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Site Map -- CNBC.comhttp://www.cnbc.com/rss/RssSitemap2616.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/Morgan Stanley will take a $120 million revenue hit after a suspected rogue trader incorrectly valued his positions in the credit derivatives market, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255893/2008-06-19T08:20:30.547+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255893/Agreement can be reached by the end of this year on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), but rows over the trade in meat and timber need to be resolved, the European Union's trade chief said.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255654/2008-06-19T07:31:39.513+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255654/Anheuser-Busch's board plans to meet in person this week for the first time since rival brewer InBev formally bid $46 billion for the company, the Financial Times reported, citing people close to the situation.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255572/2008-06-19T07:19:59.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255572/British bank HBOS said on Thursday it was trading in line with its expectations, but warned of a 1 billion pound ($2 billion) writedown in the first half of its financial year and a bigger fall in UK house prices.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255549/2008-06-19T17:37:03.407+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255549/European shares ended lower on Thursday, pulled down by weaker banks and tech stocks on concerns of further writedowns at HBOS and market talk of lowered guidance at chip equipment maker ASML.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255548/2008-06-19T17:29:55.463+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255548/U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to urge that the Federal Reserve be given new powers to regulate Wall Street after the collapse of brokerage.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255424/2008-06-19T07:59:11.313+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255424/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255227/</link><pubDate>2009-03-16T05:04:52.620+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255227/</guid></item><item><title>Australia's Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday he would attend the Beijing Olympics, ignoring human rights activists' demands that he boycott the event over China's Tibet crackdown. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25254665/2008-06-19T05:08:08.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25254665/Spain's Telefonica hopes to buy a 10% stake in wireless operator China Unicom to take advantage of opportunities from Beijing's plan to overhaul its telecoms industry, the Financial Times said on Thursday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25254130/2008-06-19T04:28:35.407+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25254130/Japan's top retailer Seven & I Holdings will start farming to sell vegetables at its Ito-Yokado stores in response to shoppers' increasing consciousness of food safety.  Separately, Sanyo Electric plans to double annual production of AA and AAA size rechargeable batteries as more consumers choose the economical and environmentally friendly option. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253990/2008-06-19T03:34:33.193+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253990/With thousands of displaced people and the floods working their way from Iowa down to Mississippi, the worst flooding in the U.S. Midwest in 15 years is adding pressure to the recent rise in prices for food and corn-based ethanol.  Here are some of the other businesses in the region, affected by the deluge.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253556/2008-06-19T15:59:26.873+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253556/After the close today, Coventry Health Care slashed its Q2 and full-year earnings guidance due to increasing cost pressures. Coventry’s stock was halted after hours before starting again. Meanwhile, other healthcare stocks are trading sharply lower in after hours trading following the news.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253434/2008-06-19T02:38:31.123+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253434/Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways faces rolling strikes by its engineers from next Monday as a pay dispute worsens, posing more headaches for an airline struggling with high fuel prices. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253101/2008-06-19T02:00:15.180+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253101/China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines will kick off regular direct flights to Taiwan on July 4, the carriers said in separate statements late Wednesday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253004/2008-06-19T01:49:45.197+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253004/The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252476/2008-06-19T00:50:58.570+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252476/This statement came from the Air Force Wednesday evening, on the GAO decision which brutally took the service to task over the way it awarded the $35 billion tanker contract... http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252326/2008-06-19T00:24:48.970+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252326/High oil prices and a wary skittishness among traders keeps the pressure on stocks going into Thursday's session. Weekly jobless data, reported at 8:30am ET, is the big number ahead of Thursday's bell. The Philadelphia Fed survey and leading indicators are released at 10am.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252117/2008-06-19T00:09:37.240+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252117/Bank of England Deputy Governor John Gieve announced on Wednesday he will quit prematurely next year just as the government unveiled the biggest shake-up of the central bank's financial stability remit in more than a decade. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252078/2008-06-18T23:50:00.287+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252078/High oil prices and a wary skittishness among traders keeps the pressure on stocks going into Thursday's session. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251833/2008-06-19T00:02:26.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251833/European shares are set for a mixed start on Thursday, in which British stocks are expected to open largely unchanged as heavyweight commodity stocks get a lift from raw material prices, while French and German stocks are in for a modest decline. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251662/2008-06-19T05:19:06.283+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251662/Asian stocks took a beating Thursday, after Wall Street closed at a three-month low, sparking fears of a pullback in export demand with oil prices remaining high and feeding a rally in safe-haven government bond prices. Japan shed 2.2 percent while Australia gave up 1.4 percent. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251661/2008-06-19T00:27:34.387+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251661/Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen the booming Asian nation's oil consumption.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251659/2008-06-19T22:29:05.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251659/The dollar rose Thursday, buoyed by a sharp drop in crude oil prices and a decision by the Swiss National Bank to keep interest rates steady despite record-high inflation.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251658/2008-06-19T16:08:48.373+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251658/Now we bring you even more Fast ways to trade tomorrow's market moving events. Also Jon Najarian's options action trade!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251417/2008-06-18T22:39:36.657+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251417/<a href="15837290" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" parameters="q=YHOO" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Yahoo</a> and Google face intense U.S. Justice Department scrutiny of their deal to share some advertising revenue, and the heat will likely increase under a new administration.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251007/2008-06-18T22:06:18.100+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251007/People define power in different ways... to some, it is in the traditional sense, where titans of industry, politicians or the extremely wealthy hold the most power. For others, it is on another level, from the bus driver who takes your kids to school to the author of your favorite newspaper column... who is the most powerful person in your life? Answer one or more of the questions below and your comment could be on our show!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25250827/2008-06-18T21:57:40.927+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250827/Royal Caribbean announced the latest features on its new cruise ship Oasis of the Seashttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250589/2008-06-18T21:36:35.053+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250589/U.S. and Chinese officials agreed Wednesday to launch negotations on a bilateral investment treaty and to expand their cooperation on energy and environmental issues, but differences remained on how quickly Beijing should liberalize its marketshttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250022/2008-06-18T21:12:29.027+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250022/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249296/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T20:38:17.690+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249296/</guid></item><item><title>The president of <a href="15837290" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" parameters="q=LCC" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">US Airways</a> is confident about the carrier's stand-alone prospects and does not foresee a merger in the near term.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249078/2008-06-18T21:27:56.910+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25249078/The Dow closed at a 3-month low, due to the continuing weakness in financials. New lows expanded at the NYSE to nearly the highest levels in 3 months. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249001/2008-06-18T20:36:54.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25249001/Dire market warnings from the bank and the winning hedge fund manager fail to appreciate the positive moves taking place.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248874/2008-06-19T11:33:37.970+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248874/All the experts agree - the definition of success is personal.  To find your definition - download this great worksheet from Mel Robbins.  It will walk you thru the process of defining what success means to you.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248480/2008-06-18T21:35:08.930+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248480/DreamWorks chiefs Steven Spielberg and David Geffen are looking for their next move, and India may play a starring role. Their deal with Viacom's Paramount Pictures expires at the end of this year, and Hollywood has been buzzing about conflict between the famous director and Viacom's top brass.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248445/2008-06-18T20:21:31.777+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248445/Stocks closed lower Wednesday, led by financial and auto stocks after worrisome results from Morgan Stanley, CarMax and FedEx. Regional banks also took a hit after Fifth Third cut its dividend.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248422/2008-06-18T21:04:54.303+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248422/As President Bush called for dropping the ban on offshore oil drilling, CNBC asked the experts how to profit from oil.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248394/2008-06-18T20:41:19.090+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248394/Analysts were surprised, at least a little, that Boeing won its challenge alleging the Air Force was wrong in awarding the $35 billion tanker contract to Northrop Grumman/EADS. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248215/2008-06-18T20:13:32.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248215/Warts and all, John McCain’s flip-flop on offshore drilling is a very welcome development. When circumstances change, political leaders should change their policies. And $4 at the pump and $140 in the open market is certainly enough changing circumstances to warrant McCain’s constructive shift on offshore drilling.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248199/2008-06-18T19:47:52.953+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248199/You need health insurance, period. So why do employers make it so painstaking to figure out?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248021/2008-06-18T21:13:27.807+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248021/We've got a poll getting a lot of attention today. It's <a href="25242276" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">this one</a> on oil and the possibility of opening environmentally sensitive areas to drilling. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247987/2008-06-18T19:36:42.003+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247987/Even if Congress agrees to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling (a long-shot, for sure), getting that oil into the market will take years. Addison Armstrong, Tradition Energy's director of energy research, estimates it will take 10 years -- at a minimum -- to get 1 million barrels/day of oil moving from fields in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247967/2008-06-18T19:54:57.443+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247967/Many are now pinning their hopes on the dollar...and this is why traders have cheered concerted efforts by Fed officials plus U.S. officials to prop up the dollar. Traders hope a concerted rally in the dollar will see oil trade below $110, stocks will rally, gold will come down.. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247459/2008-06-18T19:06:49.737+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247459/Tiger Woods has many endorsement deals, but the ones that will be the hardest hit are the companies that stand to benefit from Woods when he’s out on the course. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247415/2008-06-18T19:29:26.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247415/Here's the deal. The key to being successful is that you have to FEEL successful in your day to day life.  Call it "fake it til you make it" if you like - just trust me on this - do it - it works.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247235/2008-06-18T18:57:05.220+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247235/Many people ask me how I do it and how I manage to never give up.  The answer is not always quite that simple but the few things I can say is to live each day to its fullest. Find something you love with a passion and make that the one thing you push 200%. The real pursuit of turning your dream into a reality is the honest assessment of the most crucial areas of your life.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247024/2008-06-18T18:55:14.207+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247024/Boeing was informed today that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in Boeing’s favor on a number of issues related to its protest of the U.S. Air Force’s award of a $35 billion contract to supply the service with its next-generation aerial refueling aircraft – or KC-X tankers – to begin replacing the current fleet of KC-135 tankers. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247007/2008-06-18T19:16:20.800+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247007/The indictment of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers for securities fraud is expected to be announced later on Thursday in connection with a fund tied to the subprime lending market, CNBC has learned.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246834/2008-06-19T09:55:12.730+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246834/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246755/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T18:30:55.230+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246755/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246566/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T18:18:23.090+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246566/</guid></item><item><title>Take a look at what my former boss had to say on this subject over twenty-five years ago. Now this is what I call a good-looking energy policy. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246514/2008-06-18T18:07:37.233+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246514/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246434/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T18:02:48.960+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246434/</guid></item><item><title>As President <a href="25242650" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Bush calls on Congress to drill for oil offshore,</a> the Senate again stalls on tax credits for solar energy. There's certainly some irony in this. As we saw, there was early reaction in the stocks today. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246384/2008-06-18T18:35:05.737+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246384/U.S. auditors upheld Boeing's protest of the award of a $35 billion refueling-aircraft deal to a U.S.-European team that includes rival planebuilder Airbus, a U.S. lawmaker said Wednesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246363/2008-06-18T18:01:59.867+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246363/Several new products on the market aim to replace interest payments (and high reverse mortgage costs) with an unknown share of future profits.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246270/2008-06-18T19:31:12.183+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246270/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246202/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T18:05:11.080+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246202/</guid></item><item><title>If you're not living every day of your life to achieve success... then you are only HALF alive. But what is success? Certainly not some dictionary mumblings about "wealth and reputation." No, success is more. It's the blood and the tears. The dust and the sweat. It's your life, lived as a HURRICANE.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246185/2008-06-18T18:20:50.523+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246185/President Bush urged Congress to end a ban on offshore oil drilling, seeking to address rising consumer angst over record-high gasoline prices...http://www.cnbc.com/id/25246139/2008-06-18T17:41:01.680+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25246139/The real pursuit of turning your dream into a reality is the honest assessment of the most crucial areas of your life.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245996/2008-06-18T18:56:49.547+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245996/Life is a like riding in a taxi.  Sitting at a light going nowhere or traveling 50 miles an hour – it’s all the same - the meter is still running.  Your meter is running.  So what are you gonna do? And, more importantly, what have you been waiting for?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245974/2008-06-18T18:53:52.380+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245974/U.S. Secretary Sam Bodman said on Wednesday he won't recommend to the White House tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help battle soaring oil prices.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245870/2008-06-18T17:29:56.650+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245870/Michele Hoskins, the founder of Michele's Syrup has a new book - Sweet Expectations - in which she tells the story of her personal success and her sacred family syrup recipe. Click ahead for her list of ingredients for success!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245539/2008-06-18T18:55:42.003+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245539/It's a booyah-free zone. There goes Swifty!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245350/2008-06-18T22:45:09.980+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245350/Plus, calls on Lehman, Goldman, Boeing, Best Buy and more.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245348/2008-06-18T19:53:00.760+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245348/The Lightning Round is extended in this CNBC.com exclusive feature.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245343/2008-06-18T22:47:34.337+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245343/Plus, Cramer explains the important link between housing and consumer spending.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245333/2008-06-18T22:42:44.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245333/Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245332/2008-06-18T22:32:41.483+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245332/The CEO explains why the analysts have this story wrong.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245317/2008-06-18T22:26:57.730+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245317/Don't think a plateau in oil stocks means the end of an energy run.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245316/2008-06-18T22:24:41.440+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245316/President Bush urged Congress to end a ban on offshore oil drilling, seeking to address rising consumer angst over record-high gasoline prices...http://www.cnbc.com/id/25245243/2008-06-18T16:54:34.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25245243/I'm sure you've already heard. Tiger Woods is out for the year due to another knee surgery. We have asked for statements from the companies that he endorses and we will be posting these when we get them. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244994/2008-06-18T17:01:06.477+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244994/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244954/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T18:54:59.567+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244954/</guid></item><item><title>Find out why casual dining and fast food stocks could move up this summer despite surging food costs!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244951/2008-06-18T22:30:24.133+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244951/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244936/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T17:38:39.730+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244936/</guid></item><item><title>Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of General Mills and Panera Bread popped while Genreal Motors and Tyson dropped.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244932/2008-06-18T22:24:42.283+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244932/Early results of the stress tests suggest some banks might need billions more to survive. What does it mean for the market?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244921/2009-04-28T17:10:54.377+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244921/How should you trade Nike ahead of earnings next week now that Tiger Woods is sitting out the rest of golf season?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244898/2008-06-18T22:20:32.223+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244898/Corn fell for the first time in 2 weeks Wednesday on speculation Midwest flooding will soon ease. What’s the ag trade now?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244897/2008-06-18T22:17:10.750+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244897/Gloom and doom predictions can't keep a good trader down. Here's what the Fast Money gang says could be worth a look!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244896/2008-06-18T22:13:19.010+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244896/Q: On Fast Money’s trader radar we look at the stock that was lighting up screens across Wall Street. This company is famous for its artesian bread loafs and its flagship store still operates under its original name, St. Louis Bread Company. Shares of this company were on a roll today after the CEO was smart enough to hedge surging wheat costs. Who is it? http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244891/2008-06-18T17:39:37.353+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244891/You’d think tech would have had a better day after Morgan Stanley said the Apple iPhone could double sales in 2009. In the Web Extra find out how the traders are playing it.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244887/2008-06-18T22:50:10.973+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244887/Stocks closed lower again on Wednesday. For a time, the Dow traded below the 12,000 mark for the first time since mid-March. What's the "Word on the Street?"http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244886/2008-06-18T21:48:48.160+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244886/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244696/</link><pubDate>2009-08-19T13:57:54.997+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244696/</guid></item><item><title>Over a three year period, Robert rose to become head engineer of the lab while earning scholarships from the U.S. Navy and the FAA building flight and driving simulators. It was also during this time he started a computer consulting business, which today has grown to become The Geek Squad...http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244592/2008-06-18T18:54:10.020+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244592/On tonight's Big Idea web extra, we meet Dr. Debra Nixon, who is in search of advice of how to redefine her success from a college professor to a culinary career.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244480/2008-06-18T18:55:26.520+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244480/Life is a like riding in a taxi. Sitting at a light going nowhere or traveling 50 miles an hour ? it?s all the same - the meter is still running. Your meter is running. So what are you going to do? And, more importantly, what have you been waiting for?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244393/2008-06-18T18:54:27.817+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244393/This is so much more than just a show about picking stocks.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244325/2008-06-18T16:29:27.260+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244325/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244278/</link><pubDate>2009-08-19T15:16:16.967+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244278/</guid></item><item><title>Stocks declined Wednesday, led by financials, after worrisome results from Morgan Stanley and a dismal outlook from FedEx. The Dow briefly slipped below 12,000 -- the first time that's happened since March 18, when the market was reeling from the collapse of Bear Stearns.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244122/2008-06-18T19:33:39.490+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244122/Yahoo may not be in a celebratory mood, but if it feels like pulling out a cake and cupcakes, today would be a good day for it: Jerry Yang's one-year anniversary as Yahoo's CEO. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244057/2008-06-18T15:59:46.897+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244057/What are you drawing today? What’s on your canvas? Are there brilliant hues of color and textures reflecting your zest for life and passion for living? Or is it full of the drabness of complacency, negativity and lack? We come to the planet as empty canvases with no limits on our creativity and no boundaries on what we can become.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244034/2008-06-18T18:56:06.673+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244034/To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the market experts for their best stock picks now.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25244019/2008-06-18T18:51:37.680+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25244019/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243959/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T15:51:46.927+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243959/</guid></item><item><title>Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee that will require more surgery, he said in a statement on his Web site.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243926/2008-06-18T16:19:41.710+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243926/Frankly I don’t care if either of these guys got a better rate than I did. Do we really believe that members of Congress don’t get perks?? I do care that everyone else seems to care. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243853/2008-06-18T16:03:33.157+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243853/Mainstream advertisers normally gravitate toward wholesome characters from mainstream shows that steer clear of hot buttons. But in recent months, big brands like Coca-Cola, Subway and White Castle have been borrowing for their marketing efforts characters from “Family Guy,” which has been criticized for everything from anti-Semitism and sexism to homophobia and overall disgustingness, the New York Times reports.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243780/2008-06-18T15:37:48.917+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243780/Auto stocks are notably weaker here, with new lows for GM, CarMax, and AutoNation; Ford is down 7 percent but not at a new low.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243704/2008-06-18T15:35:31.310+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243704/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243652/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T15:33:05.860+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243652/</guid></item><item><title>The seemingly endless surge in energy prices is lightening wallets at gas stations, but it's also a potential bonanza for investors.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243600/2008-06-18T18:59:52.357+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243600/Congratulations! You've done it. You've figured out what makes your heart sing. And you're ready to jump into your purpose, right? Well, before you leap over tall buildings in a single bound, take a quick step back to make sure you've given attention to what I call the Core Four.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25243093/2008-06-18T18:57:26.173+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25243093/I make the absolute best stovetop peach cobber you’ll ever eat. And Dr. Fran Harris, my business coach and sister, has helped me move toward bringing my cobbler on the market. I’ve made lots of progress and I’m proud of myself for many reasons. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25242919/2008-06-18T18:53:35.880+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25242919/