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  • Stocks extended their winning streak for a third straight session Thursday, helped by a late round of buying in consumer staples and materials. Bank and tech stocks remained the day's weakest links.

  • Stocks struggled to hold their gains Thursday as declines in bank and chipmaker shares offset gains by some retailers and improvement in new claims for unemployment benefits.

  • Stocks pulled back from a morning rally as declines in bank and chipmaker shares offset gains by some retailers and improvement in new claims for unemployment benefits.

  • Stocks pulled back from a morning rally as declines in bank and chipmaker shares offset gains by some retailers and improvement in new claims for unemployment benefits.

  • Stocks pulled off a gain Tuesday after a late rally as investors scooped up some bargains. Energy, techs and financials gained, while retail stocks were one of the weakest links after a downgrade on the sector.

  • Stocks pared their gains Tuesday as retail stocks weakened following a downgrade on the sector. Financials and techs advanced.

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  • Stocks opened higher Tuesday, rebounding off of their worst week in a couple of months, led by financials and techs.

  • U.S. stock index futures were higher ahead of the open Tuesday in the wake of sharp declines for the major indexes in the previous week as investors returned from an extended weekend.

  • January housing starts, at 591,000, was above expectations of 580,000, and the highest since July 2009. The prior month was revised upward as well. Bullish on housing: BofA/Merrill Lynch initiating seven home builders with a "Buy" rating. Analyst Jonathan Ellis says, "we think a sustained recovery is now within a reasonable discounting period for the stocks." What about a bottom in home prices? And what happened to the correction?

  • Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said on our air that he would support bank rule changes—but only over a longer time frame, which he said would be in the range of "three to five years."

  • S&P 500 is sitting near 15 month highs, but why doesn't it feel that way? We have continued the slow drift higher that began (again) in November, but outside of that little has changed: still no pickup in volume or volatility. Here's what active traders said about it...

  • The Dow soared more than 100 points at the market open on Friday after a surprising jobs report. Art Cashin at UBS Financial Services shared his insights on the markets.

  • Stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a slew of firms beating earnings estimates failed to generate much market momentum. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, shared his insights.

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    On Monday, the weekend's turmoil starts taking its toll. Stocks fall sharply Monday on a triptych of Wall Street woe: Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing; Merrill Lynch's acquisition by Bank of America; and AIG's unprecedented request for short-term financing from the Federal Reserve.

  • This Day 1 Year Ago - A CNBC Special Report - See Complete Coverage

    Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and AIG all  race against time leading to a weekend of work and worry.

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    Lehman Brothers moves closer to taking center stage in the crisis, but storm clouds also build over AIG and Washington Mutual.

  • U.S. employers cut far fewer jobs than had been expected, the Labor Department said Friday. What's it mean for stocks? Art Cashin, director of floor operations for UBS Financial Services, offered CNBC his market insights.

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    The Dow is down 5.65 percent YTD and the S&P 500 had its lowest closing value since June 23 (as of this writing). With earnings season upon us, what's the stock-market outlook? Art Cashin, director of floor operations for UBS Financial Sevices, offered CNBC his Monday insights.

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    How should you play the second half? David Sowerby of Loomis Sayles and Brett D'Arcy of CBIZ Wealth Management offered CNBC their market outlooks and favorite investments.