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• US Secretly Mines Data From Internet Companies Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 6:51 PM ET

  

  The Washington Post reports tonight that the National Security Agency and the FBI are "tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. internet companies."

• Final Glance: Telecom companies Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 6:07 PM ET

  AT&T Inc. rose$. 55 or 1.6 percent, to $35.81. Sprint Nextel rose$. 14 or 1.9 percent, to $7.34. Verizon Communications Inc. rose $1.67 or 3.5 percent, to $49.97.

• Cramer: Just How Much Downside Is There? Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  

  Cramer drilled down into the market to determine how much lower stocks could go.

• Playing the Jobs Number; Dollar Dump; June Swoon Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 4:44 PM ET

  

  The all-important jobs number; dollar-yen depart; Verizon's wiretap; Buffett's successor?

• Midday Movers: LEN, KBH, PHM & More Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:48 PM ET

  

  Take a look at some of Thursday's midday movers:

• UPDATE 1-Republican U.S. lawmaker says phone record program stopped attack Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 6- A government program that included the collection of telephone records thwarted at least one "significant" terrorist attack in the United States, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Thursday. "Within the last few years, this program was used to stop a terrorist attack in the United States.

• Midday Glance: Telecom companies Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:20 PM ET

  AT&T Inc. rose$. 16 or. 5 percent, to $35.42. Sprint Nextel rose$. 05 or. 6 percent, to $7.25. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 89 or 1.8 percent, to $49.19.

• Key U.S. Republican lawmaker says phone record collection legal Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 6- The chairman of the House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Thursday that collecting telephone records from Verizon was legal and authorized by Congress.

• UPDATE 1-Congress was briefed on Verizon records -U.S. attorney general Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:04 PM ET

  Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that members of Congress were fully briefed on the intelligence-gathering program that included the daily collection of telephone records from Verizon Communications.

• Hulu's Hot, but This Pro Wonders Why Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 12:53 PM ET

  

  As multiple bids have come in for Hulu, TheStreet.com gives a list of the possible runner-ups.

• U.S. Senate leaders say they were aware of telephone monitoring Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 12:43 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 6- The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday the collection of telephone records from millions of Americans as part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts has been going on for seven years and lawmakers were aware of it.

• Congress fully briefed on Verizon records -U.S. attorney general Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 12:12 PM ET

  Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that members of Congress were fully briefed on the intelligence-gathering program that included the daily collection of telephone records from Verizon Communications.

• WRAPUP 1-Obama administration defends massive phone record collection Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 12:01 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 6- The Obama administration on Thursday defended its collection of a massive amount of telephone records from at least one carrier as part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, re-igniting a debate over privacy even as it called the practice critical to protecting Americans from attacks.

• US Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 11:15 AM ET

  

  The Obama administration is secretly carrying out a domestic surveillance program under which it is collecting business communications records. The New York Times reports.

• Early Glance: Telecom companies Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 10:29 AM ET

  AT&T Inc. rose$. 18 or. 5 percent, to $35.44. Sprint Nextel rose$. 05 or. 6 percent, to $7.25. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 40 or. 8 percent, to $48.70.

• Government Grabs Verizon Phone Records  Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 10:15 AM ET

  

  According to reports, a top secret court order allows the National Security Agency to collect telephone records for million of Verizon customers, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers.

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Obama administration defends Verizon phone record collection Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 8:46 AM ET

  The admission comes after the Guardian newspaper published a secret court order related to the records of millions of Verizon Communications customers on its website on Wednesday. Such information is "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the United States," the official said, speaking on the condition of not being named.

• UPDATE 1-White House defends Verizon phone record collection Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 7:55 AM ET

  The admission comes after the Guardian newspaper published a secret court order related to the records of millions of Verizon Communications customers on its website on Wednesday. Such information is "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the United States," the official said, speaking on the condition of not being named.

• Early Movers: PEP, SODA, CIEN, VZ, COST & More Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 7:35 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• White House defends Verizon phone record collection Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 7:29 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 6- The Obama administration on Thursday acknowledged that it is collecting a massive amount of telephone records from at least one carrier, defending the practice as "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the United States."