United Is Facing a Public Relations Nightmare After Viral Video

An effort to boycott United Airlines (UAL) - Get Report  is underway on social media after a video surfaced showing a passenger being forcibly removed from a United plane after refusing to give up his seat on an overbooked flight. The CEO of United Oscar Munoz apologized for the incident but says the passenger was belligerent. United Airlines could lose as much as $5 billion in market value as a result today. At least some investors in Whole Foods (WFM)  want the company to sell itself. A fund, Jana Partners, bought a large stake in the grocery chain and says it will use that influence to push for a sale or some kind of other strategic change. Whole Foods shares have been sluggish as competitors offer their own natural and organic foods. Qualcomm (QCOM) - Get Report  is countersuing Apple (AAPL) - Get Report . It alleges Apple allied with Samsung to incite regulatory attacks against the chipmaker. In fact, Qualcomm says Apple has been orchestrating a large scale attack against it for years.