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Ford
Ford will stop selling most sedans in the U.S. to cut an extra $11.5B in costs. The carmaker says that by 2020 nearly 90% of its North American inventory will be pickup trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles, in line with consumer preferences.
Sky
Comcast and 21st Century Fox are fighting over Sky after Comcast made a $31B counter offer for the British pay-TV broadcaster. Fox already owns 39% of Sky and made an offer late last year for the remaining 61%; Sky says it will withdraw its recommendation for Fox’s bid.
Facebook
Facebook had a strong first quarter despite its privacy scandal. The social media giant saw a 63% jump in profit and a 49% increase in revenue; it also added 70 million monthly users.
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“They’re not going to become the bright shiny object that they were… but they’re good enough.” Brian Wieser, Pivotal Research analyst, after Twitter posted its second consecutive quarterly profit.
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