Disney Board Loses Two Tech Giants, Bitcoin Takes a Tumble
Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey are set to leave Disney's board in March due to a conflict of interest. As Facebook and Twitter increasingly pursue video streaming capabilities, the companies are on a collision course with Disney's own video streaming technology.
Bitcoin hits a six-week low on concerns that Chinese regulators would crack down on the cryptocurrency. Chinese officials say they would block domestic access to trading platforms and mobile apps.
Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do.
The Week's Top Stories is a guided tour through the biggest market stories of the week, from winning stocks to brutal dips to the facts and forecasts generating buzz on Wall Street. This week we focus on MGM Resorts, Clorox, United Airlines, Google and HP.
