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Site Map -- CNBC.comhttp://www.cnbc.com/rss/RssSitemap2555.xmlCNBC.com -- First in business worldwide.Copyright 2009 CNBC.comen-ushttp://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/logo_small.gifSite Map -- CNBC.comhttp://www.cnbc.com/Edward Bastian, chief financial officer for Delta Air Lines, said the company’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy assumes oil will be priced at $65 a barrel or higher.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829742/2007-03-28T20:52:34.530+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829742/Delta Air Lines said Thursday it applied to list its new common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under its old symbol of "DAL" once it emerges from bankruptcy.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829680/2007-03-28T20:53:26.670+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829680/Stocks are under pressure ahead of the opening as the influence of jittery oil markets adds to the week's mounting worries about the state of U.S. housing and its potential impact on the economy. Stock futures look sharply lower, and the dollar dipped after reports of weaker than expected durable goods orders.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829648/2007-03-28T12:49:56.217+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829648/With the housing market going from bad to worse, calling the bottom has become a national past time. At the same time, everyone is looking for someone to blame. There may be plenty to go around. Here's a video round up.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829577/2007-03-30T17:11:44.553+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829577/Beazer Homes USA , the sixth-largest U.S. home builder, on Wednesday confirmed it is cooperating with federal prosecutors in a probe relating to its mortgage business. Beazer's shares  were off 12% in premarket electronic trading after earlier falling 18% to their lowest level since August 2003.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829470/2007-03-28T15:11:50.850+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829470/New orders for U.S.-made durable goods rose a smaller-than-expected 2.5% in February and excluding volatile transportation orders were down for the fourth time in the last five months, a government report on Wednesday showed. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829380/2007-03-28T15:15:18.570+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829380/Good morning. Deborah Taft continues in the lead with a portfolio value of $2,582,726.3, up $366,000 Tuesday, from Monday's value of $2,216,726.30. Deborah's gamble on the ever-active CV Therapeutics paid off and secured her lead position. She went all in on Monday with a buy of 300,000 shares of CVTX at $6.75, and it looks like she caught a bottom...http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829254/2007-03-28T12:50:49.763+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829254/The European Commission said Wednesday it was taking Spain to the EU's Court of Justice over the "unlawful" conditions Madrid put on E.On's multibillion euro bid to buy Spain's biggest electricity company, Endesa.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17829014/2007-03-28T12:09:05.170+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17829014/Got in last night to the huge CTIA Wireless Show here in Orlando, and hit the ground running. Went straight from the airport to our live-shot podium and was on the air about 30 minutes after I landed. First, it was "Fast Money." Then, about 40 minutes later, live on "On the Money." Not a lot of time to synthesize the material, but the message was clear: an entire industry gearing up for a fight against Apple Inc., and its iPhone isn't even here! http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828877/2007-03-28T13:52:08.083+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828877/Federated Department Stores on Wednesday said its shares will trade with the stock symbol "M" on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 1, assuming its shareholders approve changing the retailer's name to Macy's Inc.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828597/2007-03-28T15:08:08.633+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828597/News that Glenn Tilton, chief executive of UAL<uaua.o></uaua.o>, earned $39.7 million in 2006 drew an angry protest from workers at UAL's United Airlines on Tuesday, with unions demanding their "fair share." http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828596/2007-03-28T12:14:20.340+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828596/Microsoft will sell a version of its Xbox 360 with a 120-gigabyte hard drive and a souped up high-definition video connection, in a bid to broaden the appeal of its popular console beyond video games. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828594/2007-03-28T15:17:15.520+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828594/U.S. mortgage applications declined last week as refinancing dipped while purchase activity barely budged, an industry group said Wednesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828507/2007-03-28T15:10:14.350+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828507/German sportscar maker Porsche said Wednesday it had completed its acquisition of more shares in Volkswagen for a total stake of 30.94%, triggering a formal takeover offer to VW's shareholders.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17828090/2007-03-28T15:59:33.817+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17828090/Here are some of Wednesday’s big movers on European stock markets: Bauer, Vallourec, Aberdeen Asset Management, Next, Total, Beneteau, Lufthansa, TNT, Technical Olympic and Siemenshttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826988/2007-03-28T13:17:50.597+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826988/Vodafone Group on Wednesday brushed off an Indian newspaper report that government regulators might delay its $11.1 billion planned acquisition of India's fourth-largest mobile phone operator, Hutchison Essar.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17826788/2007-03-28T08:40:04.820+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826788/Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz said Wednesday its net profit rose 27% during the first quarter as its continued expansion helped boost sales.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17826136/2007-03-28T07:29:36.533+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826136/Italian power company Enel, which is involved in a takeover battle for Spanish peer Endesa, posted a 22% drop in 2006 net profit on Wednesday, as the prior year was helped by one-off items.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17826134/2007-03-28T07:37:58.907+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826134/British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths reported a 74% drop in annual pretax profit on Wednesday, saying the new financial year began positively but the retail environment would remain challenging.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17826125/2007-03-28T07:42:59.247+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826125/Online advertising firm DoubleClick is exploring a sale and is in talks with Microsoft and other potential suitors, according to people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17826039/2007-03-28T14:27:25.350+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17826039/British grocer J. Sainsbury topped fourth-quarter sales forecasts on Wednesday and said its recovery plan was ahead of target, which analysts said strengthened its hand ahead of a possible takeover bid.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17825949/2007-03-28T11:13:37.710+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17825949/Dutch bank ABN AMRO on Wednesday urged shareholders to reject plans by a hedge fund to break-up or sell the company, as it pursues a merger with Britain's Barclays to create a bank worth over $175 billion.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17825943/2007-03-28T15:46:17.680+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17825943/U.S. crude oil futures ended more than a dollar higher  Wednesday as Iran's confrontation with Britain and the West helped lift prices along with a government report showing a surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17821218/2007-03-28T19:13:26.010+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17821218/Stocks closed sharply lower after being down all day on Fed Chairman <a href="17830654" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Ben Bernanke's remarks</a> that "economic uncertainty" has increased. "The market has these little flips up and down but it's been quiet and down all day long," said Mike Driscoll, head of listed trading at Bear Stearnshttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17821217/2007-03-28T21:20:40.363+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17821217/The dollar extended losses against the yen on Wednesday, in line with the U.S. stock market's broad weakness, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said U.S. economic uncertainty has increased.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17821216/2007-03-28T17:49:48.383+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17821216/Hewlett-Packard  sued computer maker Acer on Tuesday accusing the company of illegally using patented HP technology in a variety of desktops, laptops and displays sold in the U.S.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17820219/2007-03-27T22:03:59.873+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17820219/Here is Cramer's last-minute take on ConAgra and General Maritime.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819980/2007-03-27T23:00:49.867+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819980/Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our guys give you tomorrow's best trades, tonight!http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819738/2007-03-28T01:38:28.840+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819738/Here’s the second of the "Elite 8" match-ups, as two of the toughest in Health & Home, Procter & Gamble (PG) and Altria (MO), fight for a spot in the Final Four.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819722/2007-03-28T01:03:44.397+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819722/Millie from California wonders if the weakness in Fed Ex's (FDX) results is an ominous sign for online retailers such as Amazon (AMZN) and Ebay (EBAY)?http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819707/2007-03-28T00:57:30.290+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819707/The guys go behind the headlines and give you the traders' take on: ITT's fine for releasing info to China, the Beazer Homes criminal probe, and more. Find out where they see fast money.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819685/2007-03-28T00:44:17.483+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819685/Remember Brian Hunter, Amaranth’s head energy trader? He’s the 32 year-old whose risky bets on natural gas triggered one of the biggest hedge fund meltdowns in history. Well, he’s back and starting another hedge fund; this time with a “fresh approach to commodities.” Called Solengo Capital, the new fund may launch as early as this summer - but long before this gorilla trader enters the room, our own Eric Bolling has done some investigating and learned his strategy. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819681/2007-03-28T00:29:53.003+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819681/A San Diego attorney named David Schwartz is seeing dollar signs. He has patented a cat litter box that ... I'm not kidding ... connects the house to the litter box. This way the cat does its business outside without being exposed to the elements. Schwartz came up with the idea because his three cats took over a room in his home and it really smelled.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819501/2007-03-27T21:19:19.343+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819501/The future of picture taking, text messaging and more is approaching faster than you know. The coming Apple (APPL) iPhone upped the ante and now business leaders are starting to think that maybe just one device can do it all. From complete mobile computing to watching live TV, these are only the first few innings of a digital revolution. As the industry's power brokers converge in Orlando, Florida to discuss what's next, what are the wireless trades that can dial up returns for you now?http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819380/2007-03-28T00:25:15.300+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819380/On Monday, federal prosecutors charged David A. Stockman and other former company executives with fraud and conspiracy in connection with alleged violations at the bankrupt auto parts maker.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819336/2007-03-27T22:23:52.693+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819336/U.S. authorities are investigating the lending practices and some other dealings at Beazer Homes USA, one of the largest U.S. home builders. Beazer's stock fell nearly 17% in after-hours trading. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819193/2007-03-27T23:53:06.080+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819193/A move into Target, strong marketing and great reviews from consumers are just a couple of reasons that this high-def TV maker is on the rise.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819092/2007-03-27T22:59:05.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819092/Which copper play is the best? Is Movado too expensive to buy into now? And is a good beer and hot sauce combo the right reason to buy a stock? Cramer answers these questions and more in this segment.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819086/2007-03-27T22:41:37.030+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819086/Everybody knows Cramer’s about trying to make money, not making friends. So don’t think the creation of this new club means he’s gone soft. This is purely about profit.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819078/2007-03-28T19:26:24.980+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819078/When Jack from Mississippi called in on March 16 to ask about Harris Stratex, Cramer had to admit that he didn’t have an answer. But he promised to return to the stock to get Jack his answer. Well, tonight Cramer keeps his promise.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819077/2007-03-27T22:55:35.367+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819077/The stock may be flat, but that doesn’t mean Cramer’s ready to give up on his growth stock of the year. As a matter of fact, he’s backing up the truck.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17819075/2007-03-27T22:11:15.307+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17819075/Covering today's hottest financial topics, "<a href="15838523" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">The Suze Orman Show</a>" helps people make the connection between self worth and net worth. In a format that's fast-paced, down-to-earth, and entertaining, <a href="15838016" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Suze</a> candidly tells her audience the truth about money so they can change the course of their financial destiny -to have more and be more. They will also gain Suze's insight on how to protect themselves financially, resulting in personal empowerment that's exemplified in their bank accounts.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17818836/2007-03-27T20:30:42.470+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17818836/In his first television interview, David Stockman discusses his indictment with CNBC's <a href="15838083" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Larry Kudlow</a> on "<a href="15838446" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Kudlow & Company</a>."http://www.cnbc.com/id/17818788/2007-03-27T20:37:41.373+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17818788/Net income in the company's fiscal second quarter increased to $296.7 million, or 47 cents a share, from $69.7 million, or 11 cents a share a year earlier, when it booked a $450 million provision for future taxes. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17818623/2007-03-27T21:16:26.310+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17818623/U.S. consumer confidence slipped further than expected in March as rising gas prices and recent turmoil in financial markets exacerbated worries about the immediate future, a survey showed on Tuesday. The New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell to to 107.2, down from the revised 111.2 in February. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17818306/2007-03-28T15:10:44.990+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17818306/The chief executive of SAP's TomorrowNow subsidiary, Andrew Nelson, defended the unit's business practices in his first public response to a recent lawsuit from rival Oracle, The Wall Street Journal reported.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17818241/2007-03-27T20:44:17.857+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17818241/CNBC's <a href="17364946" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Jim Cramer</a> takes on the Indiana University Hoosiers on his next stop of his "<a href="16577228" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Back to School</a>" tour on Wednesday, April 4. The program will be broadcast from the school's renowned basketball arena, Assembly Hall.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817895/2007-03-27T19:30:19.930+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817895/The following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with Lieutenant General Ray Odierno on "<a href="15838421" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Closing Bell</a> with <a href="15838253" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Maria Bartiromo</a>" today at 4:30PM ET.  All references must be sourced to CNBC.  http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817890/2007-03-27T20:06:27.197+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817890/Rod Smyth, chief investment strategist for Wachovia Securities, told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” that the stock market can live with the current price of oil, and a return to previous highs is unlikely.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817503/2007-03-27T20:20:55.223+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817503/Aruba Networks rose as much as 29% in its market debut Tuesday, boosted by the computer network gear maker's growing customer base and strong growth prospects despite a lack of profits.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817409/2007-03-27T19:09:44.203+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817409/Ok, I want to take a little space here to respond to a number of complaints you readers have been sending to the RealtyCheck mailbox. Don’t get me wrong, I love it that you’re riled up, I love it that you disagree, most of all I just love it that you read all this stuff, so here goes: http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817325/2007-03-28T15:08:59.290+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817325/A senior U.S. Federal Reserve staff member warned on Tuesday that subprime mortgage market troubles could last as long as two years, while a leading home builder posting a huge profit plunge blamed subprime lending problems for worsening a soft housing sector.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817194/2007-03-27T19:04:15.940+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817194/For a little while this afternoon, the oil pits at the Nymex were in a frenzy. The rumors of Iran firing on a U.S. naval ship were spreading yet no one seemed to be able to verify them. How do the traders get their information - and when they do, how do they separate rumors from fact and trade appropriately?http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817079/2007-03-28T00:15:42.227+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817079/If Eric Bolling is right, and speculation about tensions with Iran could metastasize and affect all corners of the market, how can investors manage risk and create opportunity?http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817073/2007-03-28T00:11:00.900+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817073/Late this afternoon, <a href="17803850" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false">Nymex crude oil futures spiked</a> over $5 to $68 on rumors that Iran had fired on a U.S. naval ship in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. government quickly and flatly denied the rumor, but the mere speculation sent crude prices to their highest level in over six months (prices since came down $4 to settle just above $64.)http://www.cnbc.com/id/17817071/2007-03-28T00:09:37.027+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17817071/Ryan Stackman was busy today. He talked to me by phone (see earlier posts--on interview and his specific stock strategy) and then appeared on "Power Lunch" to talk about being the third weekly winner in the Million Dollar Portfolio contest. CNBC's Bill Griffeth asked him about some of his picks--specifically CMGI And Adams Respiratory. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816994/2007-03-27T19:33:18.383+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816994/See what analysts had to say about the market today on CNBC.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816770/2007-03-27T18:15:03.647+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816770/Hey folks. Send in your email questions right now, for Friday's live CNBC-TV program on the contest, "How To Win." Send them to millions@cnbc.com and we'll read as many of them as possible on the air--so you get you the answers you need. Ask about overall strategy, what sectors should you look into, what stocks to pick. Send your questions in today. Don't wait! That's millions@cnbc.com. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816548/2007-03-27T18:24:09.783+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816548/Gettelfinger said the UAW would fight at the bargaining table, in the courts, politically and "if need be on the picket line." http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816513/2007-03-27T18:09:32.650+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816513/CNBC’s Scott Wapner has a rough life: He’s at the Tavistock Cup in Orlando, Fla. and calling it work.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816283/2007-03-27T18:05:11.400+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816283/Hey folks. Here's some additional details and insight into Ryan Stackman's trades and holdings that provided him with a gain of 73.25% in one week. I omitted this in the earlier post, my apologies. Ryan began his winning portfolio with a buy of Adams Respiratory on 3/16, so his gains all went towards his weekly total. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816162/2007-03-27T17:32:38.023+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816162/It all depends on who you ask. Home builders are warning about profits but home buyers can crow about bargains.  The boss of Coldwell Banker reminds that things have been a lot worse for housing.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816125/2007-04-09T18:15:52.203+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816125/Here’s a Breaking News Desk curveball that was thrown our way today: NBC’s Pete Williams found out that the Justice Department would fine ITT $100 million dollars for violating technology export laws -- one of the largest such fines ever levied. Pete is well known for being an NBC team player and would have gladly come on to do the story -- except that he’d been dispatched to the Supreme Court to cover today’s cases. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17816106/2007-03-27T17:57:17.717+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17816106/The majority owners of Ultimate Fighting Championship have agreed to buy their biggest mixed martial arts rival, Pride Fighting Championships, in a deal that will establish megafights among the outfits' titleholders and possibly attract huge pay-per-view audiences.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17815589/2007-03-27T17:46:46.377+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17815589/If you're going to be in the New York City area Friday night, you're invited to be part of a live studio audience for the show "How To Win" the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. Just call 201-735-4040 or email us at: <a href="mailto:Freetickets@cnbc.com" linktype="External" resizable="yes">Freetickets@cnbc.com</a>. Hear the experts, get their top picks and improve your chances of winning a million dollars! The show is Friday night, at 7 pm EST and ONLY on CNBC.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17815212/2007-03-27T16:23:07.580+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17815212/Mark Vitner, senior economist for Wachovia, told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” that consumer spending will remain strong and keep the economy afloat. He said employment is strong and income continues to grow, creating the conditions for solid, but not spectacular, consumer spending.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17815177/2007-03-27T17:55:10.950+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17815177/World Champion Poker player Chris Moneymaker is in Monte-Carlo for a poker tournament, but that didn't stop him from talking with CNBC's Erin Burnett and Jim Cramer on "Squawk on the Street" about his contest strategy. Chris is in 3rd place as of Monday's trades but he said today that "being in second place, you might as well be in last." http://www.cnbc.com/id/17814649/2007-03-27T16:01:48.457+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17814649/The Grapevine, Texas-based company's net earnings rose to $129.8 million, or 81 cents a share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Feb. 3, up from net income of $85.0 million, or 55 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17814578/2007-03-27T15:38:56.870+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17814578/Why I Don’t Gamble: At this time of year, I will fill out a bracket sheet, but I have never put any money on a single game. Why? Because it doesn’t allow you to really enjoy the game. (I know some will argue it adds more excitement). http://www.cnbc.com/id/17814314/2007-03-27T15:32:21.110+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17814314/Is it too easy for shareholders to sue companies? The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today and tomorrow asking for new limits on how far investors can take class-action lawsuits against public companies. Lynn Turner, former chief SEC accountant and managing director of research at Glass, and Alan Pritchard, former SEC lawyer and securities law professor at the University of Michigan appeared on Morning Call today to debate the issue.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17814308/2007-03-27T16:02:18.577+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17814308/Plaintiff Frank Schwaller sued Merck after his wife, Patricia, took Vioxx for 20 months for shoulder pain before dying from a heart attack in August 2003.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17814209/2007-03-27T15:51:53.850+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17814209/With winter behind us, hope springs eternal on golf courses around the country. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813935/2007-03-27T15:53:13.990+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813935/Ryan Stackman is 23 years old, just out of college and never won anything before--but he's now our third weekly winner for the contest and has won $10,000--and qualified for the finals. Quite an accomplishment. I spoke with him by phone today and he says he's happy but surprised he became a weekly winner. His family and girlfriend share in both feelings.  (FYI--see Ryan interviewed today at 1:30 pm EST on "Power Lunch.")http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813911/2007-03-27T15:16:05.600+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813911/Cingular Wireless, the mobile unit of AT&T<t.n></t.n>, has received about 1 million requests for information on Apple's <aapl.o></aapl.o>new iPhone,  AT&T Chief Operating Officer Randall Stephenson said on Tuesday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813891/2007-03-27T15:03:05.980+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813891/The ISM index fell to 50.9 from 52.3 in February. How are bonds reacting to Monday's lukewarm ISM number? Kevin Ferry, chief market strategist at Cronus Futures Management joined Liz Claman on “Morning Call.” http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813819/2007-04-02T17:43:45.203+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813819/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813585/</link><pubDate>2007-03-27T14:39:11.833+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813585/</guid></item><item><title>In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC’s Scott Wapner at the annual Tavistock Cup in Florida, the South African golf  star talks about investing and the world of golf.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813439/2007-03-27T18:27:54.440+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813439/Most of our celebs had a slow day Monday, but James Cromwell "has been a machine" as someone said. Not only is he buying stocks, he's putting those bonus bucks to work--something the other celebs--and you non-celebs should be using to your advantage. Willie Garson used them to put Johnny Bench back in last place. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813421/2007-03-27T14:31:04.693+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813421/Auto parts maker Lear said on Tuesday it has received no bids to rival billionaire financier Carl Icahn's buyout offer but continues to talk to parties who have expressed interest. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813055/2007-03-27T17:24:56.557+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813055/U.S. single-family home prices plummeted in January, showing the first year-over-year drop in home values in more than a decade, according to an index of major metropolitan areas published on Tuesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813009/2007-03-27T14:21:40.137+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813009/Furniture maker and retailer Ethan Allen Interiors  <eth.n></eth.n>forecast quarterly earnings below analysts' expectations on Monday, citing a challenging economic environment for home furnishings retail. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17813008/2007-03-27T14:03:55.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17813008/Hey folks. Here's the best performing trades by % gain from Friday's close to Monday's close: Biosite--If you bought on Friday at $55.38 and held/sold on Monday with a close of $83.80, the contestant gained 51.32% on the trade (9 out of the 10 current weekly leaders as of Monday's close bought BSTE on Friday). http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812981/2007-03-27T13:52:34.537+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812981/Good morning. Here are the latest names and numbers from Monday's action. Deborah Taft continues in the lead with a portfolio value of $2,216,726.30. Her biggest portfolio gains continue to be in the ever popular Fremont General which she sold out of completely on 3/21. She made $23,062.62 or 1.05% on buying and selling 164,733 shares of Elan Pharma. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812465/2007-03-27T13:28:05.640+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812465/Companies are loading up on debt, a tactic out of the playbook of private equity. But it's not just a leveraged recapitalization, as the Wall Street Journal writes today. A couple of months back, I wrote about Home Depot. An analyst who covers Home Depot said the DIY retailer was vulnerable to a buyout. Slowing sales and low debt levels put a bullseye on the company. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812366/2007-03-27T12:56:53.560+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812366/A board member of Siemens was arrested Tuesday in connection with an investigation of alleged payments to the head of a tiny labor union, the company said.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812273/2007-03-27T12:47:18.203+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812273/Stocks show signs of weakness ahead of the open today after yesterday's disappointing real-estate data snuffed out the Dow's five-day winning streak. Asian markets were lower overnight, and Europe's major markets are mostly higher.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812133/2007-03-27T12:42:45.753+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812133/Director Quentin Tarantino tells GQ, "I might have been Shakespeare in another life." He says others have told him there are too many parallels, though he himself wouldn't know: "I have never really been into Shakespeare." In 2004, Forbes says 657,000 Shakespeare titles were sold, 388 years after his death. Do you think in 388 years they'll be selling...http://www.cnbc.com/id/17812131/2007-03-27T12:47:55.093+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17812131/Asda, the British unit of Wal-Mart Stores, is taking advice on whether a bid for rival supermarket chain J. Sainsbury would break competition rules, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17811263/2007-03-27T15:13:20.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811263/Delta Air Lines, which plans to emerge from bankruptcy in late April, said on Tuesday that it expected to swing to a profit this year on cost reductions and higher revenue. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17811156/2007-03-27T13:51:12.507+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811156/U.S. consumer confidence slipped further than expected in March as rising gas prices and recent turmoil in financial markets exacerbated worries about the immediate future, a survey showed on Tuesdayhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811123/2007-03-27T14:58:03.327+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811123/Target  reaffirmed late Monday that it will meet its same-store sales growth goal of 11% to 13% for March. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17811086/2007-03-27T15:10:50.853+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811086/Goldman Sachs Group Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein said the firm expects to raise $19 billion to $20 billion for its next private equity fund. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17811083/2007-03-27T17:05:56.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811083/DaimlerChrysler shares were trading higher Tuesday following several media reports that said private-equity bids for Chrysler could come in as early as this Thursday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17811072/2007-03-27T15:12:54.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17811072/Lennar said first-quarter profit tumbled 73% on continued softness in the housing market, and warned it doesn't expect to meet its 2007 earnings forecast. "While some markets are performing better than others, the typically stronger spring selling season has not yet materialized," President and Chief Executive Stuart Miller said in a statement.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17810755/2007-03-27T15:25:39.487+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17810755/The U.S. Federal Reserve is keeping an eye on inflation because of a risk that price growth will not moderate as much as it had expected, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Sandra Pianalto said on Tuesday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17810020/2007-03-27T14:41:26.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17810020/Automaker DaimlerChrysler, which is considering how to handle its struggling U.S. unit, said Tuesday it will delay the announcement of its first-quarter results because of its changeover to international accounting standards.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17809966/2007-03-27T13:58:37.427+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809966/Here are some of Tuesday’s big movers on European stock marketshttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809649/2007-03-27T10:44:03.157+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809649/German business sentiment unexpectedly rose in March, with the mood improving in the retail sector as the impact of a new year's sales tax hike appeared to fade, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17809448/2007-03-27T08:24:32.443+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809448/EMI Group and Bertelsmann have reached a settlement on litigation stemming from the German media company's investment in music file-sharing software company Napster, the two companies said Monday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17809116/2007-03-27T07:21:51.500+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809116/A subsidiary of the state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft on Tuesday bought at auction a 9.44% share in Rosneft that had been owned by the bankrupt oil giant OAO Yukos.http://www.cnbc.com/id/17809089/2007-03-27T08:18:02.090+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/17809089/