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  • Oil Prices Fall After Bin Laden Demise  Monday, 2 May 2011 | 6:30 AM ET

    Oil prices fall on the news Osama Bin laden has been killed. Insight with Daniel Yergin, Cambridge Energy Research Associate.

  • Osama bin Laden Dead  Monday, 2 May 2011 | 6:27 AM ET

    NBC's Mike Viqueira has the details on U.S. forces killing Osama bin Laden.

  • Crowds Gather at Ground Zero  Monday, 2 May 2011 | 6:15 AM ET

    CNBC's Scott Cohn takes a look at the crowds gathering at Ground Zero to celebrate the death of Bin Laden.

  • Gadhafi OK but NATO Strike Kills Youngest Son Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 | 7:51 PM ET
    Moammer Gaddafi speaking

    A NATO missile strike killed Moammar Gadhafi's youngest son and three grandchildren on Saturday but the Libyan leader survived, a government spokesman said.

  • NATO Powers Reject Gadhafi's Truce Offer Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 | 11:12 AM ET
    Muammer Gaddafi

    NATO powers rejected Moammar Gadhafi's call for a cease-fire and negotiations on Saturday, saying they need "actions not words," and aid ships were prevented from docking in a besieged coastal city while the alliance swept the port for mines.

  • Countries Most Vulnerable To Food Shock Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011 | 12:18 PM ET
    Recent events in the Middle east and northern Africa have show that the supply and price of food can lead to major social unrest and even the downfall of a government. Many in the developed world take food for granted, but in most developing nations it can be a daily struggle and a life-and-death issue. The global recession of 2008-09 took some the wind out of surging agricultural prices, but there's growing concern that globalization will ultimately tax food supplies. Population and income grow

    Many in the developed world take food for granted, but in most developing nations it can be a daily struggle and a life-and-death issue. Click to see which countries are most vulnerable to food shock.

  • Natural Gas Inventory Report  Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 | 10:30 AM ET

    CNBC's Bertha Coombs has the latest natural gas inventory data.

  • Commodities Tomorrow  Monday, 18 Apr 2011 | 4:00 PM ET

    CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil, gold and other commodities are likely headed tomorrow..

  • Don't Run From Terrifying Events, Profit From Them Friday, 15 Apr 2011 | 11:54 PM ET

    The "Mad Money" host's four steps to prospering amidst negative news stories.

  • Bahrain Struggles to Find a Democratic Path Friday, 15 Apr 2011 | 8:50 AM ET

    Bahrain backed off a move to dissolve the country's main opposition block on Friday following strong criticism from the Obama administration.

  • Commodities Tomorrow  Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 | 4:00 PM ET

    CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil and other commodities are headed tomorrow.

  • And here's how market pros recommend cashing in on the rising inflation trade.

  • Oil-Price Shock Is Hitting American Consumers Hardest Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 | 10:54 AM ET

    The $20 a barrel jump in oil prices means the US will pay an added $69.3 billion this year, more than it costs to run most US agencies.  The falling dollar ensures US consumers are hardest hit.

  • Egypt's Mubarak, Sons to Appear in Court Next Week Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | 4:02 PM ET
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

    Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will appear before a Cairo court on Tuesday, April 19, for questioning, state television said on Wednesday.

  • Commodities Tomorrow  Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | 4:00 PM ET

    CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil, gold and silver are likely headed tomorrow.

  • Oil: Inventories and the Total Cost  Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | 10:27 AM ET

    Crude supplies are up over a million barrels, but the decline in gasoline is far more than analysts were expecting, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson. Also, a look at the recent rise in oil prices, and the hunt for cheap oil, with Addison Armstrong, Tradition Energy, and CNBC's Simon Hobbs.

  • Commodities Tomorrow  Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 | 4:00 PM ET

    CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets, and looks ahead to where oil is headed, particularly in light of Goldman Sachs' recommendation that investors take profits.

  • Biz Travel Back  Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 | 8:45 AM ET

    Now that the economy is rebounding, conference and international business travel are on the rebound, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau. That would seem to be a good indicator for employment. But jet fuel prices could have an impact.

  • Finding Fed's Comfort Level  Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 | 8:04 AM ET

    Alec Young, equity strategist, Standard & Poor's, and Joshua Feinman, chief economist, DB Advisors, discuss market valuations, targets, and the impact oil is having on the markets. Young believes oil would have to hit $200/barrel for it to impact the global recovery. Also, Feinman says it's events in the Middle East driving up oil prices and Fed actions wouldn't make much of a difference.

  • Five Things to Watch: Oil, Real Estate & More Monday, 11 Apr 2011 | 6:39 PM ET

    Here's what you should be watching Tuesday, April 12.