Headlines from CNBC
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Some of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial average are still down from their peaks, reflecting a move in financial power. The NYT reports.
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Art Cashin, UBS, explain why he believes the Dow has rallied to record highs. (2:10)
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About 3.6 million Americans were earning at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour in 2012, and those weren't all high school students flipping burgers, about half of them were 25 or older. How do they do that? NBC reports.
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Martha Stewart explains 'It's terribly important that we don't lose' regarding her Macy's/ J.C. Penney trial during an interview with the Today Show Wednesday morning, NBC News reports.
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The head of TD Ameritrade's retail investment arm says that bullish sentiment is near all-time highs.
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More people are taking a moment to flip over an item or fish for a label and ask, is it "Made in the USA?"
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Apple has held talks with Beats Electronics, the audio technology firm, on a potential partnership involving Beats' planned music-streaming service. Reuters reports.
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Jim Cramer endorses a headline in USA Today suggesting that gains for stocks are justified by fundamentals and the rally will continue. (1:56)
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CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports some underperforming sectors are poised for gains after yesterday's historic day on Wall Street. (1:44)
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Not much. In Monaco, the globe's priciest real-estate market, the average home costs more than $5,300 a square foot.
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GAMCO's Howard Ward makes the case that stocks are still undervalued and are a better investment than bonds. (0:56)
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"Will the Fed be able to pass the baton to the economy and will the economy be able to run with it?"
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The US capital faces its heaviest snowfall in two years as a sloppy winter storm moves in from the Midwest, shutting down federal offices and threatening four to six inches of snow.
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Investor Leon Cooperman tells “Squawk Box” stocks probably will rise some more but they’re close to being fairly valued. (1:28)
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Samsung, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp, will broaden its supplier base and get a foot in the door at one of Apple key Asian display suppliers.
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The Weather Channel's Eric Fisher has the latest details on the winter storm hitting the East Coast and the travel delays associated with it. (3:21)
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Cramer sees multiple signals that the market is in the middle of a bull run, citing a mainstream thesis that suggests the retail investor is re-entering.
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New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in January as demand for transportation equipment weakened, but the underlying strength in manufacturing remained intact.
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NEW YORK, March 6- U.S. private employers added a larger-than-expected 198,000 jobs in February, bolstering hopes that hiring across the economy is improving, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP National Employment Report would show a gain of 170,000 jobs.