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19:27 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. President Donald Trump backed the boycott of Harley Davidson (HOG), as the dispute between the company and Trump over tariffs on steel continues. In a tweet, President Trump said: "Many @harleydavidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas. Great! Most other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors. A really bad move! U.S. will soon have a level playing field, or better." 2. Online advertising companies have struggled for several years as Google (GOOG; GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) solidified their grip on digital dollars, slowing revenue for others, according to The New York Times. Venture capital money going into ad tech start-ups is falling sharply, helping push a wave of consolidation, the report added. 3. Twitter (TWTR) and Square (SQ) may be a world apart when it comes to their businesses, but they are across the street from each other so Jack Dorsey can shuttle between them in just two minutes on foot, Jon Swartz wrote in this week's edition. That brief commute helps explain why both companies, which were struggling more than a year ago, have reversed course, with their stocks among tech's best performers this year, the report added. Both Twitter and Square depend on Dorsey, with the former potentially having the most upside, Swartz contended. 4. Warner Bros. (TWX) "The Meg" exceeded all expectations in its North America debut over the weekend, with $44.5M from 4,118 theaters, the biggest opening of all time for a live-action shark pic. The movie follows a group of scientists trying to stop a mammoth shark from causing destruction. "The Meg" earned a B+ CinemaScore and sports a 49% Rotten Tomatoes score. 5. Equix (EQIX), LyondellBasell (LYB), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Urban Outfitters (URBN), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) saw positive mentions in Barron's, while Kraft Heinz (KHC) was mentioned cautiously.

16:53 EDT Box Office Battle: 'The Meg' wins weekend with $44.5M debut - Warner Bros. (TWX) "The Meg" exceeded all expectations in its North America debut over the weekend, with $44.5M from 4,118 theaters, the biggest opening of all time for a live-action shark pic. The movie follows a group of scientists trying to stop a mammoth shark from causing destruction. "The Meg" earned a B+ CinemaScore and sports a 49% Rotten Tomatoes score. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Viacom (VIAB) owned Paramount's "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" fell to second place in its third weekend with $20M from 3,888 theaters for a domestic total of $162M. Behind it was Disney's (DIS) "Christopher Robin," ending its second weekend with $12.4M for a domestic tally of $50M and $62.1M globally. Screen Gems' low-budget "Slender Man" placed number 4, with $11.3M from 2,358 theaters. Rounding out the top five, Spike Lee's Cannes Film Festival entry "BlacKkKlansman," grossed an estimated $10.8M from 1,512 theaters. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox (FOXA), Lionsgate's (LGF.A), Comcast (CMCSA; CMCSK), Sony (SNE) and Warner Bros. (TWX).

11:49 EDT President Trump backs boycott of Harley Davidson - In a tweet, President Trump said: "Many @harleydavidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas. Great! Most other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors. A really bad move! U.S. will soon have a level playing field, or better." Reference Link