The next big update to Battleborn will begin rolling out this Thursday, July 21st 2016! This update includes new features including in-game reporting, Broadcaster Tools, new competitive multiplayer maps, numerous character balance adjustments, minor fixes, and more. Full notes can be found on our knowledge base (link below).

XBOX One Patch Notes
Playstation 4 Patch Notes
PC Patch Notes
EDIT: Clarifications from GBX Devs: you'll need to play a full match with a character for the completed lore content to kick in, but it should take into account your past progress on these challenges link
Per gkrants: Increased single Osmosis stack heal (1 bubble) by %33 (comment below)
Per GKRants, the increase to Ambra sunspot healing does not increase the amount of health drained from a sunspot while heals are being applied (comment below)

Patch Notes

July 21, 2016

New Content:

5 new taunt customizations 3 new Versus maps (Monuments, Outskirts, and Snowblind)

Characters:

The Wound debuff has been modified
Wound now reduces healing, health regeneration and lifesteal received by 60%
Wounded targets now have a unique third person visual effect to indicate that they will receive reduced healing
All characters now have diminishing returns on the push of their quick melee attacks
Consecutive quick melee attacks push enemies shorter distances. This effect resets after a short amount of time
All Bots now sprint more frequently

Alani

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Per gkrants: Increased single Osmosis stack heal (1 bubble) by %33 (comment below)
Increased Alani’s base damage by 20% (52 to 63 at level 1)
Increased Alani's sprint speed by 10%
Alani's level 7 Left Helix Augment, Pressure Wash no longer increases Osmosis stack generation
Swapped the Helix locations of Alani's level 3 Left Helix Augment, Whitewater and level 3 Right Helix Augment, Go With the Flow with her level 7 Left Helix Augment, Pressure Wash and level 7 Right Helix Augment, Overflow
Reduced the duration of Geyser's bind effect from 2 second to 1.5 seconds
Reduced the radius of Geyser by 15%
Reduced the Damage Shared to Nearby Targets of Alani's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Surface Tension from 30% to 15%
Fixed an issue that caused Riptide to end prematurely after selecting Alani's level 4 Right Helix Augment, Ride the Wave and level 9 Right Helix Augment, Water Proof
Damage Reduction gear and augments no longer reduce Alani's healing
Description changes:
Changed the name of Alani's level 2 Left Helix Augment from Diffusion to Pressure Gradient
Changed the description of Alani's level 4 Left Helix Augment, Wet Blanket to reflect the duration of the Slow debuff
Fixed a minor text issue with Alani's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Surface Tension
The description of Alani's level 3 Right Helix Augment, Go With The Flow now displays the correct cooldown reduction in the Command Menu
The description of Alani's level 5 Right Helix Augment, Full Saturation now displays the correct damage reduction in the Command Menu
The description of Alani's level 5 Helix Augment, Karakafruit Express now displays the correct damage increase in the Command Menu
Changed the description of Riptide when viewed in Character Select to better reflect the skill's functionality.
Fixed a minor text issue with Alani's level 7 Right Helix Augment, Overflow
Challenges and Statistics:
Changed the requirement of Alani's “Another Million and We're Even” Lore Challenge from “Kill Ambra 25 times” to “Participate in killing Ambra 5 times”
Reduced the number of games required for Alani's “Helician Hellraisers” from 5 to 3 games
Reduced the number of Riptides required for Alani's “The Lifeguards Have Given Up” from 50 to 25
Alani's quick melee now properly displays on the Death Recap Screen
Alani's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Surface Tension no longer drastically increases the stat “Enemy Players Hit by Geyser”
Visual and Audio Effects:
Fixed a visual issue with Alani's Osmosis bubbles when playing Split Screen
Made a minor adjustment to Alani's main menu animation
Miscellaneous:
Added support for Bot Alani in Versus Private games

Ambra

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Melee strikes that consume Heat reduce the cooldown of Sunspot by 1 second
Melee strikes that instantly deplete all Heat due to Ambra's level 7 Right Helix Augment, Radiant Spear reduce the cooldown of Sunspots by an increased amount
Attacks that deplete Heat do not reduce the cooldown of Sunspots after selecting Ambra's level 7 Mutation, Radiant Halberd
Reduced cooldown of Sunspot from 12 seconds to 8 seconds
Increased Heat generation of the Staff of Radiance life drain attack by 100%
Increased the amount healed by Sunspots by 80% (18 to 32 at Level 1) . Per GKRants, the increase to Ambra sunspot healing does not increase the amount of health drained from a sunspot while heals are being applied (comment below)
Reduced the maximum healing of Ambra's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Solar Burst from 280 to 133
Reduced the maximum damage of Ambra's level 2 Mutation, Soothing Sunlight augment from 280 to 133
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of enemy kills required by Ambra's “The Winds of Change” challenge from 500 to 100
Fixed a minor text issue with Ambra's “Staff of the Silent Sisters” Lore challenge

Attikus

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased Attikus' base health by 20% (2033 to 2439 at Level 1)
Hedronic Arc now applies a 60% Wound debuff for 4 seconds
Pounce now silences enemies for 1.5 seconds instead of knocking them back
Increased the damage of Pounce by 33% (75 to 141)
Decreased damage of Charge Hook by 18% (153 to 125 at level 1)
Changed Pounce to feel more responsive and controllable
Fully charged Hedronic Eruption now slows enemies instead of knocking them up
Reduced the directional variance of Hedronic Eruption
Fixed an issue that prevented Hedronic Arc from consistently chaining to enemies when fully charged while Attikus' level 9 Right Helix Augment, Hedronic Chain augment is active
Descriptions changes:
Hedronic Arc now displays the correct damage value in the Command Menu
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of Charged Hook critical hits required for Attikus' “In His Face” challenge from 12 to 1
Attikus' “Defender, You Have Become Defenseless” Lore challenge now displays correctly after unlocking
Attikus' "Rise of the Thrall" lore challenge has been changed to “Slow three enemies simultaneously using Hedronic Eruption, 25 times.”
Visual and Audio Effects:
Fixed an issue that prevented Attikus' stun animation from playing when stunned while using Pounce
Attikus no longer sees Hedronic Charge notifications when dealing a killing blow an enemy after dying
Hedronic Arc no longer obscures the affected player's vision

Benedict

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased Benedict's base health by 20% (830 to 983 at Level 1)
Increased the damage of Rocket Launcher by 15% (184 to 211 at Level 1)
Benedict's level 7 Mutation, Multiloader now functions properly if it is selected while dead
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number kills required for Benedict's “Help for a Ground Recruit” challenge from 50 to 10
Reduced the total fly time required for Benedict's “Rocket Jump Professional” challenge from 3 hours to 1 hour
Reduced the number of games required for Benedict's “The Tour” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the number of rockets per match required for Benedict's “So Many Rockets” challenge from 425 to 300

Boldur

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Boldur's level 5 Mutation, Desperate Rage mutation no longer grants damage reduction when Rage is not active
Boldur's level 8 Mutation, Knockout Punch now functions properly against shields
Challenges and Statistics:
Renamed Boldur's “The Unbearable” Career Challenge to “Gathering No Moss!”
Reduced the number of kills required for Boldur's “Gather No Moss!” challenge from 1,000 to 100
Boldur's “The Dwarf's Favorite Axiom” Lore Challenge now displays correctly after unlocking

Caldarius

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Energy Blade now applies a Wound debuff for 2 seconds
Fixed an issue that gave Caldarius' level 9 Mutation, Rangefinder unintended functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Caldarius' “The Arena and You: Partners in Freedom” challenge from 750 to 500

Deande

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased the attack speed of Deande's Tessurim War Fans melee attacks by 15%
Changed the transition between Tessurim War Fans melee and ranged attacks to feel more responsive
Burst Dash no longer knocks enemies back
Increased damage of Blink Storm by 35% (63 damage per hit to 85 damage per hit at Level 5)
Deande's level 3 Mutation, Uppercut now applies a Wound debuff for 1.5 seconds instead of knocking enemies into the air
Deande can no longer gain permanent clones by using Holotwin immediately after Blink Storm while Deande's level 10 Left Helix Augment, Doppelgang üp is active
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Deande's “Cloak and Dagger” challenge from 500 to 100
Reduced the number of games required for Deande's “The Seeds of Secret Orders” challenge from 5 to 3
Visual and Audio Effects:
Deande's Tessurim War Fans now appear correctly with her Saboteur skin

El Dragón

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Bicycle Kick is now properly interrupted by Reyna's Photonic Ward
Description changes:
El Dragón's level 5 Left Helix Augment, Heavyweight and level 5 Right Helix Augment, Welterweight now correctly refer to his passive Undisputed Champ
Fixed a minor text issue with El Dragón's passive Undisputed Champ
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for El Dragón's “Fired Up” challenge from 50 to 20
Reduced the number of games required for El Dragón's “Armed and Handsomest” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the number of kills required for El Dragón's “The Fall of the Luchador” challenge from 1,000 to 100
The unlock requirement for El Dragón's “The Rise of the Dragon” no longer appears cut off
Miscellaneous:
Bot El Dragón will no longer attempt to Clap enemies outside of his range

Galilea

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced Galilea's LEVEL 1 Right Helix Augment, Calamity Wound debuff from 100% to 60% for 5 seconds to align with new Wound debuff
Reduced Galilea's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Mark of the Feeble Wound debuff from 100% to 60% for 5 seconds to align with new Wound debuff
Reduced the maximum number of projectiles spawned by Galilea's level 3 Right Helix Augment, It's Dangerous to Go Alone from 5 to 3
Challenges and Statistics:
Changed the requirements of Galilea's “Frienemies” Lore Challenge from “Kill Ambra 25 times” to “Participate in killing Ambra 5 times”
Reduced the number of games required for Galilea's “Sisterhood” challenge from 5 to 3
Miscellaneous:
Bot Galilea will no longer stand in place after using Abyssal Form

Ghalt

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Changed Ghalt's level 3 Left Helix Augment, from Slug Rounds to Barrier
Barrier gives Ghalt +240 Shield Strength and +105 Shield Recharge per Second
Fixed an issue that prevented Ghalt's level 7 Right Helix Augment, Both Barrels Blazing from functioning
Ghalt no longer has a chance to become stuck when silenced during The Hook
Reduced the likelihood that The Hook will pull enemies behind Ghalt
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the First Blood requirement of Ghalt's “The First Battleborn” challenge from 10 to 1
Reduced the number of games required for Ghalt's “First Round Draft Picks” challenge from 5 to 3

ISIC

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Omega Strike now has a 40 second duration.
Reduced the duration of ISIC's level 4 Left Helix Augment, Hold it Right There! }:O stun from 2 seconds to 1 second
ISIC's level 5 Mutation, Stopping Power ;)now applies a Wound debuff for 1 second instead of a slow
Increased the damage of Charged Cannon on Overcharged attacks from 175 to 177
Description changes:
Changed the description of Omega Strike to allow the Overcharged effect to be visible when viewed in the Helix menu
The description of ISIC's level 10 Left Helix Augment, Shield's Up! :D augment now displays the correct Damage Blocking amount in the Command Menu
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for ISIC's “Warning: Rogue Magnus” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the number of kills required for ISIC's “Ocoban Mining Exploration Report” challenge from 250 to 10
ISIC's “MAGNUS SELF-REVIEW: MAG_MRBX-1210” lore challenge is now properly tracked when using Overcharged Plasma Dash

Kelvin

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced Kelvin's movement speed bonus while he is Sublimated by 40%
Reduced the duration of Sublimate's stun from 2 seconds to 1 second
Fixed an issue that allowed Ice Wall to prevent minions from pathing in Meltdown or Incursion
Fixed an exploit that allowed Kelvin to gain unintended damage reduction
Kelvin no longer received conditional effects that activate on shield depletion by default
Description changes:
Changed the text of Permafrost to better reflect the skill's functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Kelvin's “Miko Are All My Friends” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the number of stuns required for Kelvin's “The Best Defense is De Fence” challenge from 100 to 50
Reduced the number of stuns required for Kelvin's “Micro Macro Mist Me” challenge from 25 to 10

Kleese

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased Kleese’s base health by 88% (from 773 to 1,456 at Level 1)
Increased the projectile speed of energy blasts from Wrist Cannon
Reduced the damage of Wrist Cannon after selecting Kleese's level 3 Mutation, Quantum Precision by 30% (384 to 281 at Level 3)
Kleese's level 3 Right Helix Augment, Don't Tase Me Bro no longer allows Shock Taser to damage stealthed enemies
Shock Taser can now damage Ghalt's Scraptraps
Energy Rifts no longer have player collision
Black Hole now deals a single combined instance of damage instead of two separate instances of damage
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Kleese's “Slow, Not Dead” challenge from 500 to 50
Reduced the number of damaged enemies required for Kleese's “A Shocking Message” challenge from 250 to 100
Visual and Audio Effects:
Kleese's Tactical Battle Chair Energy no longer appears incorrectly after Kleese has died and respawned
Kleese's minimap death icon is no longer larger than intended

Marquis

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced the bonus damage of Eins, Zwei, Diefrom 50% to 25%
Fixed an issue that allowed Marquis to damage a Sentry's health using its shield hit box
Marquis' level 4 Left Helix Augment, Time Killer now consistently damages enemies within Temporal Distortion regardless of terrain
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Marquis' “Hobo Eradication Protocol” challenge from 10 to 5
Reduced the number of games required for Marquis' “Overprotective” challenge from 5 to 3
Visual and Audio Effects:
Fixed a visual issue with Predatory Strike owls when they are affected by certain third person FX
Bindlebane attacks no longer trigger critical hit sound effects on Immune targets

Mellka

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced the duration of venom from 8 seconds to 4 seconds
Increased the damage of venom by 50% (12 to 18 at Level 1)
Spike now applies a 60% Wound debuff for 4 seconds to enemies that are covered in venom
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Mellka's “Spaceborne Malady” challenge from 500 to 100
Reduced the number of games required for Mellka's “Heeding the Call” challenge from 5 to 3
Mellka's “Best!” stat now properly increments after completing the Prologue
Miscellaneous:
Reduced the camera shake when using Mellka's melee combo

Miko

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced Miko's base health by 16% (1,220 to 1,046 at Level 1)
Reduced the movement speed gained from Miko's level 1 Left Helix Augment, First Responder from 30% to 15%
Reduced the movement speed gained from Miko's level 7 Left Helix Augment, Fight or Flight from 30% to 15%
Miko's level 7 Left Helix Augment, Fight or Flight no longer refreshes when Miko is damaged while the effect is active
Description changes:
Biosynthesisnow displays the correct value in the Command Menu
The description of Fungus Among Usnow properly updates after activating Miko's level 10 Right Helix Augment, Vicious Strain
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Miko's “Two's a Crowd” challenge from 5 to 3
Visual and Audio Effects:
Fixed a minor visual issue when Miko's level 4 Mutation, Sticky Spores sticks to a recently revived player
Fixed a visual issue when Miko receives a movement speed increase from level 1 Left Helix Augment, First Responder or level 7 Left Helix Augment, Fight or Flight
Fixed a visual issue with the green heart icon on the player's HUD when being healed by Miko's level 2 Left Helix Augment, Regenerative Aura

Montana

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Montana's level 10 Right Helix Augment, Instant Payback no longer lasts until death if Montana is stunned while activating Mansformation
Montana's level 4 Right Helix Augment, Firestorm damage-over-time effect is no longer affected by Attack Damage gear
Montana's level 4 Right Helix Augment, Firestorm direct damage is now affected by Skill Damage gear
Description changes:
Fixed a minor text issue with Montana's level 7 Mutation, Barrel Cooling to better reflect the functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Montana's “War is Bliss” challenge from 5 to 3

Orendi

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Improved Paradigm Shift's hit detection
Orendi's level 1 Right Helix Augment, Burned and Busted now reveals cloaked enemies near her instead of enemies in her Shadowfire Pillar
A new effect is played on Orendi and on revealed victims when the ability is active
Challenges and Statistics:
Orendi's Lore Challenge “That's a Very Nice Hat Trick” will now increment properly when the Skill Activation Style is set to Instant
Reduced the number of games required for Orendi's “That's a Very Nice Hat Trick” challenge from 10 to 5
Orendi's Nullify is now properly displayed on the Death Recap Screen
Orendi's Lore Challenge “Very Morphic Pillars” will now increment properly

Oscar Mike

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced the projectile speed of the child grenades from Oscar Mike's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Nades on Nades resulting in a tighter explosion area
Reduced the detonation time of the child grenades from Oscar Mike's level 2 Right Helix Augment, Nades on Nades while the level 1 Left Helix Augment, Impact Trigger augment is active
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Oscar Mike's “From Yer Best Bud” challenge from 5 to 3
Visual and Audio Effects:
Oscar Mike's level 1 Right Helix Augment, Sneak Attack no longer applies third person FX to Oscar Mike when using Stealth Generator
Oscar Mike's level 2 Left Helix Augment, Fragcendiary Grenade no longer applies first or third person FX to allies

Phoebe

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased the projectile speed of the rapiers from Blade Rush
Phoebe's level 6 Right Helix Augment, Disruptor Blades now applies a Wound debuff for 3 seconds instead of giving Blade Rush shield penetration
Phoebe's Phasegate damage is now affected by Skill Damage gear
Fixed an issue that caused Phoebe's level 10 Mutation, Stormbringer to reduce the damage of Blade Cascade excessively
Description changes:
Changed the description of Phoebe's level 4 Right Helix Augment, Raddoppio to better reflect the augment's functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Phoebe's “My Butler Buddy” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the damage required for Phoebe's “Addonexus” challenge from 2,000 to 1,800
Visual and Audio Effects:
Phoebe's level 3 Mutation, Crosscut should now have sound effects
Phoebe's level 5 Left Helix Augment, Passata Sot to should now have sound effects
The volume of Phoebe's “Conductor” taunt is now controlled by the Sound Effects Volume audio option instead of the Music Volume audio option

Rath

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Changed Rath's level 3 Left Helix Augment, Terror From Above to make his double jump feel more responsive and controllable
Increased the cooldown of Dreadwind from 54 seconds to 75 seconds
Description changes:
Changed the name of Rath's “NOT A VAMPIRE” title to “Blademaster”
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Rath's “Sustained Across Time” challenge from 10 to 5
Reduced the number of games required for Rath's “Thank You Letter” challenge from 5 to 3

Reyna

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased the push distance of Photonic Ward
Reyna's level 10 Mutation, Huddle Up now grants her a Failsafe Overshield when an ally receives a Shield Booster Overshield from Photonic Ward
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Reyna's “The Best Defense” challenge from 1,000 to 100

Shayne & Aurox

Description changes:
Made a slight adjustment to the unlock requirement text for the "Are TOO Detectives!" title
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of games required for Shayne & Aurox's “Mentor for Monsters” challenge from 5 to 3
Reduced the number of kills required for Shayne & Aurox's “Isn't This a Buddy COMEDY?!” challenge from 200 to 100

Thorn

Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Thorn's “Daughter of Shadows” challenge from 500 to 100
Reduced the number of kills required for Thorn's “Spry Sprite Spray” challenge from 20 to 10
Reduced the number of kills required for Thorn's “Vengeance for the Lost” challenge from 1,000 to 500
Reduced the number of games required for Thorn's “Granddaughter of Stone” challenge from 5 to 3
Miscellaneous:
Reduced the performance impact of Thorn's arrow effects at long distances

Toby

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Increased the damage of Core Discharge by 15% (313 per second to 406 per second at Level 5)
Increased the damage of Core Discharge after selecting Toby's level 10 Left Helix Augment, Triple Charge by 25% (375 to 563 at Level 10)
Fixed an issue that allowed allies to gain permanent health regeneration from Toby's R2 Best Offense augment
Description changes:
Changed the text of Toby's level 3 Left Helix Augment, Targeting Overlay to better reflect the augment's functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Reduced the number of kills required for Toby's “Temper, Temper, TA-BOOM” challenge from 20 to 10
Reduced the number of double-kills required for Toby's “Killing on Rails” challenge from 10 to 1
The “Core Discharge Damage” Accomplishment increments properly when using Toby's L10 Triple Charge augment
Miscellaneous:
Reduced the controller vibration while using the UPR H8-MS Custom Railgun

Whiskey Foxtrot

Skills, Augments, and Balance changes:
Reduced the fire interval of the UPR-SL3 Tactical Rifle from .08 seconds to .07 seconds
Scrap Cannon can no longer be primed
Scrap Cannon now applies a 60% Wound debuff for 4 seconds
Reduced the cooldown of Scrap Cannon from 12 seconds to 10 seconds
Increased the number of ricochets from Scrap Cannon from 2 to 4
Increased the bonus UPR-SL3 Tactical Rifle damage granted by Whiskey Foxtrot's level 2 Left Helix Augment, Swiss Cheese from 15% to 25%
Increased the duration of Whiskey Foxtrot's level 2 Left Helix Augment, Swiss Cheese from 4 seconds to 8 seconds
Fixed an issue that allowed additional MIRV grenades to spawn after selecting Whiskey Foxtrot's level 4 Mutation, Sticky MIRV
Whiskey Foxtrot's iron sights now provide a small zoom while aiming down the sight
Description changes:
Changed the text of Whiskey Foxtrot's level 3 Left Helix Augment, Red Dot Sight to better reflect the augment's functionality
Challenges and Statistics:
Changed Whiskey Foxtrot's “Going Alone” Lore Challenge from “Kill Oscar Mike 25 times” to “Participate in killing Oscar Mike 5 times”
Reduced the number of knock backs required for Whiskey Foxtrot's “Some Find Me Repulsive” challenge from 2,500 to 500
Reduced the number of kills required for Whiskey Foxtrot's “Say Mike Again” challenge from 500 to 100

Campaign:

HUD elements no longer overlap when killed immediately after being revived
The Saboteur
Various changes were made to improve performance on The Saboteur
Reduced the number of dynamic lights in The Saboteur
Improved mesh culling at extreme distances in The Saboteur
Reduced the performance impact of loot containers on The Saboteur
Reduced the performance impact of all exploding shard barrels in The Saboteur
Fixed several issues that allowed players to skip objectives in The Saboteur
Fixed several issues that prevented certain skills from being useable when at certain areas
Thrall Shift Supervisor Varl now always leaves the Control Room
Fixed an issue with enemy pathing at the Foundry
Replaced a trap buildable with a turret buildable at the Reactor Facility
Fixed an issue with players becoming trapped in certain area of the map
Fixed a text issue with the “Pulverize” map challenge
Fixed a typographical error in one of the objective descriptions

Performance:

Reduced the performance impact of the directional damage indicator arrows

Gear:

Gear that increases maximum health will now also grant health when activated equal to the increase in maximum health
Gear that increases maximum shield strength will now also grant shield when activated equal to the increase in maximum shield strength
Shard count feed no longer displays negative values when two pieces of Gear with shard gain effects are active
Gear Box should always close automatically if no more pieces are affordable
Fixed an issue with activated gear appearing to become unequipped after dying and respawning
All rarities of the Janked “Painkiller”and Janked “Sidecar” now use the Dicey (Reduced Maximum Health) flaw
Anti-Motion Brace
Changed the Legendary effect of the Anti-Motion Brace Reduces recoil while using alternative aiming modes
Bunker Buster
Changed the description of the Legendary effect to improve clarity
Burning Sunset
Fixed an issue that prevented healing while the Burning Sunset is active Added an invulnerability shield visual effect when players become invulnerable
Codex Fragment
Changed the secondary stat from Recoil Reduction to Maximum Health
Doomsday Key
Fixed an issue with the Legendary effect functionality
Emergency Auto-Medic
Changed the secondary stat from CC Duration Reduction to Damage Reduction
Emulan Tincture
The Emulan Tincture no longer uses randomized values
Energetic Refractor
The Legendary effect now heals Kleese for 10% of Shield Healing done to allies Fixed a grammatical error in the description
Executive Insurance Policy The Legendary effect will now trigger properly when shields are recharged by any source
The Finiscian Wrench
Updated the description of the Legendary effect from “chance to deal critical damage” to “chance to deal 50% bonus damage” to more accurately reflect the gear's functionality Updated the description of the Legendary effect to specify that it affects all buildables
Firmware Update 1.51C
Increased the Legendary effect trigger chance from 5-9% to 15-20% Made minor grammatical adjustment to the description.
Generous Refund Policy
Fixed an issue with the Legendary effect functionality
Hate Reflector
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to trigger more frequently than intended Increased the Legendary effect trigger chance from 5-9% to 15-20% Reflected Pull effects now use a consistent direction
Hemsworth Sparkleshield
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to give a greater damage bonus than intended
Hidden Charger
Changed the Legendary effect of the Hidden Charger Reloading your weapon reduces Shield Recharge Delay
Intermittent Angel
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to increase the player's Shield Recharge Delay Increased the Legendary effect trigger chance from 5-9% to 15-20%
Lorrian Skill Spike
Updated the description of the Legendary effect from “chance to deal critical damage” to “chance to deal 50% bonus damage” to more accurately reflect the gear's functionality
Mag Daemon
Changed the Legendary effect of the Mag Daemon Reloads performed while sprinting have increased Reload speed
Mini-Singularity Launcher
Changed the secondary stat from Attack Damage to Health Regeneration
The Modernista's
Increased the Legendary effect trigger chance from 5-9% to 15-20% Made minor grammatical adjustment to the description Mossire's Mukluks
Updated the description of the Legendary effect from Sprint Speed to Movement Speed to more accurately reflect the gear's functionality
Mutated Magazines
Fixed a typographical error in the description
Oath of the Sustained
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to heal friendly Sentries
One-4-All™ Shield Array
The Legendary effect no longer applies to the equipping player The Legendary effect can no longer be stacked
Orbital Tracking Spike
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to work while in motion
The Pacifier
Changed the secondary stat from Shield Penetration to Maximum Shield Capacity Added a numerical value to the description of the Legendary effect
Song of Vigor
The Legendary effect no longer applies to the equipping player
The Stable Executioner
Changed the secondary stat from Critical Hit Damage to CC Duration Reduction
Sustainment Well
Fixed a capitalization error in the description
Symbiotic Gauntlet
Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to increase Skill damage
Symbiotic Spores
The Legendary effect can no longer be stacked Symbiotic Spores are no longer referred to as “Spores of Mikollopria” when players receive them during The Experiment
Time Killer
Fixed an issue with the Legendary effect functionality
Veil Breaker Rounds
Changed the Legendary effect of Veil Breaker Rounds The last round in a magazine temporarily prevents the target's shield from recharging
Veil Manipulator
Updated the description to better reflect Legendary effect's functionality
Vigilance Link
The Legendary effect can no longer be stacked
Vow of Vengeance
The Legendary effect can now be triggered by Quick meleeattacks
Voxis Core
Changed the Legendary effect to no longer stack damage when hitting multiple targets with a single skill Fixed an issue that caused the Legendary effect to deal damage to the initial target
Vyn's Quiver
Changed the Legendary effect of Vyn's Quiver On reload, gain Health Regeneration based on the number of bullets left in the magazine

Interface:

Added a Report Player function accessible through the scoreboard Health Regeneration and Shield Regeneration values are now visible on the player's HUD The Achievements Page on Steam should display correctly (PC) Text chat in the main menu no longer appears off-screen at certain resolutions (PC) Fixed a rare visual issue with the text chat expand button (PC) Icons will not overlap when purchasing buildables Fixed sorting Gear by Rarity Title sorting types are now saved The scroll speed in the Gear Bank is no longer affected by the player's sorting type Sorting characters by “Unlocked” in the Command Menu will function correctly Skins and Taunts now have descriptions when found in a loot pack for improved clarity Fixed a minor text issue with unlocking characters with Hero Keys Fixed an alignment issue with the “Mute All” button prompt on split screen clients When interacting with Escort sentries' Power Skills Menu “Can't Afford” text will no longer overlap prices in split screen

Quality Of Life:

Player Alerts should function normally, allowing players to Ping consistently Fixed a rare issue that caused players to not receive Legendary gear as challenge rewards. Missing gear will be retroactively rewarded after completing a game as the affected character Players no longer receive challenge progress, EC, or XP if they are not connected to the server when a game ends “Num Lock” is no longer a rebindable key (PC) Fixed an issue that caused players to face the incorrect direction when respawning Players will no longer appear to vote for a map multiple times Fixed Average Player Score tie-breaker results Added an achievement for Alani Skins apply correctly in the Command Menu Fixed an issue when selling duplicate pieces of gear Fixed text displayed when a minion kills an enemy sentry Locked characters will no longer appear unlocked in the Command Menu Fixed an issue where the incorrect information is displayed in the command menu after unlocking a character SHiFT codes will no longer appear to fail on the first try Fixed an issue with “My Rewards” not functioning properly after signing in to SHiFT Battleborn Support IDhas been renamed to Battleborn Profile ID

Match Making:

Fixed an issue where the wrong map experiences appeared on the Map vote screen Made a change to reduce queue times for users with exceptionally high or low Elo ratings Fixed a rare issue that could cause players to lose the ability to exit matchmaking properly

Audio:

Adjusted the Music volume in The Saboteur Added music to character select Fixed an issue that allowed unintended audio to play during character select Made adjustments to the combat music during defense waves in The Saboteur Adjusted the volume of Varelsi Scaven tentacle sounds

(1/9) - Wednesday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

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President Donald Trump, in a prime-time TV address last night, made his case for a wall and strengthened security at the U.S.-Mexico border, highlighting multiple grisly examples of Americans allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants. (CNBC)
Democrats blast Trump for 'malice' and 'fear' in his border wall appeal (USA Today)
Democrats today are set to test Republicans' resolve in backing Trump's drive to build a wall on the border with Mexico. The party is eager to force the GOP to choose between funding the IRS or voting to keep it partially shuttered. (Reuters)
The United States is in danger of losing its triple-A sovereign credit rating later this year, Fitch said today, warning an ongoing government shutdown could soon start to negatively impact the country's debt ceiling. (CNBC)
Robert Mueller accused former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort of lying about sharing polling data with an alleged Russian spy during the 2016 campaign, a new court filing by * Manafort's lawyers has accidentally revealed. (CNBC)
CNBC has learned that Wall Street executives have heard from several potential 2020 Democratic candidates for president, including Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, as recently as last month.
BP's investment in next-generation technology just paid off to the tune of a billion barrels of oil. The British energy company has discovered 1 billion barrels of crude at an existing oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico. (CNBC)
A judge is giving Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert another chance to buy the company out of bankruptcy and save roughly 50,000 jobs. Lampert's hedge fund is now required to pay a $120 million deposit by 4 p.m. today. (CNBC)
More than a dozen former Facebook (FB) employees detailed how the social media company's leadership and its performance review system has created a culture where any dissent is discouraged.(CNBC)
Juul, the e-cigarette company that has become ubiquitous among teens, is launching its first television ad campaign targeting adult smokers as it faces criticism that its fruity flavors are designed for underaged users. (CNBC)

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Apple — Nikkei reported that Apple is cutting iPhone production by 10 percent between January and March. This would be the second time in two months that Apple trims iPhone production plans, according to the report.

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Facebook — CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he will host a series of discussions about tech's role in society in the future. "Every few weeks I'll talk with leaders, experts, and people in our community from different fields and I'll try different formats to keep it interesting," Zuckerberg said.

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Foot Locker, Nike — An analyst at Baird upgraded Foot Locker to "outperform," noting the near-term fundamentals for the company "can continue to inflect positively" amid strong Nike same-store sales. Separately, Baird downgraded Nike to "neutral" from "outperform" amid concern its high valuation may not be sustainable.

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Skyworks Solutions — Canaccord Genuity slashed its price target on Skyworks to $84 from $96 a share, citing weak smartphone demand around the world. "We anticipate Apple has higher-than-anticipated channel inventory levels to work through in 1HC2019, driving weaker near-term demand for suppliers," Canaccord said in a note.

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Bank of America —The banking giant was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at UBS, with analysts noting Bank of America "should continue improving efficiency metrics and, importantly, appears comparatively well positioned to withstand a turn in credit." UBS, however, also trimmed its price target on Bank of America to $32 from $33 a share.

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Morgan Stanley — Citigroup upgraded Morgan Stanley to "buy" from "neutral," noting higher market volatility can lead to higher trading revenue throughout the year.

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Tilray — The Canadian pot company was initiated with an overweight rating and a $90 price target at Piper Jaffray. "The timing of a regulatory change is hard to predict, but we expect continued global momentum for medical and recreational marijuana legalization," Piper said.

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Lowe's — Barclays downgraded the home-improvement retailer to "equal weight" from "overweight," noting "it is unproven that the company can accelerate comps into a decelerating macro⁄industry across the board in 2019." Barclays also cut its price target on Lowe's to $105 from $120.

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Tesla — The electric car maker is being sued after a passenger died last year due to a defective battery. The suit alleges Tesla "failed to warn purchasers of its vehicles of the battery's dangerous condition."

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Today's Pre-Market News [Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019]

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Today's Top Headlines for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, giving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq a chance to extend their four-day win streaks. The Dow is also indicated higher this morning, after falling Tuesday for the first time in four sessions as it was weighed down by Walgreens. (CNBC)
Caterpillar (CAT), a bellwhether for the global economy, fell this morning in pre-market trading after Deutsche Bank downgraded the maker of earth movers and other construction equipment. "Synchronized global growth has collapsed," the firm said. (CNBC)
Three Fed officials will appear at an American Bankers Association event today - Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, Kansas City Fed President Esther George, and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin. George is a voting member of the FOMC for 2019. (CNBC)
ADP is set to release its March report on private sector employment at 8:15 a.m. ET. At 10 a.m. ET, the Institute For Supply Management will release its non-manufacturing index. Separately, lighting products maker Acuity Brands (AYI) and retailer Signet Jewelers (SIG) are out with quarterly earnings this morning ahead of the opening bell. (CNBC)
U.S. and Chinese officials negotiating a trade deal have resolved most of the outstanding issues but are still haggling over how to implement and enforce such an agreement, according a report from the Financial Times.
Trump on closing the US-Mexico border: 'Security is more important to me than trade' (CNBC)
President Donald Trump "blasted" Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at three meetings in the past week, according to the Wall Street Journal. "I guess I'm stuck with you," the president told Powell, the journal said.
Adultery, arrears and amends: Inside Trump Federal Reserve pick Stephen Moore's messy and very expensive divorce (CNBC)
The owner of a pro-Trump super PAC funded solely by billionaire bank executive Andrew Beal used more than $300,000 in donations to finance a conspiracy-theory-driven Facebook (FB) meme campaign to support Trump during the 2016 campaign. (CNBC)
Here's what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates want to fund by reversing the Trump tax cuts (CNBC)
Voters in Chicago elected former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot to become their next mayor. The win by Lightfoot makes Chicago the largest city to elect an African-American woman as its top elected official. (USA Today)
The Wall Street Journal reported that pilots at the controls of the Boeing (BA) 737 MAX that crashed in March initially followed emergency procedures laid out by the company but still failed to recover control of the jet.
Ousted Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn said today on Twitter (TWTR) that he was getting ready to tell the truth about recent events and that he would hold a news conference on Thursday, April 11. (Reuters)
The Food and Drug Administration has set its first public hearing on legalizing CBD in food and drinks, to figure out how to regulate the newly legalized cannabis product. The hearing will take place on May 31. (CNBC)
Blue Apron (APRN) CEO Bradley Dickerson is leaving the meal kit company. He'll be succeeded by former Etsy (ETSY) chief operating officer Linda Koslowski. Blue Apron's chief technology officer Ilia Papas, will also be departing. (WSJ)
Netflix (NFLX) is at the center of a warning letter sent to the Motion Picture Academy by the Justice Department about a proposed rule change. The proposal would require movies to be released more widely in theaters to be eligible for the Academy Awards. (CNBC)

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DOGE.X 30.75%
SPY 0.44%
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INTC 1.29%

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Caterpillar — The heavy equipment maker was downgraded to "hold" from "buy" at Deutsche Bank, which sees increasing risk that backlog growth will turn negative.

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Signet Jewelers — The jewelry retailer earned an adjusted $3.96 per share for its fourth quarter, beating the consensus forecast of $3.82 a share. Revenue also beat forecasts, although the same-store sales decline of 2.0 percent during the quarter was slightly larger than the 1.9 percent drop that analysts were expecting.

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GameStop — GameStop reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.60 per share, beating consensus estimates by 2 cents a share. The video game retailer's revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts, however, and it warned of a potential loss for the current quarter amid slowing sales.

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Cigna — Cigna announced a program to cap insulin prices for eligible patients at $25 per 30-day prescription.

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Netflix — Netflix is at the center of a a warning letter sent to the Motion Picture Academy by the Justice Department about a proposed rule change. The proposal would require movies to be released more widely in theaters to be eligible for the Academy Awards, which would make it more difficult for Netflix and other streaming services to win Oscars. According to The Wall Street Journal, the letter warns that such a move could raise antitrust concerns.

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Deutsche Bank — Commerzbank's board will decide next week whether to intensify merger talks with its German rival, according to published reports in Germany.

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Spark Therapeutics — Swiss drugmaker Roche said its planned $4.3 billion takeover of Spark is still on track, even though the deal is being scrutinized by U.S. regulators and only 29.4 percent of Spark shareholders have voted to support the deal so far.

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Dunkin' Brands — BMO Capital downgraded the stock to "market perform" from outperform," saying its overall positive view on the restaurant chain remains unchanged but that the risk/reward profile is more balanced at the current stock price.

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Toyota — The automaker plans to offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents as early as this year, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.

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PG&E — The utility will name Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Bill Johnson as its new CEO as soon as today, according to Reuters. Separately, a judge ruled that the utility may not resume paying dividends, instead using that money to fund its plans to reduce the risk of California wildfires.

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Blue Apron — CEO Bradley Dickerson is leaving the meal kit company. He'll be succeeded by former Etsy chief operating officer Linda Koslowski. Blue Apron's chief technology officer and co-founder Ilia Papas, will also be departing.

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Intel — Intel named Qualcomm's Chief Financial Officer George Davis as its new CFO. Intel CEO Bob Swan had vacated the CFO position when he was promoted to CEO at the semiconductor maker.

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Dave & Buster's — Dave & Buster's reported quarterly profit of 75 cents per share, 12 cents a share above estimates. The restaurant chain's revenue also topped Wall Street forecasts. Comparable-restaurant sales rose 2.9 percent, beating a consensus estimate of 2.1 percent.

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Urban Outfitters — D.A. Davidson upgraded the apparel retailer to "buy" from "neutral," pointing to a more focused assortment of clothing and improving fundamentals.

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Grubhub — BTIG began coverage on the food delivery service with a "buy" rating, based on optimism about its growth in restaurant partnerships among other factors.

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The ultimate Lore guide! ALL Lore challenges for all characters.

Part two of the list (Montana – Whiskey Foxtrot, and DLC characters) here, because the whole thing was too big for a single reddit post (first time I ever saw that). UPDATEd to reflect the 21.07.16 patch, a lot of numbers were toned down, but there were few changes other than that (and still no PvE alternatives to PvP-exclusives, or at least doing them in private matches. Seriously, GBX).
As the title says. This is a big-ass collection of tips, tricks, strategies and whatever else how to get the Lore challenges for all Battleborn done as easily and fast as possible. All challenges are listed with name, and the characters are in alphabetical order, so if you don't want all the explanation crap, then just scroll down or Ctrl+F what you need.
I'm far from omniscient, and so far I've only completed a portion of all Lore (11, to be exact missing almost nothing but PvP-related things), so there might be some missing/erroneous information, so if you find something just point it out, and I'll edit accordingly. Also I seriously suck at PvP, so there's no real advice I can give for those challenges, except for hoping GBX listens and gives us alternate PvE conditions to unlock those.
There isn't necessarily a fast way for everything, so sometimes I'll just say the challenge can be done in normal play or some variation (a 'game' being a random public story mission with a full team, being completed successfully within 25-35 minutes, unless specified otherwise) and give some notes about optimizing the progress. In general literally anything involving kills or damage can be grinded on the Varelsi in Void's Edge, and any challenge about taking/blocking damage can be done solo in whatever mission, so I'm not going to repeatedly mention those. And conversely almost any challenge can be done in normal play eventually, which I'm not going to spell out every single time either. Same with Gear: whenever a challenge revolves around using skills, bring +% Skill Damage and +% Cooldown reduction, and when something is about actual weapon kills/damage, use +% Attack Damage and +% Attack Speed (duh).
For the "Play 3 games on a team with XYZ teammate" (which globally used to be 5), you can just queue for public games and hope to get lucky, in which case you could either try waiting for everyone else to pick and then choose your own character accordingly, or choose as quickly as possible and hope someone sees and matches yours either just to be nice or because both characters have a challenge to play games with each other; or if you have a mic, you can just try nicely asking for someone to play as whomever you need. PSA: If someone does this in your game, if you have no strong reason to play a specific character in that specific match, just do them that favor, because why not (and because Karma). The faster way for these challenges is to get a friend or find somebody online to join you with the appropriate character, then start a Hardcore mission and just jump off the nearest cliff, wipes count as games played, even if the mission only took 20 seconds. Apparently on console this also counts in splitscreen mode, so get a friend to play with you, or just plug in a second controller and jump off a cliff a few times.
There are a few "standard" spots people have found that have infinite or particularly clustered spawns of enemies, to do some of the challenges that require a large amount of a specific type of kills. I'll just list those here once and refer back to them.

The Algorithm. Has two spots for different purposes, both should be done solo (the mission is not that hard) or with friends in a private game. First, during the Geoff boss fight, if you initiate the fight but never damage him, he'll infinitely continue spawning small minions as long as you keep killing them. Second, right after the boss fight, in the ice caves, before you destroy the final shard to open the vent, two large Swarmers will spawn, and forever keep producing minor Swarmers; all of them will chase you, but the minor ones are noticeably faster, so you can easily kite them away to leave the big ones alone while you kill the small ones. EDIT: It also appears as if there's a 'safe spot' that will make the big Swarmers stay in place while still spawning the small ones: In the back of the area, near the upper respawn point, there's a set of stairs; go down the stairs in a straight line until you end up on a small hill with a pillar to your left, and as long as you stay around there, the big Swarmers should leave you alone [Needs confirmation of repeatability].
The Void's Edge. Has a two-for-one as well. Solo (or private group) all the way to the final boss (once more, not too tough), and bring its health down to half so it will teleport you into the Varelsi Void. There you can keep running large circles while taking out all the Marksmen that spawn until you have a 12+ Skulks all bunched up trailing after you. Also after that segment, back outside, the boss will infinitely continue spawning Varelsi, mostly Skulks and some Marksmen or Hunters; if you stick near the entrance to the area, you'll be mostly safe from the Conservator's attacks while the mobs just file towards you.
The Renegade. At the very end when you have to defend the core, during each of the waves, several groups of 6+ Thrall adds will spawn on the platforms to the west of the core. First wave has Primal Thralls and some Gunners on the southwest platform, second wave has Evolved Thralls and Gunners on the northwest platform, and third wave has both at once. This one may actually be better with multiple players, because otherwise you risk losing the mission when some adds get past you (plus there's also groups that spawn on top of the area and drop down), and can also be decently done in a public group (unless you get one of those ultra-obnoxious melee players who keeps getting in your way).
The Experiment. A slightly more specific one, after the first round of defense (which is almost trivially easy to solo), you get tasked with activating the backup generator. Guarding said generator will be two Bulwark Minions with a powerful shield. This one is good for a few challenges that revolve around shields, because as long as you don't kill them, the Bulwarks will keep regenerating their shields.

Some miscellaneous notes:

I'm practically only a PvE player, so some of the information may not apply to PvP matches in the same way as to a PvE mission.
If you solo a mission more than halfway to get to a spot to grind out mobs, consider finishing it afterwards instead of quitting to get the EXP (which is based solely on the time spend, and thus can be quite substantial compared to a normal game).
Skills and Augments will generally be referred to by name without further explanation, so if you need to, look them up here.
The challenges per character are sorted such that the third one is the 'center' one in the Lore picture that has the audio, and the bottom one is the one that unlocks a Taunt.

Now, let's get to it, shall we?

Ambra

Unique Legendary: Shard of Jennar. +% Skill Damage, +% Heal Power, The Staff of Radiance slowly generates its own Heat.

Order of the Sustaining Mother: Heal yourself for 24,000 health using the Staff of Randiance’s health drain ability. Does not actually have to restore HP to count the damage. This one will be easily enough done in just a handful of games. Lv3 Blood Drive will make it go even faster.
Staff of the Silent Sisters: Deal 28,000 damage with Scorching Strikes. Does not require Heat to be expended, all Secondary damage counts. Once more, easy enough. If you have it, lv7 Radiant Halberd mutation is handy for this one, otherwise Flame Staff is the better choice, as the Spear just attacks way too slow.
The Winds of Change: Kill 100 enemies with Solar Wind. (Used to be 500) Simple, but may take a few games in normal play, use lv1 Illumination, lv4 Searing Wind, lv6 Solar Storm and lv9 Sweltering Wind to optimize your killing potential. However the fastest way is to go do The Algorithm, and just grind out the kills on Swarmers.
Cleansing Fire: Heal teammates for 50,000 damage. This should take no more than 2-3 games. Obviously you want to use lv3 Ceremonial Sacrifice and keep looking for weakened teammates at all times (basically what a Healer is supposed to be doing anyways). To optimize your healing, use lv2 Blessing of the Sun, lv6 Agile Anomaly, lv8 Bask in the Light, and +% Heal Power gear.
I Command the Very Stars: Deal 60,000 damage with Extinction Event. This should only take a few games. Be sure to drop the ult on the biggest groups of enemies you can find, and on bosses, and be sure to use it as frequently as feasible. Lv10 World's End is obviously the better augment for this.

Attikus

Unique Legendary: Hedronic Amplifier. +% Attack Damage, +% Skill Damage, Attacks charged by Hedronic Arc will slow on the first hit for each enemy.

Ascent from the Pits: Win a match on each Tempest map at least once (Echelon, “The Saboteur”, and “The Heliophage”). Self-explanatory. Maybe bring some friends to make sure the map you need gets voted (though obviously you can also do the two PvE missions solo).
Defender, You Have Become Defenseless: Deal 30,000 bonus damage to shields. Means damage to shields done by Hedronic Arc. A quick way is to use the Bulwark Minions during the early part of The Experiment (see above), just note that Hedronic Arc deals some damage over time, so try to leave it some 15% of its shields (just past the 'M' on the 'M2' in its name should be safe) or the DoT will bleed through onto its HP and may kill it early.
Leading the Charge: Activate skill with a fully-charged Hedronic Collector, 30 times. (Used to be 200) Easily enough done in normal play, just remember to use up the charges as you get them. You could also go to the farm spots on Algorithm or Void's Edge to easily get fodder to build up charges, but I doubt that is going to be significantly more efficient than just playing the game.
In His Face: Land a critical hit on Lothar Rendain with Charged Hook. (Used to be 12) Refers to the charged Secondary melee (the charge bar on the left, next to your HP), not Hedronic Charges, and the melee doesn't have to be charged all the way. Obviously shields don't take crits, so you this has to be done in the final phase of his fight. You're probably best off soloing the mission to reduce the health and amount of mobs significantly, then just take your time; with a PUG this is going to be relatively tough, so if you have to, bring your own team. Due to the way the hitboxes work, you want to aim a bit to the left of his face.
Rise of the Thrall: Slow three enemies simultaneously, 25 times. (Used to be knock up, in line with the change to Hedronic Eruption) You need to use a Fully Charged Hedronic Eruption for this, so it takes a little setup, but the AoE is large enough that it's not too bad. Just make sure the targets survive the initial impact, so this one may actually be slightly easier in a group. A good spot is The Renegade for groups of Thralls, and Void's Edge solo for endless Varelsi Skulks at the end.

Benedict

Unique Legendary: "Air Mail" AGM Loader. +% Reload Speed, +% Attack Damage, Landing rocket hits while airborne reduces all active cooldowns by 1 second.

Help for a Grounded Recruit?: Kill 10 players while in the air. (Used to be 50)
Rocket Jump Professional: Glide for 1 hour (3,600 seconds). (Used to be 3 hours/10,800 seconds) Specifically has to be Gliding by holding Secondary Fire, not just airtime or using Liftoff (which I only noticed after two games, way to go). This will happen via normal play eventually, helped along by lv5 Glide-iator, lv8 Frequent Flyer and -% Skill Cooldown gear. If you find a huge cliff or similar be sure to Glide off it to potentially get a whole minute or more of flight, just note that colliding with an object (including some invisible collision boxes in places you're not supposed to go) will cause you to drop down. This one can also be done by just starting a mission solo, taping down the left trigger and spamming the jump button. Fun.
The Tour: Play 3 matches on a team with at least three other Peacekeepers. See above. This one takes a lot of luck to just get with randoms, so better bring some friends/find help online.
So Many Rockets: Fire 300 rockets in a single match, 5 times. (Used to be 425) This should easily happen within a normal match. If you want to be sure, just keep shooting rockets everywhere, all the time until the notification appears. Note that fully reloading and then emptying the mag is faster than just holding the trigger to fire one, the reload one, then fire again, and so on. Lv3 Ready Rockets and +% Fire Rate and +% Reload Speed gear help to get out the rockets a bit faster. Or just start a mission solo and tape down the trigger for 10 minutes.
The Bird's Last Word: Get 20 kills with Boomsday. (Used to be 100) This should come along quick enough. Be sure to target groups of weak adds and use lv10 Hawkpocalypse.

Boldur

Unique Legendary: Rune of the Bear. +% Healing Received, +% Attack Damage, When Ekkuni Greatshield breaks, gain 0% to all damage for 4 seconds.

Woodsworn: Play a match on a team composed of all Eldrid teammates. If anyone got this randomly (or spontaneously organized) with randoms, you should go buy a lotto ticket. Anyone else is better off getting a group of friends if that many are playing the game, or finding some people online to just go into a mission with 5 Boldurs and simply wipe immediately.
Defender of Ekkunar: Absorb 50,000 damage with the Ekkuni Greatshield. This will eventually happen via normal play, as long as you remember to block every now and then instead of just axeing everything to bits. Especially major enemies or bosses can put out a lot of damage quickly for you to block.
The Unbearable: While enraged, kill 100 enemies. (Used to be 1000) For normal play lv2 Aegis of Anger and lv5 Angry Agility will help with this. Can also be done solo on the Algorithm killing Swarmers.
The Dwarf's Favorite Axiom: Deal 25,000 explosive damage with Axe Toss while energized by Runes of Power. All damage dealt via Axe Toss when it consumes a Rune counts. Lv4 Hatchet Man and lv6 Axeterminator will increase the damage. Other than that, aim for large clusters of adds, and this should be done within a few games.
The Runes that Best Reflect my Mood: Self-heal 10,000 damage with the Ekkuni Greatshield while energized by Runes of Power. Requires actual HP to be restored to count. This will happen on its own, as long as you remember to use the shield while you're damaged.

Caldarius

Unique Legendary: Blade of Transfusion. +% Attack Speed, +% Skill Damage, Aerial Assault heals Caldarius for 50% of all damage dealt.

Soaring Reputation: Double Jump 1,600 times. (Of all the things to not get adjusted, really?) Easy, but tedious. Comes around with normal play, or just go into a private game and mash the jump button 3.200 times.
The Armor Costs More than You: Deal 40,000 damage with Aerial Assault. Easily done in just a few matches, just keep using the ult whenever it's up, and aim for large clusters of enemies.
A Vision of Solitude: Kill 200 Blinded enemies. Does not count if the hit inflicting Blind is also the killing blow, but any other damage source, including DoT, does. The window for the kills is relatively short, and the lowest tier of enemies may actually be straight-up killed by the Flashbang. Lv4 Flash Barrage is great for this, because it reduces the up-front damage, and if an enemy blinded by the first grenade gets killed by the second or third, it counts for the challenge. Other than that, just blind low and mid-tier enemies and quickly finish them off. Lv1 Blind and Bloodied, lv6 Rapid Dominance and lv9 Brightblaster are helpful. A great spot to do this is, ironically enough, The Renegade; the waves of Thralls during the last section should survive the first hit of Flash Barrage, and then go down to the other two or the DoT; or use the infinite Varelsi at the end of Void's Edge solo.
The Arena and You: Kill 500 Jennerit troops. (Used to be 750) Easily done in a few games, depending on the exact mission. The Renegade has the most Thralls relative to the time it takes to complete, The Algorithm has literally none, and all others have a varying mix. Note that Jennerit Battleborn in PvP do count, but obviously that's not a very efficient way.
Three-to-one Contact: Kill 150 enemies with Energy Blade while on a team with Rath. See above. This one is sort of mutual, because Rath also needs matches on a team with Caldarius. In public matches this most likely will take 2-3 games. Be as aggressive with your melee as you can get away with, and if possible don't compete with Rath on the same group of enemies, he's gonna take most of them. Only the finishing blow has to be melee, so make use of your TMP and Flashbang. Also lv2 Zealous Frenzy, lv5 Energy Transfusion mutation, lv7 Adaptive Harmonics and +% Attack Damage and Attack Speed help. If you have a friend (or a second controller) just have them play Rath in a private game on Algorithm or Void's Edge and just stand by while you grind out the kills.

Deande

Unique Legendary: Fan of the Retreat. +% Attack Speed, -% Cooldown Time, Activating Holotwin causes your shields to immediately begin recharging.

Cloak and Dagger: Kill 100 enemies with The Element of Surprise. (Used to be 500) Element of Surprise being the period of bonus damage after uncloaking, marked by an orange effect on the edges of the screen. All kills during this time count, including from the attack that breaks the cloak, and your Holotwin. Pick your targets smartly; lv5 Roguelike, lv9 Improved Holographics, and whatever other damage increasing augments and gear help, but it's still likely to take a few games. The fast way is to use lv1 Ground Zero and grind on the Swarmers in The Algorithm by cloaking and immediately blasting a group with Burst Dash. Note that for this, you should get a bit more distance before cloaking, or the Holotwin may kill some of the Swarmers before you get to them, or worse, the large ones.
One Step Ahead: Stealth with less than 20% health, 30 times. Self-explanatory, you just need to know how much 20% of your HP is. Can be done easily by going into a mission solo, getting below 20% health (at lv1, it's exactly 196 HP and below), and then getting back into cover and using Holotwin 30 times, shields don't matter, just make sure you don't pick up any healing or have regeneration gear active.
War is Hardly Civil: Deal 10,000 damage to Rendain. Damage to his shields counts too. Can be done easily enough in a single run both solo or with a group. Just throwing fans at his face may be slightly safer than going in for melee, especially when you're with a group.
Fan of the Empire: Deal 60,000 damage with Blink Storm. While Blink Storm is one of the coolest-looking ults (along with Blade Cascade), sadly its damage output is pretty lacking and it has no AoE whatsoever. This one is still simple enough, just use your ult whenever you get the chance, and try to hit a high-health target so no damage is wasted. ISIC's weakpoint during his boss fight takes a ton of critical damage, but it's not really efficient trying to farm the whole mission just for that.
The Seeds of Secret Orders: Play 3 matches on the same team as Ambra. See above.

El Dragón

Unique Legendary: Charged Champion's Belt. - Shield Recharge Delay, +% Sprint Speed, Clothesline and Dragon Splash gain +25% damage, but damage El Dragón on miss.

Fired Up: Kill 20 players while En Fuego. (Used to be 50)
Armed and Handsomest: Play 3 matches on the same team as Kleese See above.
The Fall of the Luchador: Destroy 1,00 minions with Dragon Splash. (Used to be 1000) Minions in both PvP and PvE count. Simple, but tedious. The best spot to grind is on The Algorithm, using the endless waves of adds Geoff/Arachnus spawns, lv2 Momentum helps reduce the cooldown.
The Price of Disarmament: Strike 4 enemies with a single use of Clothesline, 100 times. Lv4 Rope-a-Dope gives a bit more leeway to hit more targets. Can be farmed on the Algorithm on the Swarmers, lv9 Cut the Line is greatly helpful here, as you can expect to easily halve the cooldown each time.
The Rise of the Dragon: Land the killing blow on ISIC in “The Algorithm”. In a PUG this is highly reliant on luck, especially as a character with practically no ranged options. If you got a mic, you can try to ask your group to leave the kill to you, otherwise you're better off solo or with a single buddy in a private match (but honestly, the ISIC fight is seriously dumb for melee characters, that really could've been designed a little better).

Galilea

Unique Legendary: Shadow Mote Overflow. +% Health Regeneration per Second +% Attack Speed, Greatsword attacks gain 50% lifesteal against stunned enemies.

Sisterhood: Play 3 matches on the same team as Ambra. See above.
Frenemies: Participate in killing Ambra 5 times. (Used to be 25 actual kills) Now counts kills and assists, a very welcome change. Still no PvE alternative, though.
Dark Knight of the Soul: Regenerate 10,000 damage with Abyssal Form. Has to be actual HP regenerated. Just take a lot of damage before using your ult, but watch out you don't get killed during the activation animation, that's just embarrassing (and totally not what happened to me before).
Arbitration: Block 25,000 damage with the Sentinel’s Greatshield. This will eventually happen via normal play, as long as you remember to block every now and then. Especially major enemies or bosses can put out a lot of damage quickly for you to block.
No Redemption: Kill 100 Jennerit enemies while Galilea is corrupted. Doesn't even have to be Full Corruption. This can be done in 1-2 mission, or like half a solo run of The Renegade.

Ghalt

Unique Legendary: U.P.R. Synchronograph. -% Cooldown Time, +% Skill Damage, Enemies Hooked into a Scraptrap take 50% more damage from the trap.

Social Engineering: Kill 100 Jennerit enemies with Scraptraps. You can use The Hook to pull enemies into the Traps, still they won't kill much more than a Primal Thrall without prior damage. Can be farmed on The Renegade solo. Lv2 The Scrappening, and lv8 Big Trap maximize the kill potential.
The First Battleborn: Achieve First Blood as Ghalt. (Used to be in 10(!) matches)
Ghalt's Call: Pull 25 players with the Hook.
The First Shots of the Solus War: Deal 500,000 damage with Ghalt’s Revolver Shotgun. Damage from his ult does count, but it seems like it's actually weaker than firing normally as it doesn't benefit from shotgun upgrades and has accuracy issues. This one will happen in normal play in time, lv3 Pellet Party, lv5 Boomsticker and lv7 Both Barrels Blazing increase the damage output, especially at point-blank range.
First Round Draft Picks: Play 3 matches with Deande, Mellka, or Kleese on your team. See above. For Mellka the challenge is mutual.

ISIC

Unique Legendary: Defensive Reasoner. + Maximum Shield Strength, - Shield Recharge Delay, Having Energy Aegis break reduces Rotating Wards' active cooldown by 6 seconds.

Epiphany.exe: Deal 100,000 damage with Omega Strike This is almost trivially easy to do and should only take a few games, if slightly longer than it used to thanks to the duration being added to his ult.
Magnus Self-review: MAG_MRBX-1210: Use Overcharge ability 60 times. Unless you spend all your time in Omega Strike, this can be done in a single game. Can also be grinded in a solo mission literally without leaving the spawn.
The Rogue Magnus Speaks!: Block 50,000 damage with Rotating Wards. This should only take a few games, lv6 Burlier Wards! :D and lv8 Hard-workin' Wards! :) help.
Warning: Rogue Magnus: Play 5 matches on the same team as Kleese. See above.
Ocoban Mining Epxloration Report: Kill 10 Minions with Plasma Dash. (Used to be 250, easily the most significant reduction by percentage, at 96%) This should be done in one or two games if the mission features minions at all. Lv6 Let's Hug it Out! <3 and lv9 Dodge This! O.O help optimize it.

Kelvin

Unique Legendary: Plasmite-Infused Plating. + Maximum Health, +% Damage Reduction, Missing with Chomp immediately resets is cooldown for one immediate re-use.

Bite-size Wonders: Deal 80,000 damage with Chomp. Simple enough, this will only take a few games. Due to Chomp's effective damage being percentage-based, this will actually be faster when playing in a group, as enemy HP goes up. Lv2 Diffusion mutation, lv4 Slow Food in conjunction with lv1 Coldclock, and lv9 Sawtooth maximize the damage output.
That's an Ice Shield: Absorb 50,000 shield damage. Refers to the temporary shield gained by his Permafrost passive, and has to be actual damage, not just the shield depleting on its own. Not too hard, this will happen on its own, but can be hastened if you sometimes remember to just let an enemy get some hits in when your shield is up. Lv2 Strong Wind, lv4 Shield Snacker mutation, lv5 Ice VI, and anything that reduces skill cooldowns will help.
Miko are All my Friends: Play 3 matches on the same team as Miko. See above. The challenge is mutual.
The Best Defense is De Fence: Stun 500 enemies with Ice Wall. (Used to be 100) The placement marker needs to be directly below or right next to the enemy's feet for the effect to hit. Still, not too bad, if you pay a little mind to it, it will come in normal play; use lv10 Walled In. Can also be farmed on The Algorithm Swarmers or The Renegade.
Micro Macro Mist Me: Stun 3 enemy Battleborn with Sublimate simultaneously, 10 times. (Used to be 25)

Kleese

Unique Legendary: Energetic Refractor. + Shield Recharge per Second, +% Skill Damage, Healing allies charges Kleese's shield by 50% if healing done.

Slow, not Dead: Kill 50 enemies affected by Black Hole. (Used to be 500. Much better now) Simple enough, but may take a few rounds. The best spot to grind is the Swarmers on The Algorithm, though it's still gonna take a while to wait out the cooldown every time.
Introducing: The Magnus: Deal 10,000 Shield damage with Energy Mortars. Use lv2 Overloaded Mortars, lv6 Expanded Mortar Capacity and lv8 Bouncing Balls of Death mutation, and throw it on every shielded enemy you see, which notably includes Jennerit Warp Anchors. This isn't too bad in normal play, but can also be grinded on The Experiment, by repeatedly blasting the Bulwark Minions' shields.
A Shocking Message: Damage 100 enemies with Kleese’s Shock Taser. (Used to be 250) Doesn't need to kill them, just deal at least one hit of damage. Lv3 Don't Tase me Bro counts both enemies hits. Easy enough in normal play, or farm on The Algorithm Swarmers.
Ride of the Battle Throne: Play as Kleese at least once in every map in the game. Even counts if you immediately leave the game after starting a map (but don't do that in PvP, I hear it really pisses people off), including solo missions. Only requires all the 'vanilla' missions and PvP maps, not the DLC.
I Care About You, no Really: Restore 50,000 shield strength to allies with Energy Rift. Has to be actual shields restored. Your own shields count too. If you're playing your role right, this should take no more than 2-3 games, depending on your teammates. Lv4 Rift Networks, lv6 Bulk Savings and lv9 Quick Pulse optimize the healing done. You can also help it along a bit by using lv2 Overloaded Mortars to deplete your own shields and get them restored.

Marquis

Unique Legendary: Bindlebooster. +% Critical Hit Damage, -% Recoil, Critical hits reduce the active cooldown of Bindleblast by 2 seconds.

To Serve Man: Hasten allies with Temporal Distortion 100 times. Requires lv1 Waste Makes Haste, multiple allies entering the field counts multiple times. This can be easily done in a single game, especially if your allies are melee characters. You can also directly target your teammates with it or place it right in their way as they're moving. Lv4 Big Time, lv6 Distant Time and lv9 Time to Spare help.
Searching...: Trigger bonus damage from Eins,Zwei,Die 250 times. Self-explanatory. This should take about two games of normal play, focus on enemies that will survive to the bonus damage. Lv5 Efficiency Expert makes this like 50% faster, and lv7 Autoloader helps too.
Hobo Eradication Protocol: Deal 6,000 damage in a single match with Bindleblast, 5 times. (Used to be 10 times) Not too bad, as long as you use your ult whenever it's up, and aim for somewhat distant targets. Lv10 Bindleblast(s) also increases the effective damage by 33%, provided you land both shots.
More Robot Rebellion: Deal 100,000 damage with Predatory Strike. Lv1 The Great(er) Hoodini, lv2 Phaseflyer, lv6 Parliamentary, my Dear and lv8 Windfall maximize the damage output. Throw them at groups of enemies, or place them where you expect a spawn, catching enemies in a Temporal Distortion helps too.
Overprotective: Play 3 matches on the same team as Phoebe. See above. The challenge is mutual.

Mellka

Unique Legendary: Mutated Magazines. +% Reload Speed, +% Attack Damage, Each Melee hit speeds up your next reload by 10%, to a max of 50%.

Furious Upbringing: Deal 30,00 damage with Blade Launcher. Easy enough in normal play, just remember to use your ult when you have it, and aim for clustered groups. Lv10 Blade Storm helps if you can get some envenomated targets set up.
Spaceborne Malady: Kill 100 enemies while in the air. (Used to be 500) Kills with the activation of both Spike and Claw Lunge count as 'in the air', as do targets dying from Venom while you're in the air. Other than that, just finish off enemies while jumping when you can, or go to The Algorithm and farm on the Swarmers with Spike.
Heeding the Call: Play 3 matches on the same team as Ghalt. See above. The challenge is mutual.
Which Blade?: Deal 250,000 damage to envenomated targets. Counts damage from the Venom itself and any external damage done by you, does not count if the hit inflicting Venom also kills the target. Except slowly grinding it out on Varelsi on Void's Edge, there's no real way to farm this. You're better off optimizing your Venom output with lv2 Parting Gift, lv3 Frag Canister, lv5 Venom Contagion mutation, lv6 Spike Burst, lv7 Power Spike, lv8 Refined Canisters and lv10 Pool Shot mutation. Try to afflict as many enemies as possible with Venom via frequent reloading, using Spike and just spraying everything with your SMG, and try to envenom your target(s) before using Blade Launcher. Also note that Claw Lunge and her Secondary melee deal additional damage to envenomated targets.
Punching the Darkness: Kill 100 Varelsi with Claw Lunge. For normal play, optimize your efficiency with lv4 Blade Ejection, lv6 Desperate Lunge and lv9 Finishing Blow. Or go Void's Edge solo and use the endless Varelsi during the boss fight.

Miko

Unique Legendary: Spores of Mikollopria. +% Heal Power, +% Movement Speed, Add 50% of Kunai poison damage dealt to your next Healing Beam pulse.

Regronw Universe: Heal 30,000 damage with Miko’s Healing Beam. This should take about two games, use lv1 First Responder, lv2 Regenerative Aura, lv3 Plentiful Healing, lv6 Healer's Oath mutation and +% Heal Power for optimization.
Two's a Crowd: Play 3 matches on the same team as Kelvin. See above. The challenge is mutual.
Sporenado: Stun 100 enemies with Cloud of Spores. Requires lv4 Sporeshock. This is easily done in a handful of games, or can be farmed on Void's Edge.
Sowing Destruction: Assist in killing 50 enemies. Has to be PvP assists, apparently.
Hats off to the Healer: Heal 3 allies at once with Fungus Among us, 30 times. Doesn't have to be at the same time, only with the same activation. As long as your teammates aren't all 'that guy' who seems to actively run away from healing (admit it, we've all had that person before), this should be done in only a few games. PSA: Everyone else, if you see a Fungus Among Us, walk into it for just a moment, you may be helping someone along with their Lore. Lv10 We Are Many mutation helps with the cooldown, but you run a larger risk of the mushroom being destroyed by enemies before it could heal three persons.

Welp, there we are, this was a lot more work than I expected. Once more, I'm thankful for any corrections (both content-wise and typos/grammaformatting) and additions, comments and notes to any and all of the challenges.
Signing off, and best of luck to you. Peace out.
EDIT 0: I can preemptively say odds are I will have found some typos and stuff, and corrected them by the time the first of you read this. (Unless you skipped to the end for some reason. No, there is no TL;DR).

Today's Pre-Market News [Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019]

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Today's Top Headlines for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, giving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq a chance to extend their four-day win streaks. The Dow is also indicated higher this morning, after falling Tuesday for the first time in four sessions as it was weighed down by Walgreens. (CNBC)
Caterpillar (CAT), a bellwhether for the global economy, fell this morning in pre-market trading after Deutsche Bank downgraded the maker of earth movers and other construction equipment. "Synchronized global growth has collapsed," the firm said. (CNBC)
Three Fed officials will appear at an American Bankers Association event today - Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, Kansas City Fed President Esther George, and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin. George is a voting member of the FOMC for 2019. (CNBC)
ADP is set to release its March report on private sector employment at 8:15 a.m. ET. At 10 a.m. ET, the Institute For Supply Management will release its non-manufacturing index. Separately, lighting products maker Acuity Brands (AYI) and retailer Signet Jewelers (SIG) are out with quarterly earnings this morning ahead of the opening bell. (CNBC)
U.S. and Chinese officials negotiating a trade deal have resolved most of the outstanding issues but are still haggling over how to implement and enforce such an agreement, according a report from the Financial Times.
Trump on closing the US-Mexico border: 'Security is more important to me than trade' (CNBC)
President Donald Trump "blasted" Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at three meetings in the past week, according to the Wall Street Journal. "I guess I'm stuck with you," the president told Powell, the journal said.
Adultery, arrears and amends: Inside Trump Federal Reserve pick Stephen Moore's messy and very expensive divorce (CNBC)
The owner of a pro-Trump super PAC funded solely by billionaire bank executive Andrew Beal used more than $300,000 in donations to finance a conspiracy-theory-driven Facebook (FB) meme campaign to support Trump during the 2016 campaign. (CNBC)
Here's what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates want to fund by reversing the Trump tax cuts (CNBC)
Voters in Chicago elected former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot to become their next mayor. The win by Lightfoot makes Chicago the largest city to elect an African-American woman as its top elected official. (USA Today)
The Wall Street Journal reported that pilots at the controls of the Boeing (BA) 737 MAX that crashed in March initially followed emergency procedures laid out by the company but still failed to recover control of the jet.
Ousted Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn said today on Twitter (TWTR) that he was getting ready to tell the truth about recent events and that he would hold a news conference on Thursday, April 11. (Reuters)
The Food and Drug Administration has set its first public hearing on legalizing CBD in food and drinks, to figure out how to regulate the newly legalized cannabis product. The hearing will take place on May 31. (CNBC)
Blue Apron (APRN) CEO Bradley Dickerson is leaving the meal kit company. He'll be succeeded by former Etsy (ETSY) chief operating officer Linda Koslowski. Blue Apron's chief technology officer Ilia Papas, will also be departing. (WSJ)
Netflix (NFLX) is at the center of a warning letter sent to the Motion Picture Academy by the Justice Department about a proposed rule change. The proposal would require movies to be released more widely in theaters to be eligible for the Academy Awards. (CNBC)

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Caterpillar — The heavy equipment maker was downgraded to "hold" from "buy" at Deutsche Bank, which sees increasing risk that backlog growth will turn negative.

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Signet Jewelers — The jewelry retailer earned an adjusted $3.96 per share for its fourth quarter, beating the consensus forecast of $3.82 a share. Revenue also beat forecasts, although the same-store sales decline of 2.0 percent during the quarter was slightly larger than the 1.9 percent drop that analysts were expecting.

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GameStop — GameStop reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.60 per share, beating consensus estimates by 2 cents a share. The video game retailer's revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts, however, and it warned of a potential loss for the current quarter amid slowing sales.

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Netflix — Netflix is at the center of a a warning letter sent to the Motion Picture Academy by the Justice Department about a proposed rule change. The proposal would require movies to be released more widely in theaters to be eligible for the Academy Awards, which would make it more difficult for Netflix and other streaming services to win Oscars. According to The Wall Street Journal, the letter warns that such a move could raise antitrust concerns.

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Deutsche Bank — Commerzbank's board will decide next week whether to intensify merger talks with its German rival, according to published reports in Germany.

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Spark Therapeutics — Swiss drugmaker Roche said its planned $4.3 billion takeover of Spark is still on track, even though the deal is being scrutinized by U.S. regulators and only 29.4 percent of Spark shareholders have voted to support the deal so far.

STOCK SYMBOL: ONCE

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Dunkin' Brands — BMO Capital downgraded the stock to "market perform" from outperform," saying its overall positive view on the restaurant chain remains unchanged but that the risk/reward profile is more balanced at the current stock price.

STOCK SYMBOL: DNKN

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Toyota — The automaker plans to offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents as early as this year, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.

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PG&E — The utility will name Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Bill Johnson as its new CEO as soon as today, according to Reuters. Separately, a judge ruled that the utility may not resume paying dividends, instead using that money to fund its plans to reduce the risk of California wildfires.

STOCK SYMBOL: PCG

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Blue Apron — CEO Bradley Dickerson is leaving the meal kit company. He'll be succeeded by former Etsy chief operating officer Linda Koslowski. Blue Apron's chief technology officer and co-founder Ilia Papas, will also be departing.

STOCK SYMBOL: APRN

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Intel — Intel named Qualcomm's Chief Financial Officer George Davis as its new CFO. Intel CEO Bob Swan had vacated the CFO position when he was promoted to CEO at the semiconductor maker.

STOCK SYMBOL: INTC

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Dave & Buster's — Dave & Buster's reported quarterly profit of 75 cents per share, 12 cents a share above estimates. The restaurant chain's revenue also topped Wall Street forecasts. Comparable-restaurant sales rose 2.9 percent, beating a consensus estimate of 2.1 percent.

STOCK SYMBOL: PLAY

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Urban Outfitters — D.A. Davidson upgraded the apparel retailer to "buy" from "neutral," pointing to a more focused assortment of clothing and improving fundamentals.

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Grubhub — BTIG began coverage on the food delivery service with a "buy" rating, based on optimism about its growth in restaurant partnerships among other factors.

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President Trump last night said that his "nuclear button" is "much bigger and more powerful" than the one controlled by North Korea's Kim Jong-Un. Earlier, Kim had said that the North's nuclear weapons can reach anywhere in the U.S. (CNBC)
North Korea reopens cross-border talks with South Korea (AP)
Trump has escalated tensions with Democratic leaders over the fate of young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers". He claimed lawmakers were "doing nothing" to protect them from deportation, even though he ended the program. (Washington Post)
Homeland chief: Wait and see on citizenship for immigrants (AP)
Trump to announce "most dishonest" and "corrupt media awards" next week (USA Today)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney changed his Twitter location from Massachusetts to Utah. Romney is reportedly considering a run for the open seat in Utah after Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his retirement. (Axios)
A record-shattering freeze kept its grip on much of the eastern U.S. this morning, causing at least eight deaths and closing schools. Forecasters warned of a storm that could slam some areas with blizzard conditions later this week. (AP)
Amazon (AMZN) is in talks to let companies promote their products on Alexa, sources tell CNBC. Ads will focus on sponsorship opportunities within skills or use data about a buyer's shopping history to suggest products.
Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing last week for allegedly using thousands of songs without a license. Wixen, an exclusive licensee of songs from artists including Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks, is seeking damages worth at least $1.6 billion along with injunctive relief. (Reuters)
Vice has suspended two top executives after a New York Times report on sexual misconduct at the digital media company. The company put its president, Andrew Creighton, and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano on leave. (AP)

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Alibaba – Alibaba's Ant Financial Services affiliate has ended its agreement to buy payment services company MoneyGram, following objections by federal regulators. The companies were unable to garner the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews acquisitions by foreign entities for possible national security risks.

STOCK SYMBOL: BABA

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IBM – IBM was upgraded to "outperform" from "sector perform" at RBC Capital Markets, which also raised its price target on the stock to $180 from $160. RBC sees both cyclical and secular drivers that could improve IBM's performance, among them: a new cycle of mainframe purchases, as well as currency tailwinds that haven't been seen for a number of years.

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American Express – Deutsche Bank began coverage on the financial services giant with a "buy" rating, noting benefits from tax reform and a cutback in federal regulation. The bank cites similar reasons in issuing a "buy" rating on Discover Financial Services.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals – Alexion will work with activist investor Elliott Management on filling a board seat. Elliott has built a stake in the drugmaker and has been pushing for changes.

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American Airlines Group, Southwest Airlines – The airlines both announced that they would give employees a $1,000 bonus due to the new tax law and a lower corporate tax rate. Southwest also announced an increased fleet investment with jetmaker Boeing, as well as a $5 million charitable donation.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals – Valeant and investor Bill Ackman have been asked to appear in court January 16 to discuss a proposed settlement in an insider trading lawsuit involving trading in Allergan shares. The court said it has questions about whether a proposed $290 settlement is reasonable and fair.

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Apartment Investment & Management Co. – The apartment REIT had its lawsuit against Airbnb dismissed by a U.S. district court. Aimco had claimed that Airbnb – which specializes in short-term rentals – allowed tenants to break leases through unauthorized sublets.

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Novartis – The drugmaker received a "breakthrough therapy" designation for its breast cancer treatment Kisqali. The designation grants priority review to drugs with promising results in clinical trials.

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Charter Communications – Guggenheim upgraded the cable operator to "buy" from "neutral," saying Charter not only has an attractive customer footprint but also will benefit from tax perform and lighter regulation.

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General Mills – Piper Jaffray upgraded the food company's stock to "neutral" from "underweight," pointing to higher quality brand launches and benefits from corporate tax reform.

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Oracle – Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to "overweight" from "equal-weight," saying the stock is undervalued after some disappointing cloud-related results in recent quarters.

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President Donald Trump, in a prime-time TV address last night, made his case for a wall and strengthened security at the U.S.-Mexico border, highlighting multiple grisly examples of Americans allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants. (CNBC)
Democrats blast Trump for 'malice' and 'fear' in his border wall appeal (USA Today)
Democrats today are set to test Republicans' resolve in backing Trump's drive to build a wall on the border with Mexico. The party is eager to force the GOP to choose between funding the IRS or voting to keep it partially shuttered. (Reuters)
The United States is in danger of losing its triple-A sovereign credit rating later this year, Fitch said today, warning an ongoing government shutdown could soon start to negatively impact the country's debt ceiling. (CNBC)
Robert Mueller accused former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort of lying about sharing polling data with an alleged Russian spy during the 2016 campaign, a new court filing by * Manafort's lawyers has accidentally revealed. (CNBC)
CNBC has learned that Wall Street executives have heard from several potential 2020 Democratic candidates for president, including Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, as recently as last month.
BP's investment in next-generation technology just paid off to the tune of a billion barrels of oil. The British energy company has discovered 1 billion barrels of crude at an existing oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico. (CNBC)
A judge is giving Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert another chance to buy the company out of bankruptcy and save roughly 50,000 jobs. Lampert's hedge fund is now required to pay a $120 million deposit by 4 p.m. today. (CNBC)
More than a dozen former Facebook (FB) employees detailed how the social media company's leadership and its performance review system has created a culture where any dissent is discouraged.(CNBC)
Juul, the e-cigarette company that has become ubiquitous among teens, is launching its first television ad campaign targeting adult smokers as it faces criticism that its fruity flavors are designed for underaged users. (CNBC)

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Apple — Nikkei reported that Apple is cutting iPhone production by 10 percent between January and March. This would be the second time in two months that Apple trims iPhone production plans, according to the report.

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Facebook — CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he will host a series of discussions about tech's role in society in the future. "Every few weeks I'll talk with leaders, experts, and people in our community from different fields and I'll try different formats to keep it interesting," Zuckerberg said.

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Foot Locker, Nike — An analyst at Baird upgraded Foot Locker to "outperform," noting the near-term fundamentals for the company "can continue to inflect positively" amid strong Nike same-store sales. Separately, Baird downgraded Nike to "neutral" from "outperform" amid concern its high valuation may not be sustainable.

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Skyworks Solutions — Canaccord Genuity slashed its price target on Skyworks to $84 from $96 a share, citing weak smartphone demand around the world. "We anticipate Apple has higher-than-anticipated channel inventory levels to work through in 1HC2019, driving weaker near-term demand for suppliers," Canaccord said in a note.

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Bank of America —The banking giant was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at UBS, with analysts noting Bank of America "should continue improving efficiency metrics and, importantly, appears comparatively well positioned to withstand a turn in credit." UBS, however, also trimmed its price target on Bank of America to $32 from $33 a share.

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Morgan Stanley — Citigroup upgraded Morgan Stanley to "buy" from "neutral," noting higher market volatility can lead to higher trading revenue throughout the year.

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Tilray — The Canadian pot company was initiated with an overweight rating and a $90 price target at Piper Jaffray. "The timing of a regulatory change is hard to predict, but we expect continued global momentum for medical and recreational marijuana legalization," Piper said.

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Lowe's — Barclays downgraded the home-improvement retailer to "equal weight" from "overweight," noting "it is unproven that the company can accelerate comps into a decelerating macro⁄industry across the board in 2019." Barclays also cut its price target on Lowe's to $105 from $120.

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Tesla — The electric car maker is being sued after a passenger died last year due to a defective battery. The suit alleges Tesla "failed to warn purchasers of its vehicles of the battery's dangerous condition."

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