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  • Stocks slipped Wednesday after a senior Fed member said policy makers should start raising rates to 1 percent soon.

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    What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Wednesday, April 7.

  • A number of stocks are regaining their losses thanks to a good, old-fashioned narrative, Cramer says.

  • Stocks slipped Wednesday after a senior Fed member said policy makers should start raising rates to 1 percent soon.

  • Yikes! The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that 30-year fixed rate mortgages jumped a quarter point to 5.31 percent (!!) last week, the highest level level since August. Little wonder the volume of mortgage applications fell 11 percent. Also: retailer optimism and a caution on bank earnings. (UPDATED)

  • Stocks were weak Wednesday amid jitters about Greece's debt problems and the 10-year Treasury auction this afternoon.

  • Yikes! The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that 30-year fixed rate mortgages jumped a quarter point to 5.31 percent (!!) last week, the highest level level since August. Little wonder the volume of mortgage applications fell 11 percent. Also: retailer optimism and a caution on bank earnings.

  • U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower ahead of the open Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average poised just below the psychologically important 11,000-point mark.

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    Comments from the current and former Fed chairmen may spice up an otherwise quiet day for economic news on Wednesday. Debt will also in focus as the Treasury gears up for the sale of 10-year notes.

  • This week Cramer will offer his top five plays on this soon-to-be-resurgent state.

  • There are exactly five sectors where analysts have, on average, raised their earnings estimates during the last month, and exactly five sectors where analysts have negatively revised their consensus estimates.

  • Another strong round of retail sales came in this morning, with broad gains across the board in February despite wintry weather throughout much of the Midwest and East Coast.

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    With the big game just around the corner, here are some of the companies that are primed to benefit from the Super Bowl.

  • Allen Questrom

    How to get jobs growing again is an issue that is front and center on the minds of retailers, according to panelist speaking at the National Retail Federation's annual convention.

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    Retailers on Thursday will report December sales results, taking the wraps off their holiday season and possibly showing the best comparisons in 20 months.

  • New data from SpendingPulse suggests Thursday's same-store sales numbers might surprise, pleasantly. How should you be positioned?

  • Stocks struggled Wednesday as investors digested a solid report on the services sector and a few soft readings on jobs. After getting the year off to a strong start, stocks have languished somewhat as investors await insight on interest  rates — and jobs.

  • Winterizing Your Portfolio - A CNBC Special Report

    Stocks struggled Wednesday as investors digested a solid report on the services sector and a few soft readings on jobs. After getting the year off to a strong start, stocks have languished somewhat as investors await insight on interest  rates — and jobs.

  • Now that Goldman Sachs has added 3M to its Conviction Buy list, where's the next opportunity in metals and miners?