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Top Stories : 2017May08Monday

Fed’s Mester warns against going too slow with interest-rate hikes

This rare disease drug’s price tag was reduced to $35,000-a-year. But that may not be enough

Earnings Outlook: Disney earnings: How do you solve a problem like ESPN?

Key Words: Trader who lost $456 million says he was basically working in ‘nuclear reactor’

Europe Markets: European stocks end lower, retreating from 21-month high after Macron’s victory

The Tell: Why Buffett says health-care bill cuts ‘the hell out of income taxes for the rich’

London Markets: FTSE 100 ends slightly higher as traders largely shrug at Macron’s win

Apple’s stock jumps to another record after Warren Buffett nearly triples his investment

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq drift to records, but trading choppy in French election’s wake

Outside the Box: This little-known legal risk could force big changes to our dysfunctional health-care system

Real-time headlines : 2017May08Monday

CenturyLink shares rise 3% following Meister comments at Sohn Conf.

Corvex's Meister takes 5.5% stake in CenturyLink on Level 3 acquisition

June WTI oil down 15 cents, or 0.3%, at $46.07/bbl

WTI oil futures trade near session lows on Nymex

Expedia stock price target raised to $165 from $145 at MKM Partners

Google parent Alphabet stock price target raised to $1,170 from $1,000 at MKM Partners

Facebook stock price target raised to $180 from $150 at MKM Partners

Amazon stock price target raised to $1,095 from $995 at MKM Partners

Mester: Initial post-French election sign that "Europe not breaking apart" is a positive for U.S. economy

Mester: Muted market reaction to French election good short-term measure

Market Pulse : 2017May08Monday

CenturyLink gains as Keith Meister sees Level 3 merger as game changer

Wall Street's 'fear gauge' just hit a 24-year low

Former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh warns against 'uniformity of opinion'

CORRECTED: PTC Therapeutics' DMD drug Emflaza to cost $35,000 a year and launch within the coming weeks

Mall REITs lead broad-based selloff of real estate-related stocks

Obama warned Trump against hiring Flynn: report

Amazon's stock bounces sharply, analyst boosts price target

UPDATED: Newell Brands shares spike after earnings beat, raised guidance and dividend

Apple's stock surges to record after Warren Buffett discloses stake more than doubled

Micron Technology shares slide 2% as Goldman downgrades to neutral

Breaking News: 2017May08Monday

So-called Wall Street fear gauge VIX hits lowest level in 24 years

LIVE BLOG: Tune in for smart-money picks from Sohn hedge-fund conference

Obama directly warned Trump not to hire Flynn: NBC

Shares of Sinclair up 8% on news of Tribune Media acquisition; Tribune up 6%

Nasdaq taps highest level ever, but France relief rally fails to materialize

Sinclair to buy Tribune broadcasting unit in $3.9 billion deal

Fed's Bullard: Target interest rate is close to 'Taylor Rule' recommendation

Tyson Foods shares down 2% premarket after earnings miss

Straight Path receives buyout bid nearly double its deal with AT&T

Kate Spade to be sold to Coach for $2.4 bln, sending shares up 10% premarket

Internet Stories: 2017May08Monday

McDonald’s ‘frork’ pitchman reveals the science behind his multi-million-dollar negotiating skills

Need to Know: Bubble? Pfft ... how about Dow 150,000?

The Tell: Goldman enamored with stocks in these tech juggernauts

The Wall Street Journal: Former acting attorney general Sally Yates to testify Monday in Senate’s Russia probe

Thinking of driving Uber or Lyft in retirement? Read this first

Earnings Outlook: Snap earnings: First report since IPO is major test for Snapchat parent company

FA Center: Financial advisers: It’s time to robo

Signs abound that the U.S. stock market is headed higher

The New York Post: Nicki Minaj tells fans on Twitter: I’ll pay your college expenses

Financial Services: 2017May08Monday

Fed’s Mester warns against going too slow with interest-rate hikes

Key Words: Trader who lost $456 million says he was basically working in ‘nuclear reactor’

Europe Markets: European stocks end lower, retreating from 21-month high after Macron’s victory

Apple’s stock jumps to another record after Warren Buffett nearly triples his investment

The bullish case for oil in 2017 and beyond

Andrea Coombes' Ways and Means: Roth or traditional IRA? For max contributors, it’s no contest

Metals Stocks: Gold hunts for buoyancy after notching worst week of 2017