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20:36 EDT On The Fly: Top five weekend stock stories - Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Twenty-First Century Fox (FOX) and private equity firm Blackstone (BX) are in talks on a joint bid for Tribune Media (TRCO), potentially besting Sinclair's (SBGI) pursuit of the company, according to the Financial Times. 2. Speaking at a TED conference Friday, Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk revealed a teaser image of the company's semi truck and hinted at plans for as many as four additional Gigafactories. 3. Twitter (TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey disclosed Friday the purchase of roughly 574,000 company shares, building on a similarly-sized buy in February. Note that, following the February purchase, research firm Odeon called the event an opportunity to bet against the company. 4. Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal's "The Fate of the Furious" passed the $1B mark across global box offices as Disney (DIS) prepares to launch "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2" next weekend. 5. Caterpillar (CAT), NextEra Energy (NEE), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Coach (COH) and fiberoptic names including Lumentum (LITE) and Oclaro (OCLR) drew positive mention in Barron's, while Express Scripts (ESRX) and Chipotle (CMG) were discussed cautiously.

17:49 EDT Pence: 'Hope' to replace Obamacare before year end - Speaking in an NBC interview broadcast Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence said, "I believe through a series of bills -- this first one we're hopeful there'll be action in the House of Representatives soon -- and through executive action and through further legislation that we'll deliver on our promise to repeal and replace Obamacare." Asked whether repeal and replace would be achieved before year end, Pence appeared to hesitate against such a commitment, saying only, "I hope before the end of the year." Separately, President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday, "New healthcare plan is on its way." Publicly traded companies in the hospital, healthcare, and insurance spaces include Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA (HCA), LifePoint (LPNT), Tenet (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), UnitedHealth (UNH), Kindred (KND), Ventas (VTR), Aetna (AET), Anthem (ANTM), Cigna (CI) and Humana (HUM). Reference Link

16:47 EDT Box Office Battle: 'Furious' crosses $1B as 'Guardians Of Galaxy' preps launch - Comcast's (CMCSA) "The Fate Of The Furious" earned $19.4M domestically over the weekend of April 30 - narrowly missing estimates of $22M-$23M - while taking in $68.4M from international territories. The eighth entry in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise has now reached U.S. and global totals of roughly $193M and $1.1B. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Lionsgate's (LGF.A) comedy "How To Be A Latin Lover" debuted at $12M. Featuring Eugenio Derbez and Salma Hayek in an ensemble cast, the film holds a 50% critics rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and was produced with a reported budget of $12M. Taking third place, Indian fantasy epic "Baahubali: The Conclusion" opened ahead of estimates at $10.1M despite a limited release. STX Entertainment thriller "The Circle," meanwhile, debuted at $9.3M versus expectations for $14M-$16M. The film, an Emma Watson and Tom Hanks-led adaptation of a 2013 novel, received a rare D+ in audience polls from CinemaScore, holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 18%, and was produced with an $18M budget. Rounding out the top five, Fox's (FOX) "The Boss Baby" added $9.1M in its fifth weekend. Also of note was the foreign launch of Disney's (DIS) "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2," which saw the superhero film gross $101.2M ahead of its May 5 debut in the U.S. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Sony (SNE), Time Warner (TWX) and Viacom (VIA).

14:23 EDT Galapagos presents preclinical data on osteoarthritis candidate GLPG1972 - Galapagos announced Saturday the presentation of pre-clinical pharmacology data with GLPG1972 at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International annual meeting. Galapagos and collaboration partner Servier are developing a potential disease-modifying oral therapy for osteoarthritis with GLPG1972. "Galapagos today discloses that GLPG1972 is a potent and highly selective inhibitor of ADAMTS-5, a well-established target in the literature for osteoarthritis... At the OARSI 2017 World Congress, Galapagos presents pre-clinical pharmacology data with GLPG1972 showing cartilage protection in both rodent and human explant assays. Disease-modifying activity with GLPG1972 in the gold-standard, destabilization of the medial meniscus rodent model will also be presented," the company said. Galapagos plans to initiate a Phase 1b study in osteoarthritis patients in the United States this quarter.

14:10 EDT Sequa completes recapitalization with participation from Carlyle Group - Sequa Corp announced Friday the completion of a comprehensive recapitalization that includes the issuance of new first and second lien term loans and "significant" new equity investments by affiliates of Carlyle Group and other existing noteholders. Proceeds from the new term loans and equity investment will be used to repay Sequa's existing term loans and provide capital to support the company's growth plan. In addition, Sequa announced the early settlement of an exchange offer for its senior unsecured notes due December 2017, pursuant to which certain holders, including affiliates of Carlyle and other existing noteholders, exchanged their notes for newly issued convertible PIK preferred stock. Following the transaction, Carlyle continues to hold a majority of Sequa's voting securities.

14:05 EDT Grana y Montero completes sale of PRINSUR stake for $25M - Grana y Montero announced Friday that it has closed the sale of the 22.5% stake that Viva GyM, the company's real estate subsidiary, held through Proyectos Inmobiliarios Consultores in PRINSUR. Inversiones Centenario, its partner in PRINSUR, purchased the shares and made the full payment of $25M.

08:21 EDT Week in review: How Trump's policies moved stocks - Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Trump and his administration with this weekly recap compiled by The Fly: 1. CANADIAN LUMBER: On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it will impose new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports. According to media reports, the Commerce Department determined that the neighboring country had been improperly subsidizing the sale of softwood lumber products to the U.S. The tariffs are expected to be between 3%-24%, with penalties being collected retroactively on imports dating back 90 days. Publicly traded companies in the lumber and homebuilding supply space include Rayonier (RYN), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Deltic Timber (DEL), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Norbord (OSB), Potlatch (PCH) and Universal Forest Products (UFPI). 2. ALUMINUM: Earlier this week, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether a flood of aluminum imports from China and elsewhere is compromising national security, which could lead to broad import restrictions on the metal. Publicly traded companies in the aluminum space include Alcoa (AA), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) and Century Aluminum (CENX). 3. NET NEUTRALITY: On Wednesday, new FCC chairman Ajit Pai confirmed that he is proposing to roll back net neutrality rules that prohibit broadband providers from giving or selling access to certain internet services over others. Potential stakeholders in net neutrality include Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Comcast (CMCSA), Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T). 4. HEALTH CARE SECTOR: Also on Wednesday, the House Freedom Caucus announced it will support an amended plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. According to CNBC, the Freedom Caucus said its members would support the plan if it includes the MacArthur amendment, which would allow states to waive some key Obamacare provisions. Publicly traded companies in the hospital and healthcare insurance space include Community Health (CYH), HCA Holdings (HCA), LifePoint (LPNT), Tenet (THC), Universal Health (UHS), Aetna (AET), Anthem (ANTM), Centene (CNC), Cigna (CI), Health Net (HNT), Humana (HUM), Molina Healthcare (MOH), UnitedHealth (UNH) and WellCare (WCG). 5. TAX REFORM: Wednesday afternoon, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn unveiled the broad strokes of President Trump's tax plan. Among other changes, the proposal calls for just three tax brackets and a doubling of the standard deduction - likely reducing the need to itemize -, while eliminating many tax breaks, with Cohn appearing to specifically criticize the convoluted nature of tax preparation. Shares of publicly-traded tax preparers H&R Block (HRB) and Intuit (INTU) were under pressure following the announcement. 6. OFFSHORE ENERGY: On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the interior department to revamp the Obama administration's plan to develop federal waters. The executive order looks to turn back efforts to limit drillers in U.S. Arctic waters and elsewhere. Some notable offshore drillers include Atwood Oceanics (ATW), Diamond Offshore (DO), Ensco (ESV), Noble Corp. (NE), North Atlantic Drilling (NADL), Pacific Drilling (PACD), Rowan Companies (RDC) and Seadrill (SDRL). 7. FIRST SOLAR: On Thursday, JMP Securities analyst Joseph Osha upgraded First Solar (FSLR) to Market Perform, saying that a petition regarding foreign-manufactured crystalline silicon cells and modules filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission by Suniva could benefit the company. Recent actions from the Trump administration on other trade issues suggest there is a non-zero chance that the USITC petition in question could be signed if it hits the President's desk, Osha contended. Additionally, the analyst believes First Solar will be able to move product into the U.S. without facing tariffs. "Week in Review" is The Fly's weekly recap of its recurring series of "Trump Effect" exclusive stories.