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Stocks Fall After Fed Minutes Show Willingness to Taper in June

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  • Apple's Revenue Falls Short, Shares Dive Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 5:42 PM ET

    The tech giant reported earnings that edged past Wall Street's estimates but its revenue fell slightly short of forecasts during the crucial holiday quarter.

  • What John Paulson Says Is the Best Investment Now Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 9:54 AM ET

    More than four years after the financial crisis that made him billions, hedge-fund manager John Paulson is bullish on the U.S. economy and housing in particular.

  • JPMorgan CEO Hits Back at Policymakers in Davos Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 5:52 AM ET
    Jamie Dimon listens during a panel discussion on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

    JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has hit back at policymakers and new regulations, telling CNBC in Davos that some of the rules had made things more complicated and that many of the problems had still not been fixed.

  • Microsoft May Invest $1-$3 Billion in Dell Buyout Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 11:49 AM ET
    Dell Computer Corp in Austin, Texas.

    Microsoft is in talks with Silver Lake Partners and Dell's CEO Michael Dell to invest $1 billion to $3 billion in a leveraged buyout of the PC maker.

  • New Housing Fears: Home Prices Are Rising Too Fast Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 11:33 AM ET

    "The greatest concern in the market is the inventory situation," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Associate of Realtors.

  • Jim Cramer Was Right—They Knew Nothing! Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 9:03 PM ET

    The transcripts from the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meetings in 2007 show that the central bankers had no idea what they were up against.

  • Morning bathers  by the Hooghly River with the massive outline of Howrah Bridge filling the skyline in Kolkata, India.

    It was first reported in 2010 that the pillars of Kolkata's landmark Howrah bridge were being used as spittoons by pedestrians who chewed gutkha – a tobacco product popular with millions in India. The Christian Science Monitor reports.

  • Flu Season Fuels Debate Over Paid Sick Time Laws Sunday, 20 Jan 2013 | 11:51 AM ET
    A man is given a flu shot by at the medical offices of Yaffe Ruden & Associates in New York.

    Flu season is drawing attention to mandatory paid sick leave for the 40 percent of American private-sector workers — more than 40 million people — who don't have it.

  • What Happens in Japan Stays in Japan? Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 7:28 PM ET
    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

    The Pimco executive lays out five key issues to be addressed for Japan to get out of its funk.

  • More Americans Are Raiding Their 401(k)s to Pay Bills Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 11:14 AM ET

    One in four Americans is borrowing against a 401(k) to pay for non-retirement needs such as mortgages, credit card debt or college tuition, according to a new study.

  • For Americans, 'Cope' Has Replaced 'Hope': NBC Poll Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 6:31 PM ET
    President Barack Obama

    President Barack Obama approaches his second inauguration amid persistent public resignation about the tepid economic recovery, and a widespread belief that Washington's budget fights have made things worse, the latest NBC/WSJ poll says.

  • Should We Work Until 70? These CEOs Say Yes Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 5:36 PM ET

    Executives of the Business Roundtable are urging Congress to raise the Social Security and Medicare age eligibility to 70, from the current 67.

  • Do Nothing! Yes, There's a Holiday for That Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 1:36 PM ET
    Do Nothing Day

    Wednesday is National Do Nothing Day. Here are a few attempts by everyone from viewers to news anchors to take a few moments and … do …… nothing ….

  • Conservatives to GOP: Don't Mess With the Debt Ceiling Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 9:48 AM ET
    Alan Simpson

    Republican lawmakers are being told by a growing number of conservatives to stop using the debt ceiling crisis to force major spending cuts.

  • Stocks ended sharply higher Thursday, as Wall Street cheered a pair of encouraging data and largely shrugged off weakness in financials.

  • Buying the New York Stock Exchange, in One Shot Sunday, 20 Jan 2013 | 10:52 AM ET

    A deal to acquire the New York Stock Exchange shows how technology is transforming the world’s markets.

  • Global Unemployment to Surge Past 2009 Record Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

    World unemployment could top record levels this year and continue rising until 2017, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in its annual employment report.

  • Housing Crisis: New Rules Hit Mortgage Servicers Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 6:01 AM ET

    New rules could make mortgage servicing more expensive, especially for those specialty servicers and level the playing field between them and the big bank servicers.

  • Why the Euro Zone Crisis Is Over…Until September Monday, 21 Jan 2013 | 5:17 AM ET

    Europe's economies and markets have nothing to fear from the defeat of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party in German regional elections this weekend as the euro zone crisis will be on hold until Germany's national elections in September, analysts told CNBC on Monday.

  • Rentals Chip Away at Home Builder Gains Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 12:23 PM ET

    The December numbers beat expectations by a lot and sent the stocks of the public home builders higher and prompted housing analysts to exclaim bullish headlines, but here's what they failed to mention.