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  • US Job Creation Plunges, but Rate Drops to 7.6% Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 9:46 AM ET
    An unemployed worker checks out a brochure at a jobs fair.

    Job creation slowed to a crawl during March, with the U.S. economy creating just 88,000 positions though the unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent.

  • Family Businesses More Resilient Amid Tough Times Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 11:19 AM ET
    Alex and Alison Sokol Blosser

    Some family businesses are more resilient because of a long-term focus and a commitment to customers. Careful spending like a 'frugal Yankee' helps too.

  • NYSE, Nasdaq Feud: I Had More IPOs! No, I Did! Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:03 AM ET

    Rivals NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group both claim that to have listed the most IPOs in the first quarter, while Thomson Reuters' data shows the two exchange operators as being tied.

  • Obama Offers Up Cuts to Social Security, Medicare Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:52 AM ET
    President Barack Obama

    U.S. President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs in a budget proposal aimed at swaying Republicans to compromise on a deficit-reduction deal, a senior administration official said.

  • Boeing to Take Grounded Dreamliner Off Probation Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 8:11 AM ET
    First Class seating on a United Airlines 787 Dreamliner.

    Boeing may carry out a certification test flight of its grounded 787 Dreamliner, a key step toward returning the state-of-the-art aircraft to flight, a U.S. government official said on Thursday.

  • Sequester Hasn't Hit Jobs Yet: Goldman's Hatzius Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 11:52 AM ET

    Despite the disappointing March jobs report and an expected slowdown in growth, the overall data have been encouraging, Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius told CNBC.

  • US Must 'Play to Win' on Economy: Rep. Eric Cantor Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 8:55 AM ET
    Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader

    The prospects for U.S. economic growth are "still too little" and "too uncertain," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told CNBC. American can't just sit back on its laurels, he added.

  • Key JOBS Act Features Delayed for Small Businesses Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:34 AM ET

    Crowdfunding circles are frustrated the SEC has not yet finalized rules that could potentially turbocharge the funding platform for startups and small businesses, Entrepreneur reports.

  • More Finger Lickin' Without the Bones? KFC's Latest Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:11 AM ET

    The fast-food chain, which is owned by Yum Brands, will introduce fried boneless chicken chunks as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces.

  • Advisers Get Paid to Put Clients in Certain Funds Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:39 AM ET
    Fidelity Investments

    Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab give independent financial advisers a percentage of the assets that their clients put in certain mutual funds, according to Reuters.

  • Jeff Bezos Bets on Henry Blodget's Business Insider Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:59 AM ET
    Jeff Bezos

    Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos has invested a "significant" amount of money in Business Insider, according to an internal memo posted on the media company's website.

  • HP Chairman Lane Steps Down After Autonomy Debacle Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 4:07 PM ET
    Ray Lane

    Hewlett-Packard Chairman Ray Lane, who has come under fire from shareholders for his role in the botched acquisition of software firm Autonomy, has stepped down.

  • Wal-Mart's Food Fight: Betting on Data, Not Bodies Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:42 AM ET
    Walmart

    As it intensifies its push into groceries and perishable foods, Wal-Mart Stores is betting it can take on these labor-intensive categories by adding efficiency, not bodies.

  • War Against Superbugs Likely Unwinnable: Doctors Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 8:32 AM ET
    Virus

    In addition to superbugs' deadly human toll, associated health costs run into the billions. Some warn that we may never win our war against them as research tapers off.

  • Blackstone Is About to Change the Dell Dynamic Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:28 AM ET

    Blackstone Group will visit Dell's headquarters to begin an in-depth analysis of the company, sources said, a strong sign the buyout firm is proceeding with an offer that could upset founder Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid.

  • Corzine's Strategy Led to MF Global Collapse: Trustee Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 11:12 AM ET
    Jon Corzine

    Jon Corzine's bets on European sovereign debt while head of MF Global Holdings led to the firm's collapse in 2011, according to the bankruptcy trustee.

  • Wealthy Beware! IRS Audit Squad Nabs One in Eight Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 2:59 PM ET

    New data from the IRS shows that tax filers with taxable incomes of $1 million or more were audited nearly 12 times more often than the population as a whole.

  • Airbus Beats Boeing to Top Spot in Jet Orders Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET
    Airbus

    Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet.

  • Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at Age 70 Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 4:00 PM ET
    Roger Ebert

    Roger Ebert has died of complications of cancer at age 70. He was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967 and his reviews were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the world.

  • Enron's Skilling Could Get Early Release From Prison Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 10:40 AM ET
    Former Enron CEO, Jeff Skilling (L), and his attorney, Daniel Petrocelli.

    Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could get out of prison early under an agreement being discussed, CNBC has learned.

U.S. Video

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:52 PM ET

Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be CNBC's Larry Kudlow's guest on Wednesday night. Also, George Gilder, author of "Knowledge and Power," discusses the gap between knowledge and power, and how to solve the "paralysis of our economy."

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:44 PM ET

Many small businesses are still struggling in this economy. Sen. Bob Casey, Joint Economic Committee (D), and Sen. Susan Collins, Appropriations & Intelligence Committee (R), discuss ways in which small business can be reinvigorated.

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:33 PM ET

All eyes are on the Fed as they kick off their 2-day meeting. Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ, and George Gilder, author of "Knowledge and Power," discuss what's ahead for Fed Chairman Bernanke, and the U.S. economy.

Most Popular Video

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:01 PM ET

The Federal Reserve won't change course on quantitative easing this week, Steve Weiss of Short Hills Capital says.

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:10 AM ET

An airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ET

Plans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.