Breakingviews on Broadcom’s threat to Qualcomm’s board in the form of a slate of 11 director nominees for the company it has, so far, unsuccessfully attempted to purchase – NYTimes

Unpacking the CVS/Aetna blockbuster deal shows two companies taking a risk on a path forward in health care “that isn’t built around doctors” but rather on a vertical integration that would combine drugstores, insurance, and pharmacy-benefit management – WSJ and Marketplace

Mark this date: the SEC has officially filed its first fraud charges against an initial coin offering organizer. In this case, it was relatively small potatoes—a $15 million ICO—but it could mark the start of a busy road ahead for the SEC’s newly  created Cyber Unit – CoinDesk

Facebook’s rolling out a new messaging app aimed at kids 13 and under, raising a whole host of legal and ethical issues—not the least of which is adequate compliance with COPPA – NYTimes

The Hartford has agreed to sell off its recession-plagued life insurance and annuity business (now in the form of Talcott Resolution) to a group of investors led by Cornell Capital for an ownership stake plus $2 billion – Law360 and WSJ

German regulators are following their Swiss counterparts in opening an inquiry into Chinese conglomerate HNA Group’s disclosures when building its sizeable stake in German lender Deutsche Bank – Bloomberg

Apple and Ireland reached a deal yesterday that will see Big Fruit finally repaying $14.5 billion in back taxes owed to its host country (as determined last year by the European Commission) – Engadget

We hear an awful lot about the power of Wal-Mart in rural America. The Journal gives us this interesting look at a rival on the rise in the form of Dollar General – WSJ

Former CFPB chief Richard Cordray won’t be out of the spotlight for long – Bloomberg

Streetwise goes all caveat emptor on us in offering that regulators should resist the powerful urge to get in on the Bitcoin action and let early speculators suffer whatever consequences may come from a burst cryptocurrency bubble – WSJ

Not sure how many of you early birds caught the Sunday night Seahawks/Eagles game.  [Though I’m pretty sure all my North Dakotans found a way to stay up on Wentz Watch]  Regardless, those that did saw Russell Wilson execute an unchallenged backward pass that looked more legal than it was.  Wired helps us figure out why our brains were tricked on that one – Wired