CNBC Blogs
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Overall hotel satisfaction levels are down from 2011, as rates climb, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates survey. See what issues topped consumer complaints.
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This installment of "Road Warrior Tested" reviews a United Airlines flight in business class from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia.
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Astoria Financial isn’t a name we see often, but option activity lit up on Friday.
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In order to make money, your pool guy's got to get your pool cleaned in 20 minutes or less. Chances are, there are a few things he didn't tell you. Like, for example, there is no doorbell on your backyard. Here are 10 things your pool guy probably didn't tell you.
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Here are three funny businesses and a very funny but cruel video. All should jolt you awake.
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While one analyst still sees growth ahead for the coffee retailer, he cut his price target on the stock in the wake of its disappointing earnings report.
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Six items that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits as we head into this Olympics weekend, including the official Olympic wine, a special 1908 Pale Ale and a "performance-enhanced" beer from Brew Dog.
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Reports (vague rumors) that ECB head Mario Draghi may have reached out to Bundesbank head Jens Weidmann moved the Dow more than a hundred points in the middle of Friday's trading day.
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Have you ever been stumped by a job interview question like, "Tell me about yourself?" It gets so much harder than that. Here are the top 25 companies that give the hardest interviews — and some sample questions to see if you can handle it.
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The supply of empty homes for rent is falling, and the nation’s homeownership rate is hovering near a fifteen year low. How can that be when the housing market is finally turning around and more homes are selling? The answer is simple: Investors.
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Barclays wants all its employees to learn that they never, ever should try to rig Libor again. To that end, the top executive at Barclays' investment bank is appearing in a film about the lessons the bank has supposedly learned from the Libor scandal.
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With the volume of products purchased online growing so rapidly year after year, have you ever wondered how those orders get filled, packed and shipped? Quiet Logistics is a privately-owned ecommerce fulfillment center in Devens, Mass., whose client roster includes Inditex's Zara, Gilt and Bonobos, is at the center of the ecommerce boom.
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Consumer spending slowed under the weight of growing pessimism about the effectiveness of President Obama’s economic program, and a growing sense that Governor Romney will not unseat him.
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No one seems to believe that the stock market is having a very good year.
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Dish Network hasn’t traded at $45 since late 2007, but long-term option activity targeted that level yesterday.
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A currency union requires strong political leadership, and complete integration of monetary institutions within a single state, to be able to survive. Yet there still seems to be a collective reluctance to acknowledge the scale of the requirements for full monetary and fiscal union in the euro zone, writes Jason Manolopoulos.
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As Facebook’s stock tumbled after hours on concerns about Facebook’s slowing growth, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and CFO David Ebersman hosted an investor call in which they stressed the potential of mobile and social ads.
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In its first earnings report as a public company Facebook’s results were right on target with non-GAAP earnings per share of 12 cents.
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Apple missed earnings and the stock fell 4% based on concern that iPhone sales were slowing and revenue was weaker than expected. To some, this means that the profit trajectory for this company is irrevocably changed and further growth will likely be negatively impacted on an ongoing basis. To us however, the 4% drop on Wednesday provided us an opportunity to add to our position.
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Why I'm not delighted with today's market action: Mario Draghi is buying more time for the eurozone. That's good news. But traders are still not covering their shorts.
