Uber made waves yesterday by firing 20 employees as part of an internal investigation into sexual harassment and other unsavory aspects of its workplace culture – NYTimes and WSJ and Law360

On the heels of Monte dei Paschi’s bailout, Spanish giant Santander is stepping in to help save rival Banco Popular in what analysts are calling another test of the ECB’s new rules for saving struggling financial institutions – NYTimes and WSJ and Bloomberg

GM shareholders rejected a push by hedge fund Greenlight Capital (and its chief David Einhorn) to replace three company directors and split its stock into two classes – NYTimes

Still, all’s far from rosy for Mary Barra and General Motors – NYTimes

The ECB meets tomorrow and is expected to begin taking its cautious first steps toward “normalization,” even as the EU’s inflation goals remain elusive – MarketWatch

10-year US benchmark yields hit a 2017 low this week, as demand for the “haven bonds” has risen over past weeks in what’s generally perceived as investor caution thanks to uncertainty surrounding current events at home and abroad – WSJ and Business Insider

BHP Billiton—largely known for its energy and mining business—is  reportedly turning to “robot ghost ships” in order to disrupt the $334 billion shipping industry and deliver scores of billions in savings on shipping – Bloomberg

The Journal reviews bitcoin’s recent surge (the virtual currency tripled in value in 2017 alone) as well as the likelihood of the bubble bursting  (expect it) – WSJ

It’s been a long time coming (BTTF II debuted nearly 30 years ago!), but holographic displays look to finally be going mainstream – Mashable

How about Hemsworth (currently clocking in as the second-best Chris) for the win – Instagram