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Salesforce.com shareholders appear to be very clear about one message for the company’s CEO: don’t even think about messing around with TwitterNYTimes and Bloomberg

Some good news for the UK after a brutal few days for the pound? It appears that the pound’s precipitous fall has acted as a sort of “giant shock absorber” against Brexit—a release valve of sorts that has meant decreased wealth in Britain but has kept tangible signs of economic distress there at bay for now – WSJ

Mylan’s reportedly reached a – very quick – deal with the DOJ over its EpiPen upcharging, with $465 million as the amount being bandied about to make the past few weeks of hell go away – NYTimes

Morgan Lewis issued a report on Friday that deems online financial advisers, or “robo advisers,” meet the SEC’s standards for serving as fiduciaries for their customers. The law firm’s opinion stands in contrast to that of critics who claim that the lack of human interaction and direct advice put robo advisers in a different category under the 1940 Investment Advisers Act – Law360

Alibaba’s Ant Financial – which helms the mobile payment service Alipay – has a new CEO. Here’s more on Eric Jing – WSJ

Deutsche Bank and the DOJ are still struggling to finalize a deal – Bloomberg

Dealbook’s Jon Picoult spends some time considering recent “toxic culture” problems at companies with some of our recent biggest scandals (Wells Fargo, VW, GM, the VA . . . ) – NYTimes

Fair Game, meanwhile, suggests that there are many others besides Wells who should be in the regulatory hot seat – with PE firms primary among that crew – NYTimes

On the brain’s neuroplasticity and the promise – and potential peril – of re-awakening it in the non-teenage brain – NYTimes

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