T-Mobile US Inc TMUS 1.54%, DISH Network Corp DISH 2.56% and Comcast Corporation CMCSA 1.88% were three of the biggest buyers in a government auction of wireless spectrum that drew to a close earlier this month. On Thursday, a Federal Communications Commission collusion ban tied to the auction will expire, opening the doors to M&A…

Microsoft Corporation MSFT 0.28% shares are trading mostly flat on Friday morning after the company reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.73 on revenue of $23.6 billion. Microsoft’s reported numbers were mostly in line with consensus estimates of $0.70 and $23.6 billion, respectively.

Evidence continues to mount that the subprime auto lending market has a bumpy road ahead. New data suggests U.S. dealers are struggling to sell automobiles so far in 2017, and subprime lenders are taking notice.

With Macau’s gaming recovery really starting to gain momentum, Las Vegas is off to a solid start to 2017 as well.

DryShips Inc. DRYS 18.99% shares are up 11.6 percent Thursday after the company reported it has fully repaid its final remaining commercial loan debt.

Congress has until midnight on Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown by passing a spending bill to fund government operations.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD 0.89% shares have been drifting mostly sideways since Goldman Sachs issued a Sell rating and $11 price target for the stock back on April 6. Prior to the Goldman Sell rating, AMD had been one of the hottest stocks in the market, and Goldman missed the entire move.

Ocwen Financial Corp OCN 1.58% shares are down 54.3 percent in the past week after more than 20 states issued cease-and-desist orders against the company related to alleged mismanagement of escrow accounts and the company’s poor financial state; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also filed a lawsuit against Ocwen for similar alleged abuses.

Macau gaming stocks are on fire Wednesday after Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN 1.75% reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of $1.24/share on revenue of $1.48 billion, topping consensus analyst forecasts of $0.98 and $1.4 billion, respectively.

Express Scripts Holding Company ESRX 0.34% shares are bouncing back by 2.9 percent Wednesday after plummeting 10.7 percent Tuesday on news it is likely losing its largest customer, Anthem Inc ANTM 0.23%.