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• Sokol's Resignation 

  

  CNBC's Becky Quick weighs in on David Sokol's sudden resignation from Berkshire Hathaway, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders. Berkshire shareholder Whitney Tilson, managing partner at T2 Partners, discusses Sokol's sudden departure.

• Fast Money, March 30, 2011 

  

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

• Staffing Stocks: Time to Buy? 

  

  A check on jobs numbers and the connection to staffing stocks, which were all higher on the day, with Gary Bisbee, Barclays Capital senior research analyst.

• Tale of Two Economies 

  

  CEO confidence is at a record high but consumer confidence is not so rosy. A look at what is going on with the economy with Neil Cole, Iconix chairman/CEO.

• Maria's Market Message 

  

  CNBC's Maria Bartiromo discusses the day's top business and financial stories, and looks ahead to tomorrow's Closing Bell.

• Tuesday Look Ahead: Earnings Chatter Picks Up

  

  Whether world events or rising costs impact corporate profits this quarter has yet to be seen, but stocks are likely to be hypersensitive to the possibility.

• Fast Money, March 28, 2011 

  

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

• Commodities Next Week 

  

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

• The Mystery of Consumer Confidence

  

  The preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan consumer confidence index unexpected dropped in March to the lowest level since last October. The headline index dropped from 77.5 to 68.2. But by far the worse drop was in the expectations of the future, which plunged from 58.3 to 71.6.

• My Interview with Rep. Ron Paul

  

  Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) chairs the House Financial Services Subcommittee, which oversees the Federal Reserve.  I interviewed him last night on CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report”.

• Commodities Tomorrow: Oil & Gold Jump 

  

  CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's commodities news. Crude closes above $100/barrel as fears in the Middle East grow and Libyan bombers strike a key oil port town critical to oil exports.

• Middle East in Crisis: a Worst-Case Scenario

  

  The Middle East crisis will lead to an 'energy shock' for the West, increasing stagflation, David Murrin, author of "Breaking the Code of History" and hedge fund manager, said.

• Oil Supply-Side Shock Would Hurt: Economist

  

  There is rarely a happy ending when the price of crude jumps sharply, Stephen King, the chief economist at HSBC in London, said.

• US Will Be the World's Third Largest Economy: Citi

  

  The world is going to become richer and richer as developing economies play catch up over the coming years, according to Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citigroup.

• Why Is WTI Much Lower Than Brent?

  The spread between Brent and NYMEX crude is currently around $15 a barrel and according to Jim Bianco, the president of Bianco Research, this is due to one pipeline pumping crude from Canada into Cushing near Oklahoma City.

• The $220 a Barrel Oil Call and the Risk Trade

  

  Oil could hit $220 a barrel if "Libya and Algeria were to halt oil production together," analysts at Nomura investment bank predicted.

• How Will US Consumers Cope With $100 Oil?

  

  Oil prices will need to rise another 50-60 percent before energy costs put a squeeze on consumers with the same impact as 2008, according to the fixed income team at Credit Suisse.

• The Worst Hyperinflation Situations of All Time

  

  What were some of the worst inflation situations in history and how did they come to be? Click to find out!