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• The Right Way to Rally 

  

  The best time to pick out the losers in your portfolio is during a rally, explains Mad Money host Jim Cramer.

• UPDATE 4-Clearwire says Dish bid still under consideration

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Clearwire Corp said on Friday that it was still evaluating a takeover bid from satellite television provider Dish Network Corp even though it continues to recommend the Sprint Nextel Corp offer it had accepted in December.

• Cowen agrees to buy investment bank Dahlman Rose

  NEW YORK-- Investment firm Cowen Group Inc. said Friday it is buying Dahlman Rose& Co., a privately held investment bank. Cowen is buying Dahlman Rose with stock but the two firms did not disclose further financial details. Cowen Group shares rose 3 cents to $2.69 Friday and were unchanged in aftermarket trading.

• UPDATE 3-Modelo deal parties working on DOJ concerns -source

  NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON- Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Grupo Modelo and Constellation Brands Inc are discussing ways to address U.S. regulators' antitrust concerns over their mega-merger and expect to soon open settlement talks to avoid a trial, a source close to one of the companies said on Friday.

• UPDATE 1-Dell nears buyout that could top $24 bln-sources

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Dell Inc is edging closer to an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by Michael Dell, its founder and chief executive, and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners in a deal that could top $24 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

• Trading the Biggest Market Winners 

  

  As the Dow breaks 14,000, the FMHR crew discusses the stock market winners. Thomas DeMark, founder & CEO of Market Studies, weighs in.

• Bud Stopped to Buy Corona 

  

  Harry Schuhmacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, on the stopped M&A deal merging Bud and Corona beer makers.

• UPDATE 2-Rosneft 2012 net profit up 7 pct while cash flow halved

  *TNK-BP's $55 bln takeover to be closed in H1. MOSCOW, Feb 1- Rosneft came in slightly below forecasts with a 7 percent rise in 2012 net profit on Friday while free cash flow halved ahead of its $55 billion takeover of TNK-BP, sending shares in Russia's top oil producer lower.

• Dell shares rise on report of buyout plans

  NEW YORK-- Shares of Dell Inc. rose 7 percent in premarket trading on new reports that the computer company is nearing a deal to sell itself to a group including its CEO, a major private equity firm and Microsoft Corp. in a deal that could mark the largest leveraged buyout since the Great Recession.

• UPDATE 1-MetLife to buy BBVA Chile pension business for $2 bln

  Feb 1- MetLife Inc said it has agreed with BBVA to buy AFP Provida S.A., the largest private pension fund administrator in Chile, for about $2 billion in cash to expand its presence in emerging markets. MetLife said BBVA, Spain's second-biggest bank, has agreed to transfer its 64.3 percent stake to MetLife.

• Dell Buyout Deal Could Come as Soon as Monday

  

  Dell is nearing an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by its founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.

• Dell nears buyout, deal could come as soon as Monday -sources

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- Dell Inc is nearing an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by its founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, possibly announcing a deal as soon as Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

• Your First Trade for Friday 

  

  CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.

• Fast Money Final Trade 

  

  The Fast Money traders share their final trades of the day.

• Lightning Round 

  

  You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.

• Stock Pops & Drops 

  

  The Fast Money traders take a look at today's biggest market movers.

• WMS soars on news of $1.42 billion buyout deal

  NEW YORK-- WMS Industries' stock soared to its highest point in more than a year on Thursday after the gaming equipment company inked a deal to sell itself Scientific Games Corp. for about $1.42 billion.

• Justice Dept. Blocks Beer Deal 

  

  CNBC's David Faber has the latest detail on the Justice Department's move to block Anheuser-Busche's purchase of Groupo Modelo. Shares of Constellation Brands are down sharply on the news. Evan Benn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, weighs in.

• Justice Files Suit Against Anheuser-Busch Buy 

  

  CNBC's Hampton Pearson reports the Justice Department is filling suit to block Anheuser-Busche's purchase of Group Modelo. Shares of Constellation Brands were down sharply on the news. CNBC's David Faber, weighs in.

• Constellation Shares Drop as DOJ Blocks Modelo Deal

  

  The Department of Justice plans to sue to block Anheuser-InBev's proposed purchase of the rest of the Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, a move that jeopardizes Constellation Brands' plans to fully acquire Crown Imports.