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April Fools' Day is an all-out battle between pranksters and news organizations, but credible sites that cross the lines don't help the situation.
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Welch's Tweet and the Jobs Number Conspiracy
Posted By: Nick Dunn and Allen Wastler, CNBC Managing Editors
It’s nothing new for people to question economic data—in fact it’s a sport here at CNBC. The fast approaching election just amps up the volume on this conspiracy claims.
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The Futures Now: New Web Show to Debut Tuesday
Posted By: Allen Wastler
It's going to be pretty exciting on CNBC.com Tuesday. It's the debut of "Futures Now," our first live Web show.
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Apple, Berkshire...Are They Really THAT Expensive?
Posted By: Allen Wastler
What makes a stock expensive? Or cheap?
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A lot of people were asking that question this week with Apple shares rocketing past $700. On the surface it looks kind of pricey…for $700 you get one lousy share of Apple, but for the same amount of money, you could get about 30 shares of Facebook stock .
What Congress Could Learn From One Fed Official
Posted By: Allen Wastler
If you want a lesson in how to handle disagreement, check out the interview with Richard Fisher from CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning.
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Uncertainty is Currently a Certainty
Posted By: Allen Wastler
There’s been some complaints about uncertainty lately.
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“I think the major thing that we all need in business is certainty,” John Chambers said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell ” as his company, Cisco Systems , cut its outlook for the year. “Businesses don't spend or react well when it's an uncertain environment, whether it's from the economy or the policy. If they understand what the issues are, then we will make decisions about where we grow our business, where we invest in resources, how much we give in dividends versus how much we do in share buyback, how much we do in acquisitions , et cetera. [It’s] the uncertainty that bothers my customers the most."
Jargon Can Kill a Hot Business Story
Posted By: Allen Wastler
There's nothing more frustrating for an editor than having a hot news story that involves a deadly headline word.
Oppenheim Bernhard | Digital Vision | Getty Images
Boy, do we have that now.
Facebook: Hating the Stock, Loving the Story?
Posted By: Allen Wastler
We're having an interesting phenomenon the last couple of days...huge interest in a stock even though people aren't really buying it.
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And the Answer Is...David Faber on 'Jeopardy'
Posted By: Allen Wastler
If you are a fan of CNBC and the game show "Jeopardy," tonight is must see TV.
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Another Facebook IPO Webinar Is Set
Posted By: Allen Wastler
The first one was so popular we decided to do one more: a Facebook IPO webinar!
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About Two Way Street
What’s happening at CNBC.com? Two Way Street is the place to find out. Managing Editor Allen Wastler writes about the latest goings on - technical and editorial - at the Web site and at the Network. He also answers your questions (well, some of them – just don’t ask about the cigar: a man needs a little mystery and at least one vice) and points out some of the media issues hanging in the headlines.
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Managing Editor of CNBC.com