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Jobs report Friday again.  Ouch! Expectations were high – WSJ and NYTimes

We’ve mentioned Uber’s Greyball issues before in passing.  But since the authorities are literally making a Federal case out of it, you should probably know more about the details if the software tool that has the ride-hailing company in hot water – NYTimes and WSJ

Apple’s taking a bit of the reported $250+ billion in cash it has lying around and is committing it to US manufacturing jobs – NYTimes

Speaking of a billion, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos finds himself that much richer after a planned divestiture this week that netted him right around that much – Bloomberg

The House Financial Services Committee has voted to move a major revision of the Dodd-Frank law (in the form of the Financial Choice Act of 2017) to the full House for a vote in coming weeks. Among other things, the Choice Act would weaken the CFPB, eliminate the Volcker Rule, and repeal the DOL’s fiduciary rule – WSJ and ThinkAdvisor and Law360

As Britain’s official Brexit negotiations get underway, EU officials are letting the May-led government know that it shouldn’t expect an easy economic separation ahead – NYTimes

Well, we’re heading into exam season at colleges around the country. But lest you think that you’ll fare better than the Delta boys at Faber, know that academic crime continues not to pay – NYTimes

$495 sneakers. $225 slides. Big Baller Brand. Lonzo Ball.  Twitter—any thoughts? – Mashable

Have a great weekend.

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