Stocks Drop 1% as Fed Tapering Fears, Weak China Data Rattle Markets
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Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a 340,000, pushing back below the mark that economists normally associate with a firming job market.
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Tax refund fraud is a growing $5 billion a year problem that could get worse before it gets better. Crooks are getting smarter and the IRS needs to work harder to catch thieves.
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Much like the uneven recovery, your chances of finding job depend a lot on where you live and what industry you're hoping to work for.
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Strong winds caused the Carnival ship Triumph to break loose on Wednesday from its moorings at a Mobile, Ala., shipyard where it was being repaired.
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The North Korean army said it has final approval to launch strikes against the United States, including the use of nuclear weapons. The Global Post reports.
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Auto sales are expected to be in the range of 15 million and 15.5 million units this year, General MotorsCEO Daniel Akerson told CNBC.
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Facebook just got serious about mobile. At a media event Thursday, Facebook showcased its new software for Android devices called 'Home.'
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in four months, suggesting the labor market recovery lost some steam.
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Stocks and bonds have been telling different stories over the past few months, and the argument for prolonged slow growth is winning.
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Facebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, as a fast-growing number of its 1.06 billion users access it on smartphones and tablet computers.
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The chatter in the market may be bullish but there is a real danger that something could go wrong—something no one is talking about now but will be once they get hit by some unexpected development.
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George Soros has asked to withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, according to a WSJ report.
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JPMorgan Chase won a court victory today that may have saved it $769 million dollars.
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The Federal Reserve's bond-buying program and zero percent interest rates are dangerous, former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill told CNBC.
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Major US bank websites have been offline a total of 249 hours in the past six weeks, a clear sign that American companies are prime targets in global cyber conflict.
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Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo told CNBC that whether banks should be split is up to Congress, which should also talk about limits on short-term bank liability.
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With the price surging more than 50% in just a few days, even Bitcoin supporters acknowledge that the digital currency is unofficially in bubble territory.
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Private-sector job creation was considerably less than expected in March, indicating that the labor market's improvements could be stalling.
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More bad news for Carnival cruise lines: Another ship adrift and reports of sick guests on an island cruise center. Will this latest wave sink the stock?
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Growth in the vast US services sector slowed to the lowest level in seven months as new orders and employment measures dropped.
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Ex-Goldman Sachs Group trader Matthew Marshall Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Wednesday in connection with charges that he defrauded the Wall Street bank out of $118 million in 2007.
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Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, shares insight on the firm's corporate earnings and turnaround plan. She tells CNBC's David Faber that revenue growth is possible in fiscal 2014.
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Global markets are in a sea of red amid worries about the Fed tapering its stimulus program, with the "Squawk on the Street" team.
