47c EPS and $367M Revs –

2. DO:$DO reports FQ1 earnings of 17c EPS and $374.23M Revs –

3. DO:$DO reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and misses the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $3.64M –

4. DISH:$DISH reports FQ1 earnings of 76c EPS and $3.68B Revs –

5. CNA:$CNA reports FQ1 earnings of 87c EPS and $2.33B Revs –

6. CAH:$CAH reports FQ3 earnings of $1.53 EPS and $31.82B Revs –

7. AWI:$AWI reports FQ1 earnings of 55c EPS and $315.40M Revs –

8. HURN:$HURN reports FQ1 earnings of 55c EPS and $188.85M Revs –

9. ARLP:$ARLP reports FQ1 earnings of $1.10 EPS and $461.08M Revs –

10. AMG:$AMG reports FQ1 earnings of $3.21 EPS and $544.30M Revs –

11. BSFT:$BSFT reports FQ1 earnings of 19c EPS and $79.67M Revs –

12. CMS:$CMS reports FQ1 earnings of 71c EPS and $1.83B Revs –

13. NSP:$NSP reports FQ1 earnings of $1.84 EPS and $882.66M Revs –

14. TEN:$TEN reports FQ1 earnings of $1.53 EPS and $2.29B Revs –

15. ENSG:$ENSG reports FQ1 earnings of 34c EPS and $441.74M Revs –

16. PLT:$PLT reports FQ4 earnings of 81c EPS and $209.80M Revs –

17. MCY:$MCY reports FQ1 earnings of 20c EPS and $847.50M Revs –

1. TWTR:Is Bloomberg going to wind up being the savior of Twitter? $TWTR up 3.5% #premarket on news of Bloomberg partnership for streaming news.

2. ITCI:FDA to $ITCI – we can’t stop you from filing an NDA, but you might wanna think twice before doing so

3. JIVE:$JIVE Halted, news pending

4. OCN:$OCN: GapUP 0.15[+6.6%,fill:30%], PrvCl:2.29, PrvHi:2.36, 0NewHi, AtPivR2, 2:1Accel+, tf:0111111, medFlt:86M, HiPctSht[17%],

5. NRZ:Ocwen jumps after New Residential announces strategic business deal $OCN $NRZ $ASPS

6. AEZS:$AEZS halt

1. Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News

2. Exclusive: Blackstone’s GSO snaps up J. Crew debt in restructuring gambit

3. Dish Network Profit, Revenue Fall; No Letup In Subscriber Losses

4. May Day rallies across U.S. to target Trump immigration policy

5. Urban Outfitters Board Slammed by Group for ‘Extreme Insularity’

1. Turkish crackdown on dissent and free expression: – No Wikipedia – No TV dating shows – 3,974 civil servants fired

Continue reading the main story It also ends opposition hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may ease the crackdown and build greater national consensus after his narrow victory in a recent referendum to expand the power of his office.

The government justified the ban by claiming that the articles constituted smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena according to a statement published by Anadolu Agency the news wire.

In another restriction announced this weekend the government decreed that television channels could no longer broadcast dating programs a staple on Turkish daytime TV and a major source of advertising revenue.

2. Wasn’t long ago when Turkey seen as example for the Middle East. Now Turkey just another example of the Middle East

Continue reading the main story It also ends opposition hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may ease the crackdown and build greater national consensus after his narrow victory in a recent referendum to expand the power of his office.

The government justified the ban by claiming that the articles constituted smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena according to a statement published by Anadolu Agency the news wire.

In another restriction announced this weekend the government decreed that television channels could no longer broadcast dating programs a staple on Turkish daytime TV and a major source of advertising revenue.

3. U.S. study finds 1 in 10 women in tech experience unwanted sexual attention:

Sexual harassment bullying and racist stereotyping are common in the technology industry creating a culture that drives underrepresented employees out of their jobs new research has found.

A large tech firm that pays engineers an average of could lose due to their workplace culture pushing employees out the survey said.

A report analyzed the reasons why tech workers leave their jobs and found a common thread of sexual harassment bullying and stereotyping.

4. Also: 140,000 people dismissed from jobs; 1,500 civil society groups closed; 120 journalists jailed;

Continue reading the main story It also ends opposition hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may ease the crackdown and build greater national consensus after his narrow victory in a recent referendum to expand the power of his office.

The government justified the ban by claiming that the articles constituted smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena according to a statement published by Anadolu Agency the news wire.

In another restriction announced this weekend the government decreed that television channels could no longer broadcast dating programs a staple on Turkish daytime TV and a major source of advertising revenue.

5. Blogs and Twitter are taking a chunk out of ebook sales.

Lotinga says that while there has been an increase in sales of ebooks and subscriptions in areas such as education and academic titles there are certain types of consumer books people prefer to read in paper format.

Issues with a slowdown in ereaders being bought linked to the rise of smartphones has contributed to the decline in ebook popularity and renewed surge in book sales.

Despite this success Lotinga warned that with Europe the largest market for UK books accounting for of international sales it is imperative that Theresa Brexit deal protects the publishing industry.

6. Unfairness costs tech companies $16B a year in employee churn. The @kaporcenter tech leavers survey results are out

It made me feel not valued excluded with no opportunities for White Female Engineer Women reported a range of experiences from being passed over for promotions to stereotyping and harassment.

I felt Hispanic Female Developer Underrepresented people of color were seeking both better compensation and job promotions AND more meaningful balanced work within a positive and inclusive environment.

Better pay Greater balance and schedule flexibility Create a more positive and respectful work environment Improved company leadership Change in job responsibilities and requirements.

7. Snapchat messaging & Stories got their start by being the anti-Facebook but now that philosophy is holding it back

With slowing growth it needed a big change to reinvigorate its aging app and make it easier for people who browse tweets constantly.

But as Snapchat became the defacto teen messaging app and everyone that everyone knew signed up courtesy and social contract obliged people to follow even their more boring acquaintainces.

Algorithmically sorting the feed based on whose Stories you typically watch and who you chat with could make it much easier to drop into Snapchat and immediately get the most delight per minute.

8. China has 131 billion-dollar startups, 30 more than the US. One reason: $199b in new venture funds looking to invest

ET After a frenzied when venture money gushed into apps providing home services from meal delivery to massages funding for startups was supposed to enter what industry insiders called.

For some of those darlings capital did freeze up forcing them to fold shrink or merge with competitors.

industry is suffering a different headache too much money.

9. Erdogan, whose referendum win Trump applauded, is cracking down anew. And Duterte is coming to the White House.

Continue reading the main story It also ends opposition hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may ease the crackdown and build greater national consensus after his narrow victory in a recent referendum to expand the power of his office.

The government justified the ban by claiming that the articles constituted smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena according to a statement published by Anadolu Agency the news wire.

In another restriction announced this weekend the government decreed that television channels could no longer broadcast dating programs a staple on Turkish daytime TV and a major source of advertising revenue.

10. Why would Mikey Hayden be the go to expert on upstream problems? He left years before NSA first confessed to probs.

Earlier today the NSA announced its intentions to limit a surveillance technique that had a nasty side effect of sweeping up communications to and from Americans.

In a rare unprompted press statement the NSA explained that it would halt upstream internet communications that are solely a foreign intelligence target restricting its surveillance to messages sent or received by foreign intelligence targets.

TechCrunch spoke with General Michael Hayden former director of the NSA and CIA about how the shift will be implemented and the reasoning behind the surprise decision.