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• Santelli Goes Mythbusting  

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with James Bianco, Bianco Research, about his take on why he is not buying "conventional wisdom," on the fiscal cliff, rotation, and the Fed forecast.

• Did Early Dividend Payments Help Economy? 

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman looks to see if last year's early dividend payments had a macro impact on the economy.

• UPDATE 1-Canada Nov GDP up 0.3 pct, better than expected

  *Oct rise of 0.1 pct had spurred weak Q4 forecasts. OTTAWA, Jan 31- Canada's economy grew faster than expected in November, rising 0.3 percent after a tepid 0.1 percent rise in October and no gain in September, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.

• Are Markets' New Highs False Hope? 

  

  Jeremy Siegel, Wharton professor of finance, explains how the current GDP report bodes well for stocks, and why he believes the bull market still has legs to run.

• A January to Remember 

  

  Larry Kantor, Barclays, explains why yesterday's GDP number was decent, despite the negative headlines. Also, Kantor weighs in on why he remains bullish on stock in developed markets.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares off highs, Fed's stance weighs on dollar

  *MSCI Asia ex- Japan falls 0.4 pct, Nikkei closes up at 33- mth high. Sentiment in Asian markets remained underpinned, however, by positive factory output data in Japan, and strong gross domestic product reports from Taiwan and the Philippines.

• Kudlow: Spending Sequester Will Grow Private Economy

  

  The latest GDP report shows that falling government spending can coexist with rising private economic activity, Larry Kudlow says.

• Tomorrow in :30 

  

  What investors might see in tomorrow's market, with Quint Tatro, Tatro Capital; Jim Kee, South Texas Money Management; and Sahak Manuelian, Wedbush Securities.

• UPDATE 1-White House blames Republican 'brinkmanship' for GDP contraction

  WASHINGTON, Jan 30- The White House on Wednesday blamed the surprising contraction of the U.S. economy at the end of last year at least partly on Republican "political brinkmanship" for threatening to let defense cuts take effect.

• Economy Shrinks, Fed Reacts 

  

  The Federal Reserve continues to see downside risks to the economy. Sharing their analysis of today's GDP data and the Fed's decision to keep rates unchanged, with CNBC's Larry Kudlow and Bob McTeer, Former Dallas Fed President.

• Closing Bell Exchange 

  

  The Dow is very close to that 14,000 mark, with Ed Butowsky, ChapwoodFinance.com founder; Nathan Bachrach, The Financial Network Group CEO; and CNBC's Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli.

• Gross: We Think QE Tapers Down in 2014 

  

  Discussing their expectations for QE, with Bill Gross, Pimco founder; David Kelly, JPMorgan Funds; Diana Swonk, Mesirow Financial; and CNBC's Steve Liesman.

• Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged 

  

  CNBC's Hampton Pearson reports the Fed continues to see downside risks for the economy.

• Waiting on the Fed 

  

  What to expect from the Fed's meeting, and monetary policy ahead, with Bill Gross, Pimco founder; David Kelly, JPMorgan Funds; Diana Swonk, Mesirow Financial; and CNBC's Steve Liesman.

• Outlook For Defense Stocks 

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells takes a close look at how defense stocks are reacting to the 30 percent cut in defense spending by the government in the 4th quarter. Northrop CEO Bush said he "cannot recall a time of greater uncertainty."

• US Economy Contracts In Q4 

  

  Fourth quarter GDP numbers are out and are shocking almost everyone. CNBC's Steve Liesman reports there may be a silver lining after negative growth.

• Why Indices Are Flat on Dismal GDP Report

  

  Why are the major indices flat on a day when Q4 GDP came in so dismal?

• Why Markets Aren't Worried About the Bad GDP Report

  

  "The report, noisy as it is, may help ease ideas that has surfaced earlier this month that the Fed may look to soon pull back from its asset purchases," said one strategist in response the surprise drop in GDP.

• WRAPUP 4-U.S. GDP unexpectedly shrinks, decline seen temporary

  *Fourth-quarter growth falls at 0.1 percent annual rate. WASHINGTON, Jan 30- The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, suffering its first decline since the recession ended more than three years ago as businesses scaled back on restocking and government spending plunged.

• Weak US GDP unlikely to end Fed's easy money policy soon

  NEW YORK, Jan 30- An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy in late 2012 should dispel fears that the Federal Reserve will soon end its aggressive monetary expansion, economists said on Wednesday.