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Investors Borrowing Big From Portfolios

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:43pm
Stocks flying high and interest rates nearing record lows have enticed investors to borrow big against their portfolios.
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Top 5 Small Businesses Mistakes to Avoid

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:30pm
Pat Kiernan, co-host of CNBC Prime's "Crowd Rules," lists five small-business mistakes to avoid.
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Millennials Get a Jump on Saving

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:29pm
On average Millennials have $55,000 saved for retirement and are wary of the long-term viability of Social Security.
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Level Global Co-Founder Gets Prison

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:20pm
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors co-founder Anthony Chiasson is also ordered to pay a $5 million fine for insider trading.
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Obama: IRS Focus on Conservatives 'Outrageous'

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 12:56pm
President Barack Obama on Monday called the Internal Revenue Service's focus on conservative groups "outrageous."
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CBOE Wins Options Exclusivity in Court

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 12:34pm
CBOE won a court fight to prevent rival International Securities Exchange from listing options on 2 key stock market indexes.
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3-D Avatars: No Need to Try On Clothes

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:39am
Tech company Metail digitizes its clothing and uses software that merges garment images with customer avatars for fit.
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Cramer: Street Will Stay With Bloomberg

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:47am
CNBC's Jim Cramer says the Bloomberg terminal is loved too much for any Wall Street firm to ditch the service.
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Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Case

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:24am
The Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean.
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H&M Signs Bangladesh Safety Agreement

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:23am
The world's two biggest fashion retailers backed a deal aimed at preventing a repeat of the Bangladesh factory collapse.
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Business Inventories Were Flat Again

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:01am
Business inventories were flat in March for a second straight month as automobile, furniture and clothing stocks fell.
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Government Is Creating Low-Wage Jobs

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:51am
The federal government is better at creating low-paying jobs than both Wal-Mart and McDonald's.
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Morgan's Dimon May Quit If This Happens

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:10am
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon said he may consider leaving if shareholders vote to split his duties, the WSJ reported.
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Bloomberg Response Not 'Credible': Pitt

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 8:59am
An independent review is needed following Bloomberg's data terminal breach, former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt tells CNBC.
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Nuclear Power Wanes; US Oil Waxes

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 8:57am
Everything seems to have gone wrong for the nuclear industry, which a few years ago was gearing up for a renaissance.
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Retail Sales Boosted by Autos, Building

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 8:32am
U.S. retail sales rose in April, pointing to underlying strength in the economy.
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Obamacare Comes With Huge Drug Cost Gap

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 8:23am
Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay for medications under Obamacare.
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Lloyds Chair Stands Down as Government Sale Looms

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 7:59am
Lloyds Banking Group said on Monday its chairman Win Bischoff will retire in the next year.
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UK Government Split Over EU Membership

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 7:47am
Two prominent members of David Cameron's cabinet said Britain should no longer be a part of the European Union.
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Dell Seeks More Details From Icahn

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 7:41am
Dell is seeking more information from Carl Icahn on his offer for the embattled computer maker.
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