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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/19/Olympic-Cities:-Booms-and-Busts.html?slide=5
Olympic Cities: Booms and Busts
Olympic Cities: Booms and Busts Now only six months away, excitement is ramping up for the London 2012 Olympics. Yet aside from putting on enjoyable Games, the spectacle, the sporting glory and the number of gold medals team Great Britain can win, London must contend with the legacy the Olympics leaves behind. This can...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/20/tebowing-bows-to-gronking.html
‘Tebowing’ Bows to ‘Gronking’
‘Tebowing’ Bows to ‘Gronking’ Rob Gronkowski, nicknamed "Gronk" of the New England Patriots.Mary Catherine Wellons | CNBC Last week all we (me) could talk about was Tim Tebow. Then he ran into Tom Brady. The Patriots resoundingly defeated the Broncos, thanks in part to three touchdowns by Rob Gronkowski, the towering t...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/25/15-Companies-with-Zero-Debt.html
15 Companies with Zero Debt
15 Companies with Zero Debt Throughout the financial crisis, large debt loads weighed on company balance sheets and had serious implications for the firms that let their borrowing get out of control. Other companies, however, have a history of operating with low debt levels, and many choose to issue no debt at all. Ins...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/27/The-Best-Alternative-Financial-Blogs.html?slide=18
The Best Alternative Financial Blogs
The Best Alternative Financial Blogs So what are the best alternative finance and economic websites out there? To assemble our list, we polled our friends, our sources and our followers on Twitter. We excluded many of the sites we really enjoy because they are associated with major media organizations. So no Felix Salm...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/02/15/The-Worlds-Best-Beers.html
The World's Best Beers
The World's Best Beers Today’s beer industry is dominated by a handful of large macro-brand corporations such as the ‘big four’ brewers: Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, London-listed SABMiller, Heineken, and Denmark's Carlsberg. Between them, they control half of the global beer market.Still mass-market beer sales ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/03/12/Ultra-High-Priced-Luxury-Accessories.html
Ultra-High Priced Luxury Accessories
Ultra-High Priced Luxury Accessories The world’s biggest annual watch and jewelry fair, BaselWorld, opened its doors to 100,000 visitors in the Swiss town of Basel over the weekend. With glittering displays ranging from diamond-laden watches to emerald necklaces, it highlights the best, and most expensive, on offer in ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/03/16/Unique-Converted-Homes-2012.html
Unique Converted Homes 2012
Unique Converted Homes 2012 There’s great satisfaction to be taken in starting out with something humble and transforming it to something mighty. Architects especially may enjoy this act of transformation. Last year’s slideshow on CNBC.com showcased 10 such architectural rags to riches stories. Now, a look at some mor...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/03/16/Unique-Neighborhood-Coffee-Shops.html?page=11
Unique Neighborhood Coffee Shops
Unique Neighborhood Coffee Shops Whether dark roast, light roast, with milk or black, no matter how you take your morning cup, you are part of a worldwide community of java drinkers that have made coffee one of the world’s top-traded agricultural commodities.For as many coffee drinkers as there are in the country, it s...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/03/27/The-Worlds-Biggest-Debtor-Nations.html?slide=15
The World’s Biggest Debtor Nations
The World’s Biggest Debtor Nations Throughout the financial crisis, many national economies have looked to their government and foreign lenders for financial support, which translates to increased spending, borrowing and in most cases, growing national debt.Deficit spending, government debt and private sector borrowing...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/05/11/doddfrank-act-cnbc-explains.html
Dodd-Frank Act: CNBC Explains
Dodd-Frank Act: CNBC Explains The term Dodd-Frank refers to a comprehensive and complicated piece of financial regulation born out of the Great Recession of 2008. CNBC.com But what does it do and how does it really work? CNBC explains. What is the Dodd-Frank Act? The full name of the bill is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/05/17/Failed-IPOs-of-the-Dot-Com-Bubble.html
Failed IPOs of the Dot-Com Bubble
Failed IPOs of the Dot-Com Bubble The escalating price of buyouts and the valuations of recent IPOs have plenty of people worried we're in – or approaching – another tech bubble. Experts are divided on how accurate those fears are, but there's no denying the implosion that occurred right before the turn of the last cen...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/05/30/Spectacular-Beach-Houses.html?slide=9
Spectacular Beach Houses
Spectacular Beach Houses Beach homes conjure visions of serenity and relaxation:  the lull of the waves, the exhaustion of a day spent in the sun, the promise of a lazy evening on the deck with an ocean view. In the interest of pure escapism, we’ve assembled a collection of some of the most beautiful beach homes in som...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/05/31/Americas-Nanny-State-Laws.html?slide=5
America's 'Nanny State' Laws
America's 'Nanny State' Laws A recent proposal by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks to ban the sale of sodas and other sugary drinks over 16 ounces at city food establishments. The proposal has many questioning whether New York has gone too far with so-called ‘Nanny State’ laws that are thought by some to be overp...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/05/facebook-feud-sean-parker-defends-site-against-analysts-claims.html
The Facebook IPO
The Facebook IPO Airtime Co-founder and Executive Chairman Sean Parker and Airtime Co-founder and CEO Shawn Fanning at the Airtime Launch Press Conference at Milk Studios on June 5, 2012 in New York City.Jemal Countess | WireImage | Getty Images Sean Parker, Facebook's first company president, rejected one analyst's cl...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/05/highlights-from-the-queens-diamond-jubilee.html
Highlights From the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Highlights From the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years on the throne, with a four-day weekend of events, between Saturday 2 and Tuesday 5 June 2012. On Sunday the 3rd of June the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, saw more than 1,000 boats traditional and modern esc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/11/shipping-industry-going-through-rough-seas.html
Shipping Industry Going Through Rough Seas
Shipping Industry Going Through Rough Seas The global shipping industry has been treading water during the global economic slowdown but in the last 12 months the Baltic Dry Index, which measures the haulage costs of freight, has dropped around 40 percent. Chinese shipping containersThierry Dosogne | Photographer's Choi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/13/irobot-stands-by-guidance-despite-weak-defense-results.html
VIDEO3:2703:27iRobot CEO: Great demand, but need Pentagon back on trackFast Money IRobot's CEO told "Fast Money" Wednesday that he's sticking by his full year guidance for the defense part of his business—even though it was the weak spot in its first quarter. This comes a day after the Roomba maker's earnings beat W...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/21/cramer-talks-with-energy-transfer-partners-ceo.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Energy Transfer Partner CEO: No Money in Nat Gas StorageMad Money with Jim Cramer After the stock market suffered its second-worst beating of the year Thursday, “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer suggested investors consider dividend-paying stocks. “I think the pipeline master limited partnerships could be terri...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/25/15-major-investment-banks-see-ratings-cut-by-moodys.html
15 Major Investment Banks See Ratings Cut by Moody's
15 Major Investment Banks See Ratings Cut by Moody's Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the debt ratings of 15 major international banks and securities firms on Thursday, a move that could cost the banks billions of dollars in extra collateral. U.S banks that were downgraded included: Bank of America , whose long-ter...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/25/last-call-the-dow-has-a-case-of-the-mondays.html
Last Call: The Dow Has a Case of the Mondays
Last Call: The Dow Has a Case of the Mondays NYSE traderGetty Images Brian, Chotchkie's Waiter: So can I get you gentlemen something more to drink? Or maybe something to nibble on? Some Pizza Shooters, Shrimp Poppers, or Extreme Fajitas? Peter Gibbons: Just coffee. Brian, Chotchkie's Waiter: Okay. Sounds like a case of...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/15year-harry-potter-spell-brings-riches-to-publisher.html
15-Year Harry Potter Spell Brings Riches to Publisher
15-Year Harry Potter Spell Brings Riches to Publisher On June 26 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published by Bloomsbury Publishing, with an initial run of only 500 copies in hardcover. On the 15th anniversary of that date, Nigel Newton, the CEO and founder ofBloomsburypublished called Harry Po...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/bedrooms-and-showers-whats-your-fantasy-plane.html
Bedrooms and Showers? What's Your Fantasy Plane?
Bedrooms and Showers? What's Your Fantasy Plane? If you could design an ideal airliner, what features would it include? A capsule hotel in Osaka, Japan.Chris 73 | Wikimedia Commons A new survey of 1,000 travelers asked just that question and reveals the top 10 amenities for an ultimate aircraft. Skyscanner.com, a U.K.-...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/last-call-chiquita-hedges-against-the-euro.html
Last Call: Chiquita Hedges Against the Euro
Last Call: Chiquita Hedges Against the Euro Chiquita BananaAP QUIZ TIME: How many bananas does the average American eat per year? A. 7 pounds worth B. 19 pounds worth C. 27 pounds worth D. 56 pounds worth -Below, Chiquita hedges against the euro. Market Musings With CNBC Market Guru Robert Hum Some gains are better tha...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/living-in-fear-of-the-fiscal-cliff.html
Living in Fear of the Fiscal Cliff?
Living in Fear of the Fiscal Cliff? Fiscal CliffSteve McAlister | Photodisc | Getty Images The fiscal cliff, slowing U.S. growth, the U.S. election, Europe and even the weather are keeping small business owners up at night. But which of these factors is having the biggest impact on their business varies. Beezer Molten,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/stocks-to-watch-agu-amln-celg-more.html
Stocks to Watch: AGU, AMLN, CELG & More
Stocks to Watch: AGU, AMLN, CELG & More Take a look at some of Tuesday's midday movers: Fertilizer stocks, including Agrium , CF Industries ,  Potash , and Mosaic all moved higher as investors bet that a smaller corn crop will lift demand. Amylin moved higher as five pharmaceutical giants remain in the running for the...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/26/vietnam-asias-top-performing-stock-market-set-for-further-gains.html
Vietnam - Asia’s Top Performing Stock Market – Set for Further Gains
Vietnam - Asia’s Top Performing Stock Market – Set for Further Gains While emerging market equities have struggled to hold onto gains this year, Vietnamese stocks have surged 20 percent to become Asia’s best performing market, driven by improving macro-economic fundamentals and stabilization in the local currency. Stoc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/27/City-by-City:-Americas-Most-Expensive-Homes.html
City by City: America’s Most Expensive Homes
City by City: America’s Most Expensive Homes It’s always entertaining to see how home prices vary from place to place, and to see which homes command the highest prices. Usually, the priciest properties have names. They also tend to have swimming pools on landscaped grounds, a gourmet kitchen and very often a wine cell...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/27/et-tweet-home.html
E.T. Tweet Home
E.T. Tweet Home DDeJesus | Flickr | Getty Images If Steven Spielberg's E.T. were made today, everyone's favorite extraterrestrial wouldn't phone home, he would tweet. The National Geographic Channel is planning to beam tweets into space, to coincide with its new series, "Chasing UFOs," according to Life's Little Myster...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/28/nunziata-its-a-great-time-to-refinance-your-mortgage.html
Nunziata: It’s a Great Time to Refinance Your Mortgage
Nunziata: It’s a Great Time to Refinance Your Mortgage MortgageCNBC.com According to eMarketer, an estimated 92.5 million adult Internet users will use online coupons in 2012 to save hundreds of dollars per year. Yet nearly four million Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers could stand to save hundreds of dollars per mo...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/28/with-a-month-to-go-tensions-rise-in-olympic-ticketing-game.html
With A Month To Go, Tensions Rise In Olympic Ticketing Game
With A Month To Go, Tensions Rise In Olympic Ticketing Game With the Olympic Games less than a month away, a major ticket dispute between a ticket broker, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and the official credit card of the games, Visa, is taking place. A detailed view of the prototype design of the...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/banks-risk-distorting-our-democracy-stiglitz.html
Banks Risk Distorting Our Democracy: Stiglitz
Banks Risk Distorting Our Democracy: Stiglitz Under-regulated and over-powerful banks weaken the global economy and lead to higher inequality, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told CNBC. Joseph StiglitzFranco Origlia | Getty Images Highlighting the Libor -fixing scandal that has hit UK banks Barclays and R...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/despite-risks-china-property-junk-bonds-attractive.html
Despite Risks, China Property Junk Bonds Attractive
Despite Risks, China Property Junk Bonds Attractive Despite the over the past eight months and growing worries over the financial health of its developers, investment strategists tell CNBC they are bullish on junk bonds issued by the country’s large real estate firms. Bloomberg | Getty Images “(Chinese) property bonds...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/financial-armageddon-will-happen-despite-eu-deal-rogers.html
Financial ‘Armageddon’ Will Happen Despite EU Deal: Rogers
Financial ‘Armageddon’ Will Happen Despite EU Deal: Rogers Even as markets cheered the agreement by European leaders to allow the direct use of the bloc’s bailout funds to recapitalize struggling banks, well-known investor Jim Rogers told CNBC the move does nothing to help solve the region’s biggest problem, which is i...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/need-for-international-response-to-libor-scandal-official.html
Need for 'International Response' to Libor Scandal: Official
Need for 'International Response' to Libor Scandal: Official An international response is needed over manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) to ensure that cartel behavior is not possible, Sharon Bowles, Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England and chair of the European Parliament's Economic and M...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/stocks-to-watch-rimm-nke-f-gs-more.html
Stocks to Watch: RIMM, NKE, F, GS & More
Stocks to Watch: RIMM, NKE, F, GS & More Take a look at some of Friday's morning movers: Research In Motion - The company posted a quarterly loss of $0.37 per share, much wider than consensus estimates of a $0.03 per share loss. Revenue also came in light, with the BlackBerry maker saying the next several quarters woul...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/06/29/want-a-400000-lamborghini-get-on-line-for-18-months.html
Want a $400,000 Lamborghini? Get On Line – for 18 Months
Want a $400,000 Lamborghini? Get On Line – for 18 Months Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann introduces the new Lamborghini Aventador model car.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Here is a tale of two car markets. First, there is the mass market, where auto giants like Ford and GM are hurting and the av...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/cramer-explains-this-useful-investing-discipline.html
VIDEO0:0000:00Trading Around a Core PositionMad Money with Jim Cramer To explain one of the most basic and useful disciplines, Jim Cramer on Monday enlightened his viewers on how to trade around a core position. Cramer said investors should start by picking a stock they have an opinion on. They should believe the stock...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/facebook-want-button-could-be-vehicle-for-your-consumer-cravings.html
Facebook 'Want' Button Could Be Vehicle for Your Consumer Cravings
Facebook 'Want' Button Could Be Vehicle for Your Consumer Cravings A sign with the 'like' symbol stands in front of the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California.Getty Images Facebookalready knows what you "like." It could be near uncovering your desires, too. As InsideFacebookfirst reported, Facebook might soon...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/katsas-justice-roberts-switch-disappointing.html
Katsas: Justice Roberts Switch ‘Disappointing’
Katsas: Justice Roberts Switch ‘Disappointing’ John G. Roberts Jr.Getty Images Chief Justice may have switched his vote to save the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision last week, prompting dismay from one of the attorneys leading the challenge against the law. “It...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/klein-bold-leadership-needed-to-combat-worldwide-hunger.html
Klein: Bold Leadership Needed to Combat Worldwide Hunger
Klein: Bold Leadership Needed to Combat Worldwide Hunger As is thoughtfully articulated in Ignacio Trueba and Andrew MacMillan’s “How to End Hunger in Times of Crisis,” food plays a central role in everyone’s lives, to the extent that what and how much a person eats has a fundamental impact on their quality of life and...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/micron-becomes-a-major-apple-supplier-with-25-billion-deal.html
Micron Becomes a Major Apple Supplier With $2.5 Billion Deal
Micron Becomes a Major Apple Supplier With $2.5 Billion Deal Micron Technology Micron is buying bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpidafor $750 million in cash and $1.75 billion in future installment payments, according to a company statement released Monday. In a separate move, Micron said on Mond...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/soft-patch-on-jobs-with-election-on-horizon.html
'Soft Patch' on Jobs, With Election on Horizon
'Soft Patch' on Jobs, With Election on Horizon Mitt RomneyGetty Images With the unemployment report for June due in one week, and the general election a bit more than four months away, the job indicators for the pre-election season remain fragile, according to the latest weekly analysis from Moody's Analytics. Its proj...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/02/us-economy-may-be-bottoming-out-economist.html
US Economy May Be Bottoming Out: Economist
US Economy May Be Bottoming Out: Economist A surprise contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity in June has raised the prospects of a worsening slowdown in the U.S., but one economist says the economy may actually be showing signs of bottoming out. AP Gary Schlossberg, Chief Economist at Wells Capital Management, told...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/03/bank-of-england-official-may-be-implicated-in-rate-scandal.html
Bank of England Official May Be Implicated in Rate Scandal
Bank of England Official May Be Implicated in Rate Scandal Britain's growing interest rate-fixing scandal could claim yet another high-level victim: Paul Tucker, the man tipped to eventually become the next head of the Bank of England. Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Ge...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/04/euro-zone-loans-threat-to-german-coalition.html
Euro Zone Loans Threat to German Coalition
Euro Zone Loans Threat to German Coalition One of the parties underpinning Angela Merkel’s coalition has threatened to topple the government should the chancellor agree to give troubled euro zone countries emergency loans without rigorous conditions concerning budget reforms, the Financial Times reports. German Chancel...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/04/no-bottom-in-sight-for-china-coal-prices-analyst.html
No Bottom in Sight for China Coal Prices: Analyst
No Bottom in Sight for China Coal Prices: Analyst Coal prices in China have fallen almost 20 percent since the beginning of the year, with analysts expecting further declines as inventories remain high and coal mines in China continue to ramp up production. A bag of coals picked out from gangue stockpiles at a coal-cho...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/05/get-out-of-this-stock-ahead-of-earnings-pro.html
Marc Chaikin of Chaikin Stock Research has developed a proprietary model for predicting stock advances and declines, one that he says is very accurate. And ahead of earnings, it’s telling him, get out of Wynn Resorts. On CNBC's Fast Money, Chaikin tells us about his system - something he calls power gauge ratings, “a 2...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/05/internet-doomsday-malware-attack-threatens-to-kick-users-offline.html
Internet Doomsday: Malware Attack Threatens to Kick Users Offline
Internet Doomsday: Malware Attack Threatens to Kick Users Offline A malware attack that has infected some computers for more than a year may cause tens of thousands of Americans to lose their Internet connection on Monday. The only way for users to prevent losing their Internet connection is to do a quick check for mal...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/05/stocks-end-lower-ahead-of-jobs-apple-gains.html
Stocks End Lower Ahead of Jobs; Apple Gains
Stocks End Lower Ahead of Jobs; Apple Gains Stocks closed lower in thin trading Thursday after a round of interest rate cuts by major central banks and as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday’s key government jobs report. “We’re not expecting markets to do much in the next two days except churn,” said Kenny Polc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/06/does-money-really-make-you-meaner.html
Does Money Really Make You Meaner?
Does Money Really Make You Meaner? Petrified Collection | The Image Bank | Getty Images The rich are more likely to: a) Cut off other drivers. b) Be disinterested in the welfare of others. c) Cheat on a test to get ahead. d) Give more to charities. e) All of the above. Science has shown that not having much money gener...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/06/greece-drops-demand-to-ease-bailout-terms.html
Greece Drops Demand to Ease Bailout Terms
Greece Drops Demand to Ease Bailout Terms Greece’s new government has dropped a plan to seek softer terms for its second bailout following warnings that it would be rejected by international lenders. The Parthenon in GreeceScott E. Barbour | Getty Images Yannis Stournaras, finance minister, said the governing coalition...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/06/jargon-can-kill-a-hot-business-story.html
Jargon Can Kill a Hot Business Story
Jargon Can Kill a Hot Business Story There's nothing more frustrating for an editor than having a hot news story that involves a deadly headline word. Oppenheim Bernhard | Digital Vision | Getty Images Boy, do we have that now. We have a situation where bankers and traders were manipulating an interest rate upon which ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/09/in-defense-of-romneys-hamptons-donors.html
In Defense of Romney's Hamptons Donors
In Defense of Romney's Hamptons Donors East Hampton Beach, NYMitchell Funk | Photographer's Choice | Getty Images People are having a lot of fun at the expense of donors attending Hamptons fundraisers for Mitt Romney. Maeve Reston at the L.A. Times delivers these delicious quotes: "I don't think the common person is ge...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/09/is-the-us-dictating-pipeline-policy-to-pakistan.html
Is the US Dictating Pipeline Policy to Pakistan?
Is the US Dictating Pipeline Policy to Pakistan? Perhaps nowhere in the world are Washington’s diplomatic efforts more schizophrenic than in dealing with Pakistan. On the one hand, the U.S. regularly lauds Pakistan as a stalwart ally in its global war on terror and yet U.S. drones regularly violate Pakistan’s airspace ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/09/linkedin-shares-slide-on-report-of-facebook-job-board.html
LinkedIn Shares Slide on Report of Facebook Job Board
LinkedIn Shares Slide on Report of Facebook Job Board LinkedIn| AFP | Getty Images Facebook false1 P false falsefalsefalse The social network is reportedly launching the jobs board later this summer and job postings will be provided by third party service providers, according to a report from the ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/10/10-Fastest-Cars-of-2013.html
10 Fastest Cars of 2013
10 Fastest Cars of 2013 Even though it’s only July, car enthusiasts are already looking ahead to next year. While many of them are sizing up next year’s models to determine price, fuel economy and durability. Others only want to know one thing --- how fast does this thing go?What follows is a list of the 10 fastest car...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/10/facebook-stock-getting-its-groove-back.html
Shares of Facebookhave quietly pushed higher with the stock up about 17% over the past 30 days. Investors have been hitting the buy button encouraged by reports that Facebook plans to launch a string of initiatives that could drive profitability. Following are just a few of the developments:- Due to an aggressive launc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/10/fbi-investigates-peregrine-financial.html
FBI Investigates Peregrine Financial
FBI Investigates Peregrine Financial The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed it was involved in investigating the circumstances surrounding a $200 million shortfall in customer accounts discovered at a Chicago-based futures broker. Russell Wasendorf Sr.Source: PFG Best The probe into Peregrine Financial Group was...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/10/futures-gain-amid-hopes-for-euro-zone-fund.html
Futures Gain Amid Hopes for Euro Zone Fund
Futures Gain Amid Hopes for Euro Zone Fund U.S. stock index futuresclimbed Tuesday after euro zone leaders ratified the terms of a bailout agreement for Spain’s banking sector and as traders speculated that Germany's top court would approve the EU's permanent bailout fund. Spain was given an extra year to meet a 3 perc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/10/why-chinas-imports-slowdown-isnt-as-bad-as-it-seems.html
Why China’s Imports Slowdown Isn’t as Bad as It Seems
Why China’s Imports Slowdown Isn’t as Bad as It Seems Import growth in the world’s second largest economy decelerated sharply in June, but economists tell CNBC that the slowdown is temporary and forecast a pick-up by the fourth quarter driven by recent policy easing. AP Chinese to 6.6 percent over the previous year in...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/11/stocks-to-watch-cvx-mar-svu-more.html
Stocks to Watch: CVX, MAR, SVU & More
Stocks to Watch: CVX, MAR, SVU & More Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Wednesday: Chevron - The oil giant said it expects earnings in its second quarter to be higher , according to its interim results. Chevron is expected to post its full quarterly results on July 27. Analysts surveyed by T...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/does-capitalism-need-to-be-more-marxist-to-survive.html
Does Capitalism Need to Be More Marxist to Survive?
Does Capitalism Need to Be More Marxist to Survive? To a man with a hammer, everything apparently looks like a nail. Karl Marx. Around 1880.Imagno Karl Marx' hammer was economic input in all its forms (primarily capital — i.e. money, surplus capital — i.e. profit, and above all labor). As a result of this obsession Mar...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/does-us-solar-industry-stand-a-chance-against-china.html
Does US Solar Industry Stand a Chance Against China?
Does US Solar Industry Stand a Chance Against China? The US solar industry is undergoing some serious growing pains, with bankruptcies and mergers a necessary part of that process; meanwhile, competition from Chinese solar panels has many believing that American solar simply cannot compete. Not so. Solar plantJoe Sohm ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/europes-downturn-creates-unlikely-smugglers.html
Europe’s Downturn Creates Unlikely Smugglers
Europe’s Downturn Creates Unlikely Smugglers When the Sophie Maersk docked at the British port of Felixstowe, the ship carried two 40-foot containers brimming with what had been billed as toys and stuffed turtles. But the cargo was not for child’s play. CigarettesPhoto By: Camila Zanon The containers were actually cram...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/stocks-end-lower-merck-jumps-intel-slumps.html
Stocks End Lower; Merck Jumps, Intel Slumps
Stocks End Lower; Merck Jumps, Intel Slumps Stocks rebounded off their session lows but finished the day lower, with the Dow briefly turning positive as home builders rose sharply while Merck helped lead a rally in health care shares. The Dow fell more than 100 points early in the session, turned it around later, but w...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/stocks-to-watch-cvx-svu-mar-more.html
Stocks to Watch: CVX, SVU, MAR & More
Stocks to Watch: CVX, SVU, MAR & More Take a look at some of Thursday's morning movers: Chevron - The oil company expects second-quarter profits to be higher than they were in the first quarter, thanks to improved refining margins. Supervalu - The grocery store operator reported first-quarter profit of $0.19 per share,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/stocks-to-watch-pg-yhoo-mrk-more.html
Stocks to Watch: PG, YHOO, MRK & More
Stocks to Watch: PG, YHOO, MRK & More Take a look at some of Thursday's midday movers: Procter and Gamble moved higher on news that hedge fund manager William Ackman had taken a new position in the company. Ackman’s Pershing Square received approval from the FTC to acquire the stake. Yahoo's shares were a bit lower. ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/super-rich-hit-the-thames-to-avoid-olympics-gridlock.html
Super Rich Hit the Thames to Avoid Olympics Gridlock
Super Rich Hit the Thames to Avoid Olympics Gridlock Tower Bridge and City of London financial districtSource: Dominic Burke | Getty Images In two weeks, if the worst transportation predictions come true, the streets of London will be clogged with hopeless Olympic gridlock, the venerable but tottering subway will be a ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/12/what-recovery-home-prices-may-hit-roadblock-soon.html
What Recovery? Home Prices May Hit Roadblock Soon
What Recovery? Home Prices May Hit Roadblock Soon The recent growth in U.S. home prices may hit a roadblock in the coming months, thanks to a new supply of distressed properties hitting the market. Foreclosed HomeRepres Banks are moving more delinquent loans through the pipeline at a faster pace, according to a new rep...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/13/at-peregrine-financial-signs-of-trouble-seemingly-missed-for-years.html
At Peregrine Financial, Signs of Trouble Seemingly Missed for Years
At Peregrine Financial, Signs of Trouble Seemingly Missed for Years CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — It was a triumphant moment in 2009 when a delegation of Iowa lawmakers visited here to tour the gleaming, new headquarters of the Peregrine Financial Group. Russell Wasendorf Sr.Source: PFG Best "This is impressive," Charles E. Gras...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/13/china-has-massive-firepower-to-battle-global-slowdown-stephen-roach.html
Plenty of market pundits point to China as the main culprit behind weakness in the US stock market.They say because the latest data suggests China’s economy is slowing you should run for cover; China is in trouble.But Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia executive chairman Stephen Roach thinks t...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/13/time-running-out-for-australian-dollar.html
Money in Motion
Money in Motion Australian Flag The Australian dollar has benefited from several long-term trends - and this strategist says they're getting old. Remember when commodity currencies could do no wrong? Between 2001 and 2008, currencies of commodity-exporting countries like Australia and Canada rose at an annual rate of 1...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/13/what-cramers-watching-next-week.html
What follows is “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s “Game Plan” for the week of Monday, July 16. MONDAY, JULY 16 To top off the week, investors will be all abuzz about Citigroup’s earnings on Monday before the opening bell. Cramer called Citi a “quandary,” because while the stock was hot back when emerging markets were grow...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/15/shark-forget-jaws-fearspeople-love-sharks.html
There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere
There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere Yell shark and most people will run, right? Shark bite t-shirtSource: Chatamtco.com Actually, that is true. But what you probably don’t know is that many are running TOWARD the water instead of away from it! Seriously, people love sharks. The picture that went around the world las...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/16/americas-lessons-in-killing-off-toxic-banks.html
America’s Lessons in Killing off Toxic Banks
America’s Lessons in Killing off Toxic Banks A couple of years ago, I spent some time brainstorming with officials from America’s mighty Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It felt rather like meeting doctors from ER, or an emergency medical ward. For FDIC officials have handled so many sick American banks in recent...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/16/can-koreas-highbeta-economy-withstand-a-global-slowdown.html
Can Korea's 'High-Beta' Economy Withstand a Global Slowdown?
Can Korea's 'High-Beta' Economy Withstand a Global Slowdown? South Korea is not immune to the global events that have rocked economies and markets this year, but Asia’s fourth-largest economy is resilient, economists say, and far less vulnerable to the kind of shocks that triggered turmoil for the nation during the Asi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/16/fat-profits-how-investors-can-capitalize-on-obesity-battle.html
Fat Profits: How Investors Can Capitalize on Obesity Battle
Fat Profits: How Investors Can Capitalize on Obesity Battle More than one-third of Americas are considered obese, and investors looking to capitalize on the battle to reverse that trend could find themselves well-fed. Dimitri Vervitsiotis | Getty Images Getting financially fat off the "globesity" fight to help overweig...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/16/with-expectations-this-low-olympics-must-succeed.html
With Expectations This Low, Olympics Must Succeed
With Expectations This Low, Olympics Must Succeed Over the weekend the Times of London demanded it stop raining in the UK. “Let us make our position crystal clear: We are against this weather,” wrote the paper in its Saturday editorial “It must stop raining, and soon.” A detailed view of the prototype design of the new...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/17/futures-higher-ahead-of-bernanke-gs-climbs.html
Futures Higher Ahead of Bernanke; GS Climbs
Futures Higher Ahead of Bernanke; GS Climbs U.S. stock index futures were higher Tuesday following a batch of better-than-expected earnings and as investors speculated Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may give fresh clues about further stimulus measures on the heels of several weak economic reports pointing to an ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/17/industrial-output-rose-04-in-june-topped-forecast.html
Industrial Output Rose 0.4% in June, Topped Forecast
Industrial Output Rose 0.4% in June, Topped Forecast U.S. industrial production rose in June as factories made more cars, machines and business equipment, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. Factory output recovered to levels reached earlier this spring but appears to be leveling off. CNBC.com Factory output rose 0.7 per...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/17/sewing-needles-found-in-meals-served-on-delta-flights.html
Sewing Needles Found in Meals Served on Delta Flights
Sewing Needles Found in Meals Served on Delta Flights Delta Air Lines and the FBI are trying to figure out how needles got into turkey sandwiches served aboard four flights from Amsterdam. One passenger was injured. Delta AirlinesBloomberg via Getty Images The airline said that what appear to be sewing needles were fou...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/17/sp-500-nears-ultimate-death-cross-socgen.html
S&P 500 Nears ‘Ultimate’ Death Cross: SocGen
S&P 500 Nears ‘Ultimate’ Death Cross: SocGen The S&P 500 index is on the verge of hitting an “ultimate” death cross, where the market’s 50-month moving average falls below the 200-month average, according to a research note by Societe Generale. Death CrossNicholas DeVore | Stone | Getty Images A death cross is the shap...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/18/north-korean-leader-has-a-new-title-marshal.html
North Korean Leader Has a New Title: Marshal
North Korean Leader Has a New Title: Marshal AFP | Getty Images Soldiers danced in Pyongyang's plazas as North Korea announced Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un was named marshal, a title cementing his status atop the authoritarian nation's military as he makes key changes to the 1.2 million-man force. State media said...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/18/sicily-default-fears-add-to-montis-woes.html
Sicily Default Fears Add to Monti’s Woes
Sicily Default Fears Add to Monti’s Woes Mario Monti has expressed “serious concerns” that Sicily’s regional government is heading towards default and has asked its governor – who is under investigation for suspected links to the Mafia – to confirm his intention to resign. Guy Vanderelst | Photographer's Choice | Getty...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/18/swedish-lenders-defy-gloomy-economy.html
Swedish Lenders Defy Gloomy Economy
Swedish Lenders Defy Gloomy Economy The euro zone debt crisis which has plagued the global economy negatively impacting even those outside of the bloc has ensured relatively subdued expectations for the start of the corporate earnings season. StockholmEllen Rooney | Getty Images Despite the gloomy macroeconomic picture...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/18/why-syrias-civil-war-may-spill-over-into-oil-market.html
Why Syria's Civil War May Spill Over Into Oil Market
Why Syria's Civil War May Spill Over Into Oil Market The civil war in Syria took a dramatic turn Wednesday as a suicide bomber killed Syria’s Minister of Defense, Daoud Rajha, and brother in law in the heart of Damascus. Syria's Defense Minister General Dawood Rajiha killed by Syrian Rebel attack.AFP | Getty Images Man...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/19/denied-nickelodeon-directvs-youngest-clients-find-substitutes.html
Denied Nickelodeon, DirecTV’s Youngest Clients Find Substitutes
Denied Nickelodeon, DirecTV’s Youngest Clients Find Substitutes Threats of television programming blackouts have become begrudgingly accepted by adults who know what these financial fights are all about. But children accustomed to their daily dose of SpongeBob SquarePants are proving to be a bit more restless. For the ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/19/keep-an-eye-on-this-204-lender.html
Keep an Eye on This 204% Lender
Keep an Eye on This 204% Lender When fast-growing World Acceptance reports earnings on July 26, keep an eye on anything the company says about the government's newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Credit card and magnifying glassStockbyte | Getty Images For several quarters the consumer-finance com...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/19/reagan-praised-entrepreneurs-obama-trashes-them.html
Reagan Praised Entrepreneurs, Obama Trashes Them
Reagan Praised Entrepreneurs, Obama Trashes Them Does anybody remember, back in the depths of the recession of 1981-82, how President Ronald Reagan kept his chin up and exhorted American businesses to work hard and produce an economic recovery? Reagan had a program of tax cuts, limited domestic spending, deregulation, ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/20/geithnerled-fed-didnt-do-enough-in-libor-scandal-bair.html
Geithner-Led Fed Didn’t Do Enough in Libor Scandal: Bair
Geithner-Led Fed Didn’t Do Enough in Libor Scandal: Bair The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2008, headed then by current Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, should have done more to investigate big-bank efforts to manipulate global interest rates, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair told CNBC. Sheila BairCNBC In the la...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/20/how-to-play-ipos.html
Jim Cramer Analyzing a company’s initial public offering is not easy, since it depends on the price of the offering and the amount of shares being offered, Jim Cramer said Friday on CNBC's "Mad Money." The bankers don’t always offer all the outstanding shares, and the price may just be the “price talk” — meaning it is ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/20/how-to-react-to-a-crisis.html
Jim CramerCNBC Moments of crisis can make terrific buying opportunities in the right stocks, Jim Cramer said Friday on CNBC's "Mad Money." So how do you go about weathering the crisis and finding the right names? First, you must put the event in perspective. “We have to ask ourselves, okay, the news is potentially trag...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/23/bleak-jobs-outlook-raises-heat-on-fed.html
Bleak Jobs Outlook Raises Heat on Fed
Bleak Jobs Outlook Raises Heat on Fed The US will make little progress tackling high unemployment before 2014 unless the Federal Reserve eases policy further, one of the central bank’s leading officials has warned in the run-up to a meeting next week where the option of “QE3” will be on the table. Stan Hoda | AFP | Get...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/23/hedge-fund-places-faith-in-euro-zone.html
Hedge Fund Places Faith in Euro Zone
Hedge Fund Places Faith in Euro Zone Marc Lasry has never been afraid to go his own way. The "Europe" sculpture by Belgian artist May Claerhout, showing a woman holding up the symbol of the Euro, stands outside the European Parliament building.Adam Berry While other Wall Streeters who supported President Obama in 2008 ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/23/henes-three-steps-to-fixing-the-us-economy.html
Henes: Three Steps to Fixing the US Economy
Henes: Three Steps to Fixing the US Economy When a corporation is in the zone of insolvency – i.e., not yet insolvent but on its way – the board of directors should make decisions intended to maximize the corporate value of the firm. In practice, this is not easy to do because as a corporation is in financial distress ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/23/is-it-time-to-long-spanish-bonds.html
Is it Time to Long Spanish Bonds?
Is it Time to Long Spanish Bonds? Worries that Spain, the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy, will become the latest casualty to need a direct full-blown rescue from its neighbors drove investors out of the country’s debt on Friday and sent yields to euro-era highs. SpainGlowImages | Getty Images But one hedge fund man...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/23/uk-hacking-scandal-100plus-new-claims.html
UK Hacking Scandal: 100-Plus New Claims
UK Hacking Scandal: 100-Plus New Claims British police are investigating new tabloids in the country's growing phone hacking scandal, including the Trinity Mirror newspaper group as well as the U.K.'s Express Newspapers, a senior Scotland Yard official said Monday. More than 100 new allegations of "data intrusion" also...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/07/30/10-Female-Fugitives-Wanted-by-the-FBI.html?slide=3
10 Female Fugitives Wanted by the FBI
10 Female Fugitives Wanted by the FBI The FBI’s most wanted list is exclusively male, and the vast majority of the other fugitives on its website are also men. Women fugitives do appear on the agency’s website, mostly in parental kidnapping cases, but also in murder, domestic terrorism, white collar crime and violent c...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/08/01/dennis-gartman-coal-is-so-bad-its-good.html
For months the pros have been saying if there’s one energy trade to avoid it’s coal. That is until now.Esteemed commodity pro Dennis Gartman says coal has gotten so bad, it’s actually good. “Nobody likes it even slightly – it’s been under pressure from all fronts,” says Gartman.And it’s exactly that kind of market envi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2012/08/02/10-High-End-Themed-Hotel-Suites.html
10 High-End Themed Hotel Suites
10 High-End Themed Hotel Suites For some well-heeled travelers, Pratesi linens and Carrara marble are what defines a luxury hotel stay. But an increasing number of haute hotels now offer something more than high thread counts and luxe surfaces: themed suites that promise both shut-eye and eye-popping escapism. “People ...