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Rescuers desperately search for survivors in the rubble of flattened communities a day after a 2-mile-wide tornado carved a path of destruction in Oklahoma.
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Facebook earnings had the Street talking social media and mobile in tech this week. But investors may not want to ignore Microsoft, say analysts.
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A unit of Sinopec Group and brokerage China Galaxy Securities are launching Hong Kong IPOs on Monday seeking to raise up to $3.5 billion in total, injecting life into Asia's moribund IPO markets.
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The future of Marvel Studios' flagship franchise is in the hands of a man with no other special powers than his ability to rebound from Hollywood pariah to hottest star on the planet.
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Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, targeting a shipment of missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said.
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Harvard historian Niall Ferguson apologized for "stupid" remarks he made about economist John Maynard Keynes, which evoked a firestorm.
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Cramer's looking for a little drama on Thursday. Find out what else he's expecting in the week ahead.
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Damp air from the Pacific Ocean helped firefighters in their battle against a huge wildfire burning through coastal mountains in Southern California.
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There's a potentially huge marketplace being born for second-hand digital content, but can it can survive the challenges to its existence.
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Ten of thousands of French protesters marched to denounce austerity on Sunday to mark the end of President Francois Hollande's first year in office.
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Japan's monetary policy and its sliding currency may have an unintended side-effect: pushing the country back into the embrace of nuclear technology.
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On Wednesday, the WTO will decide whether an insider or an outsider will break the deadlock in global trade talks.
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JPMorgan shareholders should vote against the re-election of three board members, an influential proxy advisory firm said.
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Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat.
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If you blinked anytime over the past month or so, you may have missed the marketcorrection that virtually everyone on Wall Street had anticipated.
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President Barack Obama and the media are demonizing law-abiding gun owners in the wake of recent violent acts, National Rifle Association leaders and political allies said on Friday.
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Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 139-year-old classic.
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Warren Buffett said it will be "the shot heard around the world" when the Fed indicates it will stop buying financial assets or start selling from their now enormous $3.4 trillion balance sheet.
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Occidental Petroleum shareholders voted Friday to oust longtime Chairman Ray Irani.
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Editor's Picks
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Plunking down $1.1 billion for blogging platform Tumblr was easy, now Yahoo has to not "screw it up," NBC reports.
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Markets are on alert for Fed speak this week, and whether that could finally trigger 'Sell in May.'
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Investors should pick a position and hold it for the long term, Jack Bogle says.
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Executive Edge
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Yahoo's bold bet on Tumblr, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher on easing, SAC Capital talks with government fall apart.
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A brief on the biggest stories of the day, as covered by CNBC.
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Matt Ryan, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback is expected to become the NFL’s next $100 million player.
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Tivo CEO: This Is What Your TV Will Look Like
Politics
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Republicans target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit group.
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The White House said it was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings that IRS targets conservative groups.
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A sudden improvement in the outlook for the U.S. government deficit over the next decade has alleviated some of the pressure on lawmakers to act.