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  • Obama to Tap Tom Perez for US Secretary of Labor Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | 11:25 PM ET

    President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as his next labor secretary.

  • JC Penney Shares Jump on Joe Fresh 'Brightspot' Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:36 PM ET

    J.C. Penney shares surged Monday after a research note flagged promising early customer response to the department store chain's weekend launch of Joe Fresh shops within its stores.

  • New GOP Roadmap Calls for Immigration Reform Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 7:20 AM ET

    The GOP will endorse immigration reform on Monday and outline plans for a $10 million outreach to minority groups in an effort to make the party more "welcoming and inclusive" for voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012.

  • Google May Take on Evernote With Own App Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 1:01 PM ET
    Google Keep App

    A possible move by Google to launch its own note-taking application would challenge the popular Evernote.

  • Trading Hearings Put Focus Back on JPMorgan Chief Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 8:58 AM ET
    Jamie Dimon

    Some board members and investors have criticized Jamie Dimon as arrogant, but few expect any serious threats to his power.

  • Grandparents Step Up Help to Fund College Costs Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:42 PM ET

    Parents still invest most of the money in college savings funds, but grandparents' contributions now make up about 9.5 percent of the total, new numbers say.

  • When Will the US Energy Boom Help at the Pump? Thursday, 14 Mar 2013 | 2:39 PM ET

    Unfortunately for many consumers, the price savings from the growing U.S. energy boom have yet to materialize in the place it could have the most impact: the gas pump.

  • Still a Long Way to Go for Housing: Meritage CEO Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:33 PM ET
    Construction workers are seen on the job at a new housing development in San Mateo, California.

    Business is brisk, but the new-home market won't be back to normal for a while, Meritage CEO Steven Hilton said.

  • Airbus Grabs Huge Order From Boeing Customer Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:15 PM ET
    Lion Air

    Airbus has landed the largest order of the year, and one of the largest of all-time, with a book value of almost $24 billion. The European plane maker will sell 234 of its A320 planes to Lion Air out of Indonesia.

  • Hotel Amenities Get Funny With Debut of 'Loo Laughs' Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:38 AM ET
    Travelodge Loo Laughs

    Hotel room toilet paper with a sense of humor? Yep, it's true, as Travelodge introduces "loo laughs" at its newest hotel location opening atop a comedy club.

  • Power Shift: Energy Boom Dawning in America Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:28 AM ET
    Men with Cabot Oil and Gas work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site on January 18, 2012 in South Montrose, Pennsylvania.

    NBC News and CNBC look at the implications US energy independence would have for the economy, other types of energy, foreign policy and the environment.

  • 'You Have to Be Bullish' on US Stocks: Whitney Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 4:38 PM ET
    Meredith Whitney

    The bailout in Cyprus that rattled the markets and rekindled fears of the European debt crisis will be beneficial for U.S. stocks, analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC.

  • Home Builder Confidence Drops for Third Month Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 10:00 AM ET
    Workers build a new home at the Pulte Homes Fireside at Norterra-Skyline housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.

    For the third straight month, sentiment among US home builders declined, dropping two points on a monthly industry index.

  • Hotel Rewards Points: Getting Less Rewarding? Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:17 PM ET

    If you've been hoarding hotel rewards points, now might be the time to use them. Several hotel chains are making big changes.

  • Drone Boom Could Mean Big Money and Big Problems Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:14 AM ET

    The rapidly expanding drone market has not gone unnoticed by lawmakers and privacy watchdogs and is causing some concern.

  • Haggle on Tax Hikes? GOP Offers Mixed Messages Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | 3:49 PM ET

    Leading congressional Republicans said on Sunday a broad deal with President Barack Obama on deficit reduction and entitlement reform remains possible but differed over potential flexibility on taxes, with the House speaker and budget leader not bending

  • March Madness Ad Revenue Beats the Super Bowl Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 10:28 AM ET
    Capital One is on of three NCAA  “Corporate Champions.”

    Ad prices for the NCAA championship game will hit a high this year as the tournament rakes in more revenue than the Super Bowl, NFL playoffs and the World Series, USA Today reports.

  • Hedge Funds View SEC Settlement as a Victory Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 7:46 AM ET
    Steven Cohen

    The SEC celebrated Friday’s settlement with SAC Capital Advisors, but both the fund and its rivals saw the $616 million fine as a good price for peace in the insider trading case.

  • Dow Jones & Co said it found no sign of impropriety at its China operations, after the Wall Street Journal reported that a whistleblower had accused Journal employees of bribing Chinese officials for information.

  • Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the popular social media service Twitter and the mobile payments startup Square, may be mulling a run for New York City mayor.

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  • Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett has a new book out called "Is College Worth It?" Bennett discusses financial aid, tuition and what else is discouraging to students.

  • Every single economic report beat the Street's expectations this week. Insight on the markets, and the Fed's impact, with Andy Cross, Motley Fool.

  • Discussing what's next for IRS official Lois Lerner, and whether it's time for an IRS special counsel, with Tom Curran, Peckar & Abramson and John Eastman, Chapman University.