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Say What? Twitter Stumped Over Top State for Biz

South Dakota soared to the top spot in CNBC's annual survey of the Top States for Business, but who would've thunk it? Not Twitter.

Massachusetts investigating whether top U.S. brokers have a kickback conflict

State regulator asking whether top brokerages handle customer buy and sell orders in a way that gets them the best price.
A Netflix executive explains how it's preparing for a future without Disney

Chief content officer Ted Sarandos talked to Variety about the company's strategy to own even more original TV and movies.
The best hedge funds at picking tech stocks like these 10 names the most

The top-performing technology hedge funds are betting on China, social media and gaming, according to analysis from Symmetric.

CEOs need to tread carefully and follow their instincts: Ron Christie

Ron Christie, Christie Strategies CEO, talks about the dilemma many corporate leaders face when deciding whether to join a political council.
Suzy Welch: Forget these 5 lessons you learned in college

To be successful in the business world, you've got a lot of college-related "unlearning" to do.
July housing starts down 4.8% vs. up 0.4% est.

CNBC's Rick Santelli, reports on last month's weak housing data.