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The Federal Reserve says Ben Bernanke did not order BofA CEO Ken Lewis to be silent on the plan to rescue Merrill Lynch, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson, Steve Liesman & Bill Seidman.
CNBC's Trish Regan sits in for Maria Bartiromo to discuss the day's top business and financial stories, and look ahead to Friday's Closing Bell.
CNBC's Mary Thompson reports on the trading day from the NYSE.
The top headlines this hour, with CNBC's Emily Chan.
The top headlines this hour, with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah.