Damn the torpedoes

Cohn, a registered Democrat, was seen as one of the few political moderates close to President Donald Trump. His departure is a victory for those who trying to push Trump toward protectionism and curbs on immigration and to purge the White House of free-trade advocates. It could also threaten U.S. bank stocks.

A double whammy of tariffs and a new Nafta could cripple the American automakers it's supposed to help. It's unclear whether any North American-built vehicles could get tariff exemptions. The White House signaled Wednesday that was a possibility.

Google managed to make the name Zagat all but obsolete in just under seven years. After it bought the dining-out bible, Google had Zagat’s staff de-emphasize restaurant reviews—long the backbone of its business—while it added user reviews to its maps listings, in a bid to ward off Yelp.

Bitcoin’s Tokyo whale sold $400 million, and he’s not done yet. The bankruptcy trustee for the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange said he’s sold about $400 million worth of Bitcoin (which slumped Wednesday), and Bitcoin Cash since late September and is sitting on another $1.9 billion of the tokens.

America is giving away the $30 billion medical marijuana industry. At foreign labs, scientists are growing genetically-modified cannabis strains and engineering them with sophisticated methods in search of a better high. In Mississippi, it took one scientist three years just to get permission to grow a single strain high in a non-psychoactive compound used in an epilepsy drug.

Wells Fargo is the go-to bank for gunmakers and the NRA. It’s helped two of the biggest manufacturers access $431.1 million in loans and bonds since the gun-control debate gained steam after the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

More than 1,500 lots—including rare Picassos, Monets and Gauguins—from the philanthropist’s collection will go to auction in May.