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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/30/france-veers-to-the-right-as-national-front-gains-support.html
France veers to the right as National Front gains support
France veers to the right as National Front gains support Alain Jocard | AFP | GettyImages Like the Tea Party in the U.S. and the U.K. Independence Party in Britain, France's National Front is giving the country's government a massive right-wing headache. After coming in third at the French 2012 presidential election...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/30/hhs-secy-sebelius-apologizes-says-early-healthcaregov-access-a-miserably-frustrating-experience.html
Sebelius: 'Hold me responsible for the debacle'
Sebelius: 'Hold me responsible for the debacle' The early Healthcare.gov access has been a "miserably frustrating experience for way too many Americans," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, apologizing for those frustrations. "I don't think anyone ever estimated the degree to which ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/30/social-security-cola-going-up-only-15.html
Social Security COLA going up only 1.5%
Social Security COLA going up only 1.5% Getty Images Social Security benefits for nearly 58 million people will rise only 1.5 percent next year, among the smallest increase since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975, the government announced Wednesday. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is based on a gov...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/30/whats-in-a-name-wealth-and-social-mobility.html
What's in a name? Wealth and social mobility, study says
What's in a name? Wealth and social mobility, study says Oxford University graduatesTom Stoddart Archive | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Want to make more money and have a higher social standing? Well, in the U.K., if you're a Percy, Baskerville or Cholmondley, your luck's in. The rest of us have the same chance of c...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/10-high-tech-updates-for-yachts.html
2013 Forth Lauderdale International Boat ShowAmanda Weindel | CNBC This year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is showcasing more than 3,000 vessels. And aside from size, technology is the important thing in yachts. Here are 10 examples of the cutting-edge updates—both essential and indulgent—that shipbuilder...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/an-exclusive-interview-with-bill-gates.html
An exclusive interview with Bill Gates
An exclusive interview with Bill Gates Bill GatesGetty Images The internet is not going to save the world, says the Microsoft co-founder, whatever Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley's tech billionaires believe. But eradicating disease just might. Bill Gates describes himself as a technocrat. But he does not believe...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/goldman-sac-among-bill-de-blasios-wall-street-backers.html?__source=msn%7Cmoney%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=msn&industry=IND_ENERGY&isub=
Goldman, SAC among de Blasio's Wall Street backers
Goldman, SAC among de Blasio's Wall Street backers Bill de BlasioGetty Images For a Brownstone Brooklyn populist, likely New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has some surprising supporters in the skyscrapers of Manhattan. It's true that many investing types are supporting Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota over pr...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/nasdaq-halts-equity-options-trading-in-new-outage.html
Nasdaq halts equity options trading in new outage
Nasdaq halts equity options trading in new outage Getty Images The Nasdaq OMX on Friday suffered yet another trading outage, its second in a week. The market said in a statement that it halted trading on its secondary options market, at approximately 10:36 a.m. EDT. Nasdaq did not disclose the nature of the outage, but...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/obamacare-lacks-key-cost-control-mayo-clinic-ceo.html
Obamacare lacks key cost control: Mayo Clinic CEO
Obamacare lacks key cost control: Mayo Clinic CEO VIDEO2:4702:47Mayo CEO: Time to 'modernize' health care reimbursementSquawk Box Obamacare does nothing to link doctors' fees to their performance and reduce health-care costs, the head of the Mayo Clinic told CNBC on Friday. "The Affordable Care Act is basically insuran...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/01/we-got-the-fed-taper-call-wrong-dbs.html
We got the Fed taper call wrong: DBS
We got the Fed taper call wrong: DBS Munshi Ahmed | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve's September surprise, which postponed the tapering of its asset purchases, dented otherwise solid earnings at two of Singapore's banks. OCBC and DBS, two of Singapore's banking trio, reported solid earnings Friday, beati...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/03/es-hoarding-cash-citi.html
Rich families hoarding cash: Citi
Rich families hoarding cash: Citi VIDEO0:4700:47Wealthy hoarding cash? Maybe A new survey of family offices by Citi finds that the wealthy are cash heavy—meaning they may fall short of the investment returns they're expecting. Wealthy families have about 39 percent of their assets in cash, according to a recent poll...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/04/hackers-next-target-maybe-your-facilitys-control-systems.html
Hackers’ next target? Maybe your facility’s control systems
Hackers’ next target? Maybe your facility’s control systems The Mercedes-Benz Superdome after a sudden power outage during Super Bowl XLVII.Getty Images Flash back to Super Bowl XLVII when the entire Superdome was plunged into darkness. Did someone merely flip a switch? Forget to pay the bill? Or was it something more...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/04/hange-the-world-and-make-money.html
How Twitter wants to change the world and make money
How Twitter wants to change the world and make money Twitter CEO Dick CostoloFrancois G. Durand | Getty Images On the eve of its initial public offering, which could raise billions and mint new millionaires, it's worth exploring Twitter's business model and prospects. Can a community of ephemeral messaging morph int...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/04/health-care-costs-can-destroy-all-that-retirement-planning.html
Overlooked health-care costs can destroy retirement planning
Overlooked health-care costs can destroy retirement planning Jill Fromer | E+ | Getty Images It's not inflation or even market performance that presents the biggest risk to your retirement plan. It's unexpected medical expenses. Indeed, health-care costs are often overlooked—or underestimated—by pre-retirees who are...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/04/selfies-at-funerals-puts-last-nail-in-societys-coffin.html
Funeral 'selfies'? Yes, people actually do that
Funeral 'selfies'? Yes, people actually do that RubberBall Prod. | Agency Collection | Getty Images No moment in life is either too serious or too trivial to pass without someone providing a rapid, vapid response through social media. "Love my hair today. Hate why I'm dressed up #funeral," reads the caption of a sel...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/05/home-ownership-drops-millennials-arent-moving-out.html
The housing stat you need to watch
The housing stat you need to watch VIDEO1:5201:52Home ownership: Young Americans are not moving outPower Lunch Home ownership is now at the lowest rate in 13 years, and it isn't moving much, despite the recovery in home prices. More disturbing, however, is the dramatic drop in household formation. Household formation...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/06/puerto-rico-sand-rum-and-some-risky-bond-income.html
Puerto Rico: Sand, rum and some risky bond income
Puerto Rico: Sand, rum and some risky bond income An abandoned building in the Isla Verde area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.Afredo Sosa | Christian Science Monitor | Getty Images Puerto Rico, sandwiched between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is small, but its municipal-bond market impact could be hug...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/06/s.html
Office smackdown: Parents vs. childless workers
Office smackdown: Parents vs. childless workers VIDEO2:3502:35Office battles: Workers with kids vs. workers without In the career complaints category, few things can get people more worked up than the debate over who works harder, has it better or is given more preferential treatment: Workers with kids, or those wit...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/06/twitters-more-like-pandora-than-facebook-pro.html
VIDEO2:3002:30Twitter more like Pandora than Facebook: ProHalftime Report While it's often likened to another social media company, Twitter actually resembles a very different business, Triton Research CEO Rett Wallace said Wednesday. Twitter is expected to price at $27 per share for its initial public offering on T...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/07/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-deals-with-payday-loans.html
A federal bureau now helping with payday loan problems
A federal bureau now helping with payday loan problems VIDEO1:3401:34Payday loan problem? Call the Feds The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has expanded its consumer complaint database to include problems with payday loans. The CFPB is the first federal agency with the regulatory authority to supervise this ind...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/comedy-at-cnbc-bob-pisani-action-figurescommentary.html
There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere
There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere VIDEO3:5403:54Funniest person in finance? So a trader walks into a comedy club … Stop me if you've heard this one. Former Bank of America trader-turned-comedian Raj Mahal (that's his stage name) is one of the contenders for Gotham Comedy Club's "Funniest Person in Finance." He s...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/defcon-capture-the-flag-competition-is-only-for-top-hackers.html?page=1
Cyberteams duke it out in the World Series of hacking
Cyberteams duke it out in the World Series of hacking VIDEO4:2804:28Finding the best hacker in the roomCybersecurity If endurance, skill, and strategy were the only classifications required for an activity to be considered sport, competitive hacking could be the newest "sport" gaining popularity. With Capture the Fla...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/five-things-teens-dont-know-about-money.html
Five things teens don't know about money
Five things teens don't know about money JGI | Jamie Grill | Blend Images | Getty Images You know your teens can be illogical, unreasonable, and occasionally malodorous, but isn't it at least reasonable to assume they know the basics about money? Apparently not. Surveys show that teens are failing at financial liter...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/marijuana-business-and-investment-growing-as-legalization-efforts-move-forward.html
New investors lighting up legal marijuana industry
New investors lighting up legal marijuana industry VIDEO2:1202:12Cannabis-ness to top $10 billion in next 5 years It looks like any other business conference—lots of suits, name badges, a long line to the buffet—except that the 700 people who each paid $599 to be in this conference hall south of Seattle are in an in...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/no-mega-bucks-for-shatner-on-priceline-stock-ceo.html
No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO
No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO VIDEO2:5802:58Priceline past, Priceline futureSquawk Box It's an "urban legend" that Priceline.com pitchman William Shatner made as much as $600 million from receiving stock in the company, said Jeffery Boyd, chairman and CEO of the online travel website. The "Star Tre...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/08/sp-cuts-france-sovereign-credit-rating-to-aa-from-aa.html
S&P cuts France's sovereign credit rating
S&P cuts France's sovereign credit rating Lionel Bonaventure | AFP | Getty Images Ratings agency Standard and Poor's cut France's sovereign credit rating to AA from AA+ on Friday, citing lack of progress in government reforms of the country's economy. The agency revised the country's sovereign credit outlook up to s...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/11/china-expected-to-cut-growth-target-to-7.html
China expected to cut growth target to 7%
China expected to cut growth target to 7% CNBC China will cut its growth target to 7 percent next year in a sign of the government's determination to push through structural reforms and steer the economy on to a more sustainable path, one of the country's top investment banks has predicted. With Communist party lead...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/11/eu-membership-boosts-uk-by-up-to-124-billion-cbi.html
EU membership boosts UK by up to $124 billion: CBI
EU membership boosts UK by up to $124 billion: CBI VIDEO2:2902:29'Overwhelming' case for EU membership: UK's CBISquawk Box Europe The U.K. gets an annual boost of up to £78 billion ($124 billion) as a result of belonging to the European Union (EU), one of the country's biggest business lobbying groups said on Monda...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/11/icahn-i-had-a-good-conversation-with-tim-cook-we-both-believe-apple-is-undervalued.html
Icahn: I had a 'good conversation' with Tim Cook; we both believe Apple is undervalued
Icahn: I had a 'good conversation' with Tim Cook; we both believe Apple is undervalued VIDEO2:0002:00Carl Icahn & Tim Cook talk buyback Carl Icahn told CNBC he had a "good conversation" with Apple CEO Tim Cook, and both believe that the company's stock remains undervalued. Apple's Cook told Icahn that he's still stu...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/apple-moves-to-take-care-of-business-users.html
Apple vs. Microsoft: The battle for the office heats up
Apple vs. Microsoft: The battle for the office heats up Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Watch out Microsoft and Dell, Apple is coming after your bread and butter. The iPhone and iPad maker is pushing into the business market, putting pressure on those hardware and software companies that have long relied o...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/barry-switzers-coaches-cabana-comments-on-sooners-games.html
Barry Switzer's plan to take over college football
Barry Switzer's plan to take over college football VIDEO2:4502:45Barry Switzer's master plan to take over college footballCollege Football Most fall Saturdays, friends go to Barry Switzer's Norman, Okla., home to watch the Sooners' game on TV. Switzer led the University of Oklahoma football team to three national cham...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/bridgewaters-ray-dalio-no-more-alpha.html
Bridgewater's Ray Dalio: No more alpha
Bridgewater's Ray Dalio: No more alpha VIDEO1:3601:36Dalio sees rough road for investors Ray Dalio, the founder of mega-hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, has a bleak outlook for investors over the next decade. Dalio predicts rising asset prices will cause equity returns to average out at 4 percent over the next deca...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/business-to-tea-party-get-out-of-our-way.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=101191668%7CBusiness+to+tea+party%3A+ge
Business to tea party: Get out of our way
Business to tea party: Get out of our way VIDEO1:0001:00Business and tea party tensionsTea Party The recent elections underlined a growing tension in political money circles: Business people are increasingly fed up with the activist wing of the Republican Party. It's a trend that will have broad implications for nex...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/cash-only-business-owners-risk-100-billion-mistake.html
Cash-only business owners risk $100 billion mistake
Cash-only business owners risk $100 billion mistake Juanmonino | E+ | Getty Images As American consumers begin to embrace tap-and-pay smartphone apps, relegating plastic to a deep recess in the pocketbook or wallet, more than half of U.S. small business owners continue to live in the past—forget mobile apps, they don't...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/german-business-europe-should-copy-not-criticize-surplus.html
German business: Europe should copy, not criticize surplus
German business: Europe should copy, not criticize surplus Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, GermanyAndreas Rentz | Getty Images Axel Weber, chairman of Swiss bank UBS and former head of Germany's central bank, has told CNBC that Germany's surplus is not a policy problem and any international crit...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/germany-is-ripping-off-the-world-ex-boe-member-posen.html
Germany is ripping off the world: Ex-BoE member Adam Posen
Germany is ripping off the world: Ex-BoE member Adam Posen VIDEO3:3203:32Germany 'rips off' the world: PosenSquawk Box Europe Germany's economic policy is wrong in many different ways, according to Adam Posen, a former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) and the President of the Peterson ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/is-the-indian-rupee-on-the-brink-of-another-violent-downturn.html
Is the Indian rupee on the brink of another violent downturn?
Is the Indian rupee on the brink of another violent downturn? Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images As concerns over the Federal Reserve scaling back its monetary stimulus rise once again, is the Indian rupee at risk of repeating the violent selloff that took place in May-August? The rupee has come under renewed pr...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/more-competition-to-result-from-us-air-american-deal.html
Consumers to get more competition after US Air, American deal
Consumers to get more competition after US Air, American deal US Airways and American Airlines planes parked on the tarmac at Washington's Reagan National Airport, where both carriers have agreed to relinquish some of their gates.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The creation of the world's biggest airline may a...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/peter-schiff-calls-bitcoin-bubble-tulip-mania-20.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cinline%7Cstory%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=101208842%7CBitcoin+thrashes+in+%24400
VIDEO1:4301:43Schiff: Bitcoin resembles tulip bubbleFutures Now The Winklevoss twins may say that bitcoin resembles "gold 2.0," but CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and Peter Schiff says the somewhat mysterious online currency more closely resembles tulip mania 2.0. "A bubble is a bubble," he said. "And there's a bubb...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/ss-saudi-as-top-oil-producer-by-2016-iea.html
US to surpass Saudi as top oil producer by 2016: IEA
US to surpass Saudi as top oil producer by 2016: IEA Getty Images The United States will stride past Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world's top oil producer by 2016, the West's energy agency said, bringing Washington closer to energy self-sufficiency and reducing the need for OPEC supply. But by 2020, the oil...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/the-winklevoss-brothers-bitcoin-worth-100-times-more.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cinline%7Cstory%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=101208842%7CBitcoin+thrashes+in+%24400
Bitcoin is nearly halfway to the $400 billion value predicted by the Winklevoss twins four years ago
Bitcoin is nearly halfway to the $400 billion value predicted by the Winklevoss twins four years ago UPDATE: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, according to several published reports, became the first bitcoin billionaires over the weekend as the cryptocurrency surged to an all-time high of $11,773 on Sunday, a recovery from...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/12/top-10-coolest-most-unique-seats-in-us-pro-sports.html?page=9
Sports bucket list: Top 10 coolest seats in sports
Sports bucket list: Top 10 coolest seats in sports A general view of the Green Monster seats above the Green wall at Fenway Park, Boston.Bob Tringali | MLB Photos | Getty Images Madison Square Garden just unveiled a pair of bridges that CEO Hank Ratner said provide a one-of-a-kind view. As part of $1 billion, 3-year, ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/13/art-could-be-drawing-a-disturbing-economic-picture.html
Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucien Freud"Getty Images The Francis Bacon painting "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" was sold for a whopping $142.4 million as part of a $691.6 million Christie's sale on Tuesday night, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Some argue that the sale is givin...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/13/could-your-mutual-fund-be-too-big-to-fail.html
Could your mutual fund be 'too big to fail'?
Could your mutual fund be 'too big to fail'? VIDEO1:4701:47Mutual fund giants too big to fail?Power Lunch Five years after the financial crisis, industry regulators are still trying to decide which institutions are—and aren't—likely to cause another collapse. Regulators on the Financial Stability Oversight Council, o...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/13/investors-pitch-to-take-over-much-of-fannie-and-freddie.html
Investors pitch to take over much of Fannie and Freddie
Investors pitch to take over much of Fannie and Freddie Getty Images A group of hedge funds and private equity companies is preparing a proposal to take over large parts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in an attempt to end a bitter dispute with the Treasury, which has controlled the US housing finance agencies for fi...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/13/yahoo-wants-to-sell-you-all-its-old-internet-junk.html
Yahoo wants to sell you all its old Internet junk
Yahoo wants to sell you all its old Internet junk Jason Reed | Ryan McVay | Photodisc | Getty Images Yahoo, as it turns out, is somewhat of a hoarder. The Internet veteran recently stumbled upon a bunch of old domain names that it snatched up during the Internet's wonder years and now the tech company is looking to ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/14/connected-from-the-clouds-go-ahead-for-3g-and-4g-on-planes.html
Connected from the clouds: Go-ahead for 3G and 4G on planes
Connected from the clouds: Go-ahead for 3G and 4G on planes Photography by Bobi | Flickr | Getty Images Passengers flying over the European Union (EU) will be able to use the internet and check their emails from their cellphones, according to new rules adopted by lawmakers on Thursday, in a flurry of regulation that...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/14/homebuyers-must-have-all-financials-lined-up.html
Shopping for a home? Have your financial ducks in a row
Shopping for a home? Have your financial ducks in a row VIDEO0:5900:59Home sales picking up speedPower Lunch Houses may be more expensive than they were a year ago, but they are selling faster. Residences listed on real estate marketplace Zillow sold in September spent just 86 days on the site—a full 30 days faster ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/14/ibm-to-announce-more-powerful-watson-via-the-internet.html
IBM to announce more powerful Watson via the Internet
IBM to announce more powerful Watson via the Internet Getty Images Welcome to the age of supercomputing for everyone. On Thursday IBM will announce that Watson, the computing system that beat all the humans on "Jeopardy!" two years ago, will be available in a form more than twice as powerful via the Internet. Compan...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/14/moodys-cuts-ratings-of-three-big-us-banks.html
Moody’s cuts ratings of three big US banks
Moody’s cuts ratings of three big US banks Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images Moody's has cut the credit ratings of big U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, after deciding that the federal government is less likely to bail the financial institutions out if they get into future dif...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/could-china-make-or-break-bitcoin.html
Could China make or break bitcoin?
Could China make or break bitcoin? Getty Images Demand from China has been cited as the reason behind the rise in the value of bitcoin past $400, but what exactly does China mean for the future of the digital currency? "China has the potential of really making or breaking bitcoin and its acceptance," Zennon Kapron, ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/eastern-europe-why-it-might-be-the-next-holiday-hotspot.html
Emerging Europe
Emerging Europe Robert Churchill | E+ | Getty Images Paris: been there, done that. Looking for something new? Trends in global tourism are shifting, and while France, the U.S., and China continue to lead in terms of visitors, countries not known first and foremost as tourist hotspots are emerging as low-cost but opt...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/internships-hurting-economic-recovery.html
Unpaid interns pose new challenge for job seekers
Unpaid interns pose new challenge for job seekers George Clerk | E+ | Getty Images Still trying to rebound from the recession, American workers competing for scarce jobs are facing a new enemy: a youthful, eager and educated army willing to work for free. In numbers up to 2 million, the increasingly dominant presenc...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/ipa-nation-how-this-ale-became-craft-beers-most-popular-style.html
IPA Nation: How this ale became craft beer's most popular style
IPA Nation: How this ale became craft beer's most popular style VIDEO0:5200:52Harpoon Brewery Crafts A Seasonal Approach In the red hot world of craft beer, one style of beer is hotter than all the rest—the India Pale Ale. The style, which is known for its strong hop character, dates to the 1800s and its popularity h...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/proposed-ethanol-reduction-could-hurt-farmers.html
Proposed ethanol reduction could hurt farmers
Proposed ethanol reduction could hurt farmers Gas pump with ethanol biofuel.Ulrich | Baumgarten | Getty Images The Obama administration proposed on Friday slashing federal requirements for U.S. biofuel use in 2014, partially bowing to pressure from the petroleum industry and attempting to prevent a projected fuel cr...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/teaching-kids-traditionally-about-money-doesnt-work-5-things-that-will.html
Life Changes
Life Changes Rob Friedman | E+ | Getty Images Parents are understandably freaked out by their kids' incompetence when it comes to all things financial. Surveys show that half of Americans age 18 to 34 couldn't come up with $2,000 for an emergency, and only 14.6 percent of college students with credit cards know thei...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/15/what-investors-need-to-know-about-3-d-printing.html
What investors need to know about 3-D printing
What investors need to know about 3-D printing MakerBot's popular Replicator 2Photo: makerbot.com 3-D printers can fabricate objects that traditional manufacturing tools could never cook up. The question now is whether they can generate profits that justify the hype swirling around the industry. 3-D printing has bec...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/16/planning-retirement-dont-forget-medicare-costs.html
Planning retirement? Don't forget Medicare costs
Planning retirement? Don't forget Medicare costs Dra Schwartz | E+ | Getty Images The potential costs and benefits of Medicare have a huge impact on retirement planning. For most folks, health-care costs are among the largest they will face in their retirement years. And, contrary to what many believe, Medicare is n...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/17/investors-run-to-europe-for-next-hot-tech-start-up.html
Investors run to Europe for next hot tech start-up
Investors run to Europe for next hot tech start-up The 'Startup Sauna' area is seen at the Aalto Venture Garage, a co-working business space for startups and tech developers, in Espoo, Finland.Tomi Setala | Bloomberg | Getty Images Riding a wave of euphoria surrounding the success of Finnish mobile game maker Supercel...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/18/bitcoin-goes-to-washington-and-brooklyn.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cinline%7Cstory%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=101208842%7CBitcoin+thrashes+in+%24400
Bitcoin goes to Washington, and Brooklyn
Bitcoin goes to Washington, and Brooklyn VIDEO1:4001:40Bitcoin heads to Capitol Hill On Capitol Hill Monday, it will be a dose of reality for virtual currencies. With growing investor and consumer interest in bitcoin—the best known of these so-called cryptocurrencies—lawmakers are holding a hearing to find out more ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/18/tups.html?page=18
The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution
The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution Thomas EyeDesign | Vetta | Getty Images Start-up fever is spreading across the globe as tenacious innovators find new ways to change the world. To get a pulse reading on the trend, the Kauffman Foundation sponsors Startup Open, a competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week t...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/19/obamacare-bombshell-it-official-says-healthcaregov-needs-payment-feature.html?__source=yahoo
Obamacare bombshell: IT official says HealthCare.gov needs payment feature
Obamacare bombshell: IT official says HealthCare.gov needs payment feature VIDEO0:5300:53Another 'black eye' for HealthCare.govObamacare Another day, another big, bad black eye for HealthCare.gov. A crucial system for making payments to insurers from people who enroll in that federal Obamacare marketplace has yet to b...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/19/why-asian-property-investors-may-fear-us-taper.html
Why Asian property investors may fear US taper
Why Asian property investors may fear US taper VIDEO2:3302:33Asia housing market at risk of 40-50% correction: Saxo's JakobsenSquawk Box Europe Asia-Pacific's booming property markets are reliant on ultra-loose U.S. monetary policy — and prices could plummet by up to 50 percent when the Federal Reserve starts taperin...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/ch-back-home-us-retirees-pursue-the-american-dream-abroad.html
Feeling pinch back home, U.S. retirees pursue the American Dream abroad
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/china-hsbc-flash-pmi-dips-to-504-in-november.html
China manufacturing activity cools in November
China manufacturing activity cools in November Stringer | AFP | Getty Images China's manufacturing activity expanded in November but at a slower pace than October, a survey from HSBC showed on Thursday. The HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 50.4 from a seven-month high of 50.9 in October, staying ab...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/eminence-capitals-rickey-sandler-wants-to-dress-down-mens-wearhouse-board.html
Hedge funder wants to dress down Men’s Wearhouse board
Hedge funder wants to dress down Men’s Wearhouse board VIDEO2:3402:34Eminence CEO pressuring Men's Wearhouse An activist investor ramped up pressure on Men's Wearhouse to join forces with Jos. A. Bank on Wednesday, and he recommended a bold recourse for investors if the men's apparel chain's board of directors doesn...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/fed-minutes-committee-expected-data-would-justify-taper-in-coming-months.html
Fickle Fed: Taper could arrive in 'coming months'
Fickle Fed: Taper could arrive in 'coming months' VIDEO1:0501:05No Fed follow-through on QEThe Fed Federal Reserve officials moved no closer to unwinding their monthly asset purchasing program at the October meeting, pointing instead to "coming months" when a tapering could occur. According to minutes from the meetin...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/low-awareness-of-obamacare-birth-control-mandate.html
Oh, baby! Most women unaware of Obamacare birth control mandate
Oh, baby! Most women unaware of Obamacare birth control mandate Contraceptive pills.Amanda Rohde | E+ | Getty Images A majority of women remain unaware that birth control is available for free from health insurance plans under Obamacare—even as the Supreme Court is likely to soon consider legal fights over that law....
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/oppenheimer-has-a-wild-2014-market-prediction.html
Oppenheimer has a wild 2014 market prediction
Oppenheimer has a wild 2014 market prediction VIDEO1:0601:06Coincidence aside, this is a bullish forecastMarket Outlook This sure would be a coincidence. Oppenheimer expects the stock market to continue its bullish behavior into next year, with the index finishing 2014 at the nice pinpoint figure of...2,014. While t...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/were-reinventing-taking-risks-with-our-business-dell-founder-michael-dell.html
Icahn had no good intentions: Michael Dell
Icahn had no good intentions: Michael Dell VIDEO0:4500:45Dell CEO: Icahn 'had no long-term intentions'Squawk Box Major shareholders like Carl Icahn who opposed the $24.9 billion deal to take Dell private were just trying to drive up the stock price, Michael Dell told CNBC on Wednesday. "[Icahn] didn't own a share of...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/20/with-investment-burden-on-individuals-financial-literacy-is-more-than-ever.html
Planning ahead: Give the baby a bottle and a bank account
Planning ahead: Give the baby a bottle and a bank account Jose Antonio Santiso FernA!ndez | E+ | Getty Images Consider this: The average 40-year-old American has less than $10,000 saved—for anything. The median balance in any type of retirement plan was only about $27,000 at the end of 2012. Americans' savings rates...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/21/amtrust-overs-homeowners-underwater-insurance-coverage.html
Underwater insurance, as millions of homeowners emerge for air
Underwater insurance, as millions of homeowners emerge for air VIDEO1:3001:30'Underwater' homeowner insurancePower Lunch Fast-rising home prices brought more borrowers up from underwater in the third quarter of this year than at any time since the housing recovery began. In the quarter, 1.4 million borrowers came in...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/21/as-most-challenged-investors.html
Meet America's most-challenged investors
Meet America's most-challenged investors Jamie Grill | Blend Images | Getty Images Consider this counterintuitive personal investment trend: Those Americans in the middle of their peak professional earnings years are also going through feelings of financial insecurity greater than they will ever again experience. Th...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/21/bitcoin-merchants-where-to-spend-bitcoin.html
Bitcoin merchants: From plastic surgery to haircuts
Bitcoin merchants: From plastic surgery to haircuts Gabriel Scheare uses the world's first bitcoin ATM on October 29, 2013, at Waves Coffee House in Vancouver, British Columbia. Scheare said he "just felt like being part of history."Getty Images One day it's up. One day it's down. The volatile, electronic bitcoin has q...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/21/markets-will-come-unhinged-if-this-happens-bofa.html
VIDEO2:3602:36Top Technician: I turned bearish on bondsFutures Now The 10-year Treasury yield hit 2.84 percent on Thursday, the highest level in two months. And MacNeil Curry, the head of global technical analysis at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, warns that if yields continue to rise, it will be a very rocky ride fo...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/21/more-money-than-you-think-is-hiding-in-those-sofas.html
More money than you think is hiding in that couch
More money than you think is hiding in that couch Katrina Wittkamp | Stockbyte | Getty Images Quick, guess how much spare change is lurking in the cushions of your sofa. Chances are, you are underestimating. Coinstar, a division of Outerwall that operates kiosks where consumers can convert coins to cash or gift card...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/22/bank-of-america-intern-died-of-natural-causes.html?__source=OTS%7Cfinance%7Cinline%7Cstory%7C&par=OTS&doc=106855584
Bank of America intern died of natural causes
Bank of America intern died of natural causes Moritz Erhardt, Bank of America intern who died The intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch who collapsed and died at his home in London in August, died of natural causes, a coroner said on Friday. Coroner Mary Hassell found that Erhardt died after an epileptic seizure,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/22/biggest-obamacare-hurdle-picking-a-health-plan.html
Biggest Obamacare hurdle: Picking a health plan
Biggest Obamacare hurdle: Picking a health plan VIDEO2:1002:10ACA confusing for young, first-time buyersPower Lunch Even if HealthCare.gov worked as well as Amazon, buying insurance isn't easy. And for many young, first-time insurance buyers, trying to pick the most cost-effective plan can involve a steep learning c...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/22/feds-tarullo-details-plans-to-counter-bank-runs.html
Fed's Tarullo details plans to counter bank runs
Fed's Tarullo details plans to counter bank runs Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo.Getty Images Global regulators need more policy tools to counter the risk of devastating bank runs and should have powers over a wide array of market participants, U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo said on Friday. ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/22/immigration-reform-may-have-to-come-one-piece-at-a-time.html
Immigration reform may happen—one rule at a time
Immigration reform may happen—one rule at a time Family members reunite through bars and mesh of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego.Getty Images Sweeping immigration reform is dead, but it may still go through Congress in bits and pieces. The Senate passed a comprehensive reform bill in June with bipartisan supp...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/24/e-havens-analysts-advisors-point-to-liquid-alternative-funds.html
Seeking safe havens? Analysts, advisors point to liquid alternative funds
Seeking safe havens? Analysts, advisors point to liquid alternative funds NIck M Do | Photodisc | Getty Images Alternative investment strategies that were once the domain of institutional and high-net-worth investors are going mainstream. Indeed, fund companies are responding to demand for downside protection in the...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/24/gold-drops-on-us-stimulus-worries-spdr-outflow.html
Gold ends lower as equities gain on Iran nuclear deal
Gold ends lower as equities gain on Iran nuclear deal Getty Images Gold settled lower on Monday after a volatile trading session. Prices tumbled earlier with crude oil after a deal on Iran's nuclear program, but recovered as investors covered short positions, traders said. Early in the day, bullion prices fell 1 per...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/24/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-to-limit-executives-pay-compensation.html
Swiss voters reject proposal to limit executives' pay
Swiss voters reject proposal to limit executives' pay VIDEO3:1203:12Are fat paychecks required to attract talent?Squawk Box Asia Swiss voters rejected a proposal on Sunday to cap the salaries of top executives at 12 times that of a company's lowest wage, heeding warnings from industry leaders that the measure could ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/25/39700-bottle-of-wine-sets-record.html
$39,700 bottle of wine sets record
$39,700 bottle of wine sets record VIDEO1:2501:25Hong Kong's record wine auctionStreet Signs Asia's thirst for fine wine seems to have few limits. A case of 1978 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru sold for $476,280 on Saturday, setting a record for Romanée-Conti and making it one of the most expensive cases ever sold at auctio...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/25/chinese-buying-up-california-housing.html
Chinese buying up California housing
Chinese buying up California housing VIDEO2:0602:06Chinese buy US homes with view to future At a brand new housing development in Irvine, Calif., some of America's largest home builders are back at work after a crippling housing crash. Lennar, Pulte, K Hovnanian, Ryland to name a few. It's a rebirth for U.S. constru...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/25/how-the-crisis-made-graduates-become-entrepreneurs.html
How the crisis made graduates become entrepreneurs
How the crisis made graduates become entrepreneurs Echo | Cultura | Getty Images Necessity is the mother of invention, so the proverb goes. Sam Atiko-MacQueen found that out when he was caught up in the biggest corporate collapse of the 2008 financial crisis. When Atiko-MacQueen graduated from University College Londo...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/25/pending-home-sales-fall-again.html
Pending home sales fall again
Pending home sales fall again VIDEO0:4900:49October pending home sales down 0.6% Signed contracts to buy existing homes fell for the fifth straight month in October, as the government shutdown added to an overall slowdown in the U.S. housing market. So-called pending home sales eased 0.6 percent from an upwardly rev...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/25/why-your-tax-returns-arent-safe-with-the-irs.html
Why your tax returns aren't safe with the IRS
Why your tax returns aren't safe with the IRS Zmeel Photography | E+ | Getty Images Serious security weaknesses in the Internal Revenue Service's data system have left millions of taxpayers' sensitive financial information vulnerable to hackers. The agency claims it has fixed the problem, but its auditors beg to dif...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/26/dont-panic-till-the-last-of-the-bears-throws-in-the-towel.html
Don't panic till the last of the bears throws in the towel
Don't panic till the last of the bears throws in the towel VIDEO3:1903:19Not seeing a bubble: Jeff CoxRetail The other day I was having lunch with a friend from college who made a lot of money during the financial crisis by shorting stocks. Not John Paulson money, of course. He was focused on equities, when the real...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/26/geopolitical-risk-iran-is-out-china-and-japan-are-in.html
Geopolitical risk: Iran is out, China and Japan are in
Geopolitical risk: Iran is out, China and Japan are in Photo taken on October 23, 2013 shows Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jets leaving their base in Shanghai.Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Just as geopolitical risk showed signs of abating after Sunday's nuclear weapons deal with Iran, tensions between ...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/26/meet-good-the-new-blackberry-killer-on-wall-st.html
Meet 'Good,' the new BlackBerry killer on Wall Street
Meet 'Good,' the new BlackBerry killer on Wall Street VIDEO4:1304:13Good: Wall Street's BlackBerry killerSquawk Box Earlier this year, Morgan Stanley executives met for a regularly scheduled meeting that broached a controversial topic: Whether the bank should ditch its old BlackBerry devices in favor of new-issue Ap...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/26/ome-prices-up-133-year-over-year-spcase-shiller.html
US home prices in September gain highest since Feb 2006: S&P/Case-Shiller
US home prices in September gain highest since Feb 2006: S&P/Case-Shiller VIDEO5:0305:03Shiller: No homebuyer excitement U.S. single-family home prices rose in September and posted their strongest annualized gain in 7-1/2 years, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday. Robert Shiller, a professor of economics at Yal...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/26/the-fed-has-created-a-huge-global-bubble-stockman.html
VIDEO2:5802:58David Stockman: There's a worldwide bubble in stocksFutures Now The actions of the Federal Reserve have created a massive bubble not just in U.S. stock prices, but in a variety of assets all across the world, contends David Stockman, who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget und...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/27/judge-orders-sriracha-hot-sauce-plant-partly-closed-over-odors.html
Judge orders Sriracha hot sauce plant partly closed over odors
Judge orders Sriracha hot sauce plant partly closed over odors Bottles of Sriracha hot sauce travel down a conveyor belt to be boxed for shipment at the Huy Fong Foods facility in Irwindale, Calif.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw cold water on a Sriracha plan...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/28/mark-mobius-im-interested-in-greece.html
Mark Mobius: I'm interested in Greece
Mark Mobius: I'm interested in Greece Oli Scarff | Getty Images Veteran investor Mark Mobius said he would consider investing in Greece since its downgrade to emerging market status, and also praised the euro as a "resounding success". Mobius, who chairs the Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Group with $53 billion...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/29/3-trillion-headache-on-the-way-for-corporations.html
$3 trillion headache on the way for corporations
$3 trillion headache on the way for corporations Image Source | Getty Images Borrowing money at bargain basement interest rates may seem now like a nice way to pad profits and share prices, but it may not be as much fun in a few years. Companies face three consecutive years where more than $1 trillion each will come...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/29/charities-get-holiday-boost-from-crowdfunding.html
Charities get holiday boost from crowdfunding
Charities get holiday boost from crowdfunding VIDEO2:3002:30Warrior Canine Connection raises cash through crowd funding During the 2012 holiday season, the growth in online giving outpaced the growth in e-commerce. This season promises to grow even further. One reason is crowdfunding. Blackbaud, which offers techno...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/29/mexican-drug-cartels-now-make-money-exporting-ore.html?page=2
Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting ore
Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting ore A worker and crane at a port in Mexico.Susana Gonzalez | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country's economy...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/01/amazon-says-testing-delivery-by-drone.html
Amazon says testing delivery by drone
Amazon says testing delivery by drone VIDEO2:5702:57Amazon testing drone delivery Online retailer Amazon.com is testing package delivery using drones, the company's CEO Jeff Bezos told CBS television program "60 Minutes" late Sunday. Amazon.com is testing out the viability of drone delivery for small packages.Amazon....
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https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/02/-investments-grow-on-financial-advisors.html
Alternatives not a scary option after all
Alternatives not a scary option after all MIXA | Getty Images To investors, the words "alternative investments" often rank alongside scary terms like "market crash" and "busted bubble." But alternatives increasingly are being employed by financial advisors in sound investment portfolios. Many advisors pointedly lear...