Murdoch Snubs Google

You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.

CNBC's Maria Bartiromo discusses the day's top business and financial stories, and looks ahead to tomorrow's Closing Bell.

Consumers are becoming increasingly optimistic about their financial future. Despite the current economic downturn, there has been a slight improvement in consumer financial vulnerability, according to the Genworth index. David Lane from Genworth discusses the findings.

Goldman Sachs' boss reportedly apologized for the bank's role in the financial crisis late Tuesday. "We've been pretty positive on the financials for most of this year, in particular the investment banks," Chris Kotowski from Oppenheimer said Wednesday.