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Fed's Beige Book: Fiscal Uncertainty Having an Impact on Hiring and the Economy
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Top News and Analysis
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Republican lawmakers are being told by a growing number of conservatives to stop using the debt ceiling to force major spending cuts.
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Larry Lindsey and the Squawk Box team discuss why Germany is moving some of its gold out of storage at the New York Federal Reserve.
Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 2:35 PM ETSuze Orman explains why you should avoid what she sees as a particularly dangerous financial mistake. (1:32)
Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 6:58 PM ETDell shares have gained on the possibility the company will be taken private. Jim Cramer tells you how to play the news. (3:11)
Highlights
Are careers over much sooner these days than in the past? Is the younger generation, Gen X, taking over? Or is it the even-younger Gen Y? |
Wednesday is National Do Nothing Day. Here are a few attempts by some to take a few moments and … do …… nothing …. |
North Dakota's oil boom has spurred crime in the area, where single men outnumber single women. The NYT reports. |
What are some of the most expensive television productions of all time? Read ahead to find out. |
Will these new models about to come on the market satisfy consumer demands? |
Top News and Analysis
Editor's Picks
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Co-founder of the Campaign to Fix The Debt, Alan Simpson, has some harsh words for lawmakers on how to fix the debt crisis calling for them to "get real."
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Stocks
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To Buy Dell or Not to Buy Dell? With apologies to Shakespeare, that is the question, says "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer.
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Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling — or buying or selling by "superinvestors." Unusual volume can also be a major signal.
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There will be fewer social networking companies at the end of 2013 than there are now. Facebook is going to be a survivor. TheStreet.com reports.
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A Dell buyout won't happen, Sanford Bernstein Senior Analyst Toni Sacconaghi says.
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After turning bearish on Apple shares on Sept. 21, Tom DeMark of Market Studies says the bottom was in.
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The iShares High-Yield Corporate Bond Fund saw heavy option activity, signaling bullish market sentiment.
Technology
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A new trend has begun to sweep the digital world, bearing witness to tablets shrinking at the same time that smartphones are getting bigger.
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Facebook is poised to cash in on the search market, says Lou Kerner, managing director for the Social Internet Fund.
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Expect to see continued weakness in PC Sales when Intel releases its earnings on Thursday.
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Facebook's big announcement was ... a social search feature that will allow users to search their friends' content.
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The spy campaign targeted a range of government and diplomatic organizations, mostly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Facebook's mystery announcement on Tuesday may not live up to its advance billing, one analyst told CNBC on Tuesday.
Finance
NetNet With John Carney
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One of the bad old rules of Wall Street has always been: when the numbers look bad, get creative with the accounting.
By the Numbers
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The Dow Transportation Average settled at a new high Tuesday, after rising 15 percent in the past two months.
Opinion
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This academic says if the United States were any other country, its bonds would have long ago been downgraded to junk.
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Gov. Tom Corbett has a secret weapon when it comes to economic growth but now it's facing a serious challenge.
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Co-founder of the Campaign to Fix The Debt, Alan Simpson, has some harsh words for lawmakers on how to fix the debt crisis.
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The Treasury secretary nominee is a left-liberal Obama spear-carrier, whose very appointment signals a sharp confrontation with the GOP House, Larry Kudlow says.
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This contributor warns falling in love with a portfolio asset can have huge negative ramifications.
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CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares her observations on the FICA tax, otherwise known as the payroll tax, which funds social security.
Real Estate
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Despite big earnings gains from the big public builders, overall confidence among the nation's home builders took a pause in January.
Inside Wealth
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The number of private jets scheduled to land in Washington, D.C. next week for the president's inauguration is less than half of his 2009 total.
Politics
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President Obama proposed a new ban on assault weapons and universal background checks for gun buyers, vowing to use "whatever weight this office holds" to curb firearm violence.
Retail
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Dunkin' Donuts franchises will open in California in 2 years, CEO Nigel Travis said on CNBC.
Small Business
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The number of franchise establishments grew in 2012, the first time since 2008, according to a report compiled by IHS Global Insight.
Personal Finance
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The counterculture generation figures out how to make its money last and reinvent life's second act.
Energy
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Brent crude rose towards $111 a barrel on Wednesday after retail sales in the U.S. boosted hopes for stronger demand.
Humor
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In honor of National Clean Off Your Desk Day, Jane Wells has the dirt on some messy desks.