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Whatever Ben Bernanke says on Wednesday threatens to rock some part of the financial markets. "Tomorrow is dangerous," said veteran trader Art Cashin.
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Traders will be watching two consumer reports and earnings from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Friday morning. Will it be a blowout quarter or a bust?
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Fitch Ratings' estimate of China's local government debt is vastly more pessimistic than other analyses, but statements from government officials suggest that even Fitch may be too optimistic.
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Unless JPMorgan reports "blowout earnings" on Friday, CEO Jamie Dimon could be pushed out as chairman, analyst Dick Bove said.
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Insider selling at the biggest tech companies hit a record pace over the last six months even as investors snatched up shares, pushing the Nasdaq Composite Index to a 12-year high.
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One reason the market rally has been so durable is many investors have been slow to return. But have the bears run their course?
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Why were the world's largest bond fund and the nation's second largest bank left off the email distribution that prematurely sent out Fed minutes this week?
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U.S. prosecutors in California filed criminal charges against Scott London, a former senior auditor at KPMG in Los Angeles, of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
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Eli Lilly plans to slash 1,000 sales jobs in a "major restructuring," a source familiar with the plans said.
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A survey by the Pew Research Center found that more than a third of Americans like or even love doing their taxes.
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The gusher of cash from the Fed explains why prices for everything from 1950s Ferraris to Brazilian farmland to old U.S. stamps are surging.
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China is handling an outbreak of bird flu much better than in the past, Sanofi CEO Chris Viehbacher told CNBC on Thursday.
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Top executives at Facebook appear to be dividing their attentions. Is social media still the top priority at Facebook?
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Major tech stocks slumped on Thursday after an industry report showed that personal computer shipments had fallen significantly in the first quarter.
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On Wednesday at the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam, a security expert demonstrated how hackers can take control of an airplane by using a mobile device and a few other basic tools.
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The strength in stocks is "a little bit surprising" given that equities are not cheap now, Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told CNBC.
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San Diego is at ease with sandy beaches, and biotechnology.
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New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week while import prices fell in March as weak petroleum costs offset a spike in food prices.
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Jim Cramer says that although some big investors have warned of a growing bubble, several areas of the market suggest that the rally is for real.
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Martha Stewart's company lost a bid to dismiss a claim by Macy's that it violated their contract when it designed certain products for JC Penney.
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The higher interest rates go, the more likely it is your retirement accounts will bump up against caps in the president's proposed budget.
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The Fed’s bond-buying program is looking more lackluster and disruptive to market functioning, a CNBC survey found.
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The FOMC meeting kicks off on Tuesday. Mad Money host Jim Cramer explains why this week isn't make or break it for the economy.
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Former KPMG auditor Scott London, at the center of an insider-trading probe, said he received about $70,000 in kickbacks.
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Executive Edge
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Bernanke may stay; housing starts make steady progress; the government's spying program may have foiled terrorist plans.
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Shares shot out of the gate Monday; demand appears to be pointing to oil exceeding $100 a barrel; Netflix scores big.
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Consumer sentiment sagged in June after reaching its highest level in almost six years in May.
Off the Cuff
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Wendy Williams: ‘Millions of Women Are Now Upset With Me’
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Politics
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke "deserves a break," former Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin tells CNBC.
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G8 leaders said today that world economic prospects remained weak even though downside risks have lessened.
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The fiscal crisis in Michigan is setting up as a gigantic clash, the NYT reports.
Fiscal Cliff
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The deal reached to avert the fiscal cliff in the US merely masks the bleak long-term outlook for the country, Nouriel Roubini said in an opinion piece for the Financial Times newspaper on Thursday.
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Sen. Shelby told CNBC he voted against the "fiscal cliff" deal because it moves us from one crisis to another crisis.
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The deal finally reached over the U.S. “fiscal cliff” should ultimately be positive for the U.S. stock market, according to The Gartman Letter writer and editor Dennis Gartman.
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