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U.S. home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, their highest level in 3 1/2 years, as inventories jump.
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As the Federal Reserve mulls reducing asset purchases, the improved labor market is spurring debate between Fed "hawks" and "doves" over what the right policy decision should be.
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Even as Apple faced a grilling from lawmakers over its tax avoidance schemes, two more companies revealed they would move jurisdictions to lighten their tax burden.
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Monster. That's what they're calling the tornado that barreled through the Oklahoma City area. Here are heartbreaking scenes.
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Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the political targeting scandal plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee.
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As EU regulators mull introducing the world's strictest bonus cap, the president of the European parliament told CNBC that the plan could put pressure on the U.S. to follow suit.
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Lowe's reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts' expectations on Wednesday, sending shares lower in pre-market trading.
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Applications for home mortgages dropped last week for a second-straight week as a spike in interest rates stymied demand for refinancing, the Mortgage Bankers Association says.
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Once the dust settles and the victims have been accounted for, Moore, Okla., will begin the gargantuan task of rebuilding itself. It's a task that will take billions of dollars in federal and state aid, insurance claims and charitable donations, the CSM reports.
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The Fed Chairman is expected to maintain his dovish tone when he speaks to Congress Wednesday and dispel notions the Fed is ready to cut back its easing policy.
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Teen use of Twitter has grown significantly, a new report into social media networks shows, while Facebook is losing market share to its quick-messaging rival.
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Fannie Mae common shares have soared, but there may not be a happy ending for investors.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tells CNBC the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the company will remain independent, even under Yahoo's ownership.
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U.S. home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, their highest level in 3 1/2 years, as inventories jump.
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Fed Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. job market remains weak, and it is too soon to end its stimulus. Stocks spiked on his comments.
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Despite all the negative headlines, Chinese investment in the US hit an all-time record in 2012: $6.5 billion. It will likely surpass that level in 2013.
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Market rallies have to end sometime for sure, but history suggests the current one, despite its seemingly bloated nature, doesn't have to end soon.
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Despite huge cutbacks in government spending, some high level federal executives are scheduled to get millions of dollars in bonuses, unless a law is passed.
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Top Internal Revenue Service officials told Congress on Tuesday they were unaware of the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny until recently.
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Rescuers desperately search for survivors in the rubble of flattened communities a day after a 2-mile-wide tornado carved a path of destruction in Oklahoma.
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Thanks to the brightening employment picture and an uptick in the housing market, Americans are packing up and relocating. And the pace is likely to pick up this summer.
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CNBC's John Harwood has a recap of testimony on Capitol Hill today on the IRS scandal.
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The focus is on brave entrepreneurs who have turned their passions into businesses: Waitressville, Summit Coffee, and New York Dog Nanny. The crowd will decide which one of these determined businesses takes home the $50,000.
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Shares of Hewlett-Packard appear undervalued, Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research says.