ben castleman, thank you. merriman, always good to see you. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> speaking of the nba, coming up, it's game time. the newest silicon valley players are on the court and in the boardroom. >>> two well-known retailers are closing more stores. payless will shut about 800 locations in total as its bankruptcy reorganization moves forward. separately, radio shack has closed more than 1,000 stores just since memorial day weekend. back in march, its parent company proposed closing just 200. at its peak the electronics retailer had more than 7,000 storefronts and claimed it had a location within three miles of 95% of all american households. >>> and uber lost more than $700 million in the first quarter. that's a lot of money but it's actually narrower than the loss it claimed for the final three months of last year. the ride hailing company also reported a rise in revenue. and the company says it is on the path to profitability. but it wasn't all positive. uber's head of finance is leaving, becoming just th