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  • 'Cauldron' of Bad Luck Derails Nuclear Power Monday, 13 May 2013 | 8:57 AM ET
    The North Anna Power Station operated by Dominion Energy in Mineral, Virginia.

    Everything seems to have gone wrong for the nuclear industry, which a few years ago was seen as a potential competitor to fossil fuels and was gearing up for a renaissance.

  • Drugs Costs Face Vast Disparity Under Obamacare Monday, 13 May 2013 | 8:23 AM ET

    Under President Barack Obama's health care law, where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay for medications.

  • The Other Housing Recovery: Agents' Pay Monday, 13 May 2013 | 2:28 PM ET

    More home sales and higher home prices are adding up to bigger incomes for members of the nearly two million realtor industry.

  • Detroit Emergency Manager: City 'Clearly Insolvent' Monday, 13 May 2013 | 4:40 PM ET

    Emergency Financial Manager in a report issued on Monday presented a review of Detroit's problems, from gaping budget deficits to a crushing debt load and said the city is insolvent.

  • Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman Faces Hot Seat Monday, 13 May 2013 | 2:26 PM ET
    Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman

    Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman may face some intense questioning Tuesday at the firm's annual meeting. The shares are down more than 19 percent since Gorman took the helm 2010.

  • Jack Lew's Gamble on Japan Monetary Policy Monday, 13 May 2013 | 2:39 PM ET

    New Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's policies towards the incredible shrinking yen look to be a calculated risk that assumes two things.

  • CBOE Keeps S&P and Dow Jones Options Exclusivity Monday, 13 May 2013 | 12:34 PM ET
    William Brodsky, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

    CBOE won a long-running court battle to prevent rival International Securities Exchange from listing options on two key stock market indexes.

  • US Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Case Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:24 AM ET
    A researcher sorts leaf samples from a soybean plant at a Monsanto facility.

    The US Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated giant agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean.

  • Investors Are Borrowing Big From Stock Portfolios Monday, 13 May 2013 | 1:43 PM ET

    Stocks are flying high. And interest rates are near record lows. That combination has enticed investors to borrow against their stock portfolios at near-record levels in March.

  • Coming Soon: Chinese Cars on American Roads Sunday, 12 May 2013 | 12:04 AM ET

    Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent of domestic automakers and their suppliers. The New York Times reports.

  • Dimon May Quit If Stripped of Chairmanship: Report Monday, 13 May 2013 | 9:10 AM ET
    Jamie Dimon

    Jamie Dimon said he may consider leaving JPMorgan Chase if shareholders vote to split his duties as chairman and CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported.

  • Top 5 Small Business Mistakes Monday, 13 May 2013 | 1:30 PM ET

    Many businesses don’t make it past their fifth anniversary, so it's crucial to nail strategy. Pat Kiernan, co-host of "Crowd Rules," on five small-business mistakes to avoid.

  • Retailers Sign Bangladesh Factory Safety Agreement Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:23 AM ET

    The world's two biggest fashion retailers backed an accord aimed at preventing a repeat of last month's collapse of a Bangladesh factory building.

  • 3-D Avatars: No Need to Try On Clothes—Ever Monday, 13 May 2013 | 11:39 AM ET

    Tired of returning ill-fitting clothes? Tech company Metail has a solution. They digitize clothing and use software, which merges garment images with customers' avatars. Can you trust the fit?

  • Cramer: Wall Street Firms Won't Ditch Bloomberg Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:47 AM ET

    Although Bloomberg is under fire for a breach of privacy, CNBC's Jim Cramer says Wall Street firms probably won't ditching the service.

  • Is the Fed Prepping Markets for the End of QE? Monday, 13 May 2013 | 2:09 AM ET

    If an article in Monday's Wall Street Journal is anything to go by, the U.S. Fed is getting ready to unwind monetary stimulus. That prospect is unlikely to be as alarming for markets as feared, analysts tell CNBC.

  • US Retail Sales Get Lift From Autos, Construction Monday, 13 May 2013 | 8:32 AM ET
    Construction worker Alex Sierra buys lumber for home framing at the Home Depot store.

    U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in April as households bought automobiles, building materials and a range of other goods.

  • IRS Scrutiny Targeted Political Advocacy Groups Monday, 13 May 2013 | 5:00 AM ET
    IRS

    U.S. tax agents have been singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny by key words such as 'Tea Party'and later "organizations involved with political, lobbying, or advocacy".

  • Level Global Co-Founder Gets 6½ Years in Prison Monday, 13 May 2013 | 1:20 PM ET
    Anthony Chiasson

    Hedge Fund Level Global Investors co-founder Anthony Chiasson is also ordered to pay a $5 million fine for insider trading.

  • Retailers Shaking Up the Status Quo Monday, 13 May 2013 | 8:27 AM ET

    Etsy, Pinterest, RenttheRunway, Shopify and Warby Paker. These are the retail companies that have made our CNBC Disruptor list and are shaking things up.

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  • The IRS' Lois Lerner speaks before refusing to testify at a House hearing on May 22, 2013.

    Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the alleged Tea Party targeting, has been placed on administrative leave.

  • House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system.

  • President Obama is giving a speech on counterterrorism in Washington, specifically addressing the use of drones, with CNBC's John Harwood.