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Three options strategies for the week: February 4, 2019

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw and Carter Worth think Chipotle could be set for a drop. Meanwhile, the duo also highlighted a put calendar strategy in Alphabet. Dan Nathan highlighted a put spread strategy in Expedia.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey teases tweet edit feature on Joe Rogan podcast

Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018.  Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said his microblogging site is mulling a new feature that would let users edit their tweets. In …

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Papa John’s shares jump after Starboard’s Jeffrey Smith named chairman

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Smith, chief executive officer and chief investment officer at Starboard Value LP. Shares of Papa John’s jumped 6 percent in the premarket Monday after the company announced activist hedge fund Starboard Value is taking a $200 million stake in the company. …

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Alphabet earnings preview Q4 2018

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  Alphabet is set to report fourth-quarter earnings Monday. Investors will want to see strong advertising numbers amid …

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Trump wants US military to stay in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran on January 10, 2019. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will keep the U.S. military in Iraq, in order to keep a close eye on Iran, which is …

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Clorox jumps more than 4% after topping profit expectations

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Colorox brand toilet bowl cleaner sits on display at a supermarket in Princeton, Ill. Clorox shares jumped 5 percent before the bell Monday after it reported second-quarter profits that topped Wall Street’s expectations and reaffirmed its 2019 outlook. The consumer goods maker posted …

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The Pentagon will deploy another 3,750 troops to Mexican border

PEDRO PARDO | AFP | Getty Images Guards stand on the US side of the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on November 16, 2018. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Sunday a deployment of about 3,750 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, as President Donald Trump continues …

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Facebook, Google and Twitter are faster at removing hate speech: EU

Social media companies are getting faster at responding to hate speech online. Tech companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter remove 72 percent of illegal hate speech on their platforms, the EU found. The response rate is a big improvement from two years ago, when tech companies removed just 28 percent …

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Airline reports a 20 million euro loss for the third quarter

Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images A Ryanair cabin crew awaits as passengers disembark on the tarmac at Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Charleroi on September 27, 2018. Budget airline Ryanair reported a 20 million euro ($22.88 million) loss for its third quarter on Monday, citing weaker fares due …

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Sony’s stock is swooning amid worries its portfolio ‘is in trouble’

David McNew | AFP | Getty Images A woman plays ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission at a Playstation VR display at the Sony Exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2019 in Las Vegas on January 9, 2019. Investors are running for cover after Sony delivered its latest results …

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