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Top News and Analysis
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'A number of participants' on the FOMC this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as summer.
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NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports on what could be a brutal terror attack in London.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:03 PM ETPimco's Bill Gross says an inflection point is approaching and he thinks the Federal Reserve will probably start tapering its bond buying by September.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:48 PM ETCNBC's Andrea Day follows the indictment of the people who hosted, funded and then laundered over $100 million in profits, catering games to celebrities, athletes and titans of Wall Street.
Highlights
If it sounds like Bernanke was dancing in his testimony, it's because he's doing figure eights, trying to signal the Fed's direction. |
Here's a look at the 11-biggest venture-backed exits of New York companies and the notable VCs who backed them. |
Everyone's goal is to retire a millionaire, but don't believe the hype about any get-rich-quick scheme to get there. |
Industry experts expect to see higher prices for travel this summer, although travelers can still find deals if they know where to look. |
Spending on nuptials resumed its rise in 2010, and is once again approaching the record set before the financial crisis. |
Schools need to cut costs and frills if they want to survive, says a former education secretary. |
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The new retirement age is getting younger for many Americans who can least afford to retire. African-Americans retire earlier than the general population, despite leaner nest eggs.
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Stocks
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A few airlines could see their stock price double in the next few years, Wolfe Research's Hunter Keay says.
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Fannie Mae common shares have soared, but there may not be a happy ending for investors.
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SolarCity, with its shares up more than 50 percent in a little more than a week, may go down as the poster child of the sizzling market for this nutty round of solar stocks.
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A strong employment number could trigger a tapering of quantitative easing and send the stock market lower, Paul Richards of UBS says.
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Jim Cramer thinks there is evidence of a turn in Europe. And if that happens, then this name is THE play, the "Mad Money" host said.
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Cloud-computing stocks have been active recently, and yesterday the bulls turned to data-warehousing company Teradata.
Technology
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Clearwire says its special committee and its board of directors approved Sprint Nextel's sweetened offer to take over the company and is advising shareholders to vote for the deal.
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More women in the U.S. would rather give up sex than their mobile device for a week, according to a recent survey.
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When disaster strikes, communication can be a lifeline. That's made phone chargers a new addition to the emergency preparedness kit.
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We can thank the app economy for a boom in cyberattacks aimed at mobile devices, security experts said Tuesday.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tells CNBC the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the company will remain independent, even under Yahoo's ownership.
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If Facebook wanted to buy Tumblr, it would have bought Tumblr. But Tumblr has a mobile problem.
Finance
NetNet With John Carney
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What Warren Buffett once called "financial weapons of mass destruction" are firing again, with securitization and shadow banking at post-crisis highs.
Market Insider with Patti Domm
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Stocks and bonds were volatile after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed how the central bank might wind down its monetary easing policy.
By the Numbers
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The Dow is up nearly 22 percent since mid-November. Many think the market's overdue for a pullback, but historical correlations indicate that it may not be.
Opinion
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College administrators better take a hard look at what they're offering students if they hope to weather a coming online storm, says a former Secretary of Education.
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If Facebook wanted to buy Tumblr, it would have bought Tumblr. But Tumblr has a mobile problem.
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The low-cost advantage that China once enjoyed (at least in the East Coast cities called the Gold Coast) is starting to fade.
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According to a CBO report, tax hikes outweigh spending cuts by 6-1. Henry Blodget, Business Insider, and Jim Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute, discuss.
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Larry Kudlow says there's only one possible solution to clean up the IRS mess — a special counsel.
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Abe will have a tough job trying to convince his G-8 colleagues next month that his "three arrows" stimulus program is not just a subterfuge to boost exports, says this economist.
Real Estate
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Fannie Mae common shares have soared, but there may not be a happy ending for investors.
Inside Wealth
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A growing number of companies are offering "yacht shipping" services, where yachts are loaded and carried on giant cargo.
Politics
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The IRS official at the center of a probe of the agency invokes the Fifth Amendment during a congressional hearing.
Media
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Peter Lauria, BuzzFeed business editor, discusses the launch of its business section website.
Retail
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Shares of Saks surge amid a report it has hired Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives.
Small Business
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Debt-laden businesses make decisions out of desperation. So cut up the credit cards and use these four strategies instead.
Personal Finance
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African-Americans retire earlier than the general population, despite a smaller nest egg, according to a study.
Energy
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Crude fell after data showed a surprise jump in US gas stockpiles sparked demand worries.
Humor
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Sometimes when you do things in the comfort of your own home, everyone gets a little too comfortable.