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Site Map -- CNBC.comhttp://www.cnbc.com/rss/RssSitemap2270.xmlCNBC.com -- First in business worldwide.Copyright 2009 CNBC.comen-ushttp://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/logo_small.gifSite Map -- CNBC.comhttp://www.cnbc.com/CFO Bill Wheat says they want to sell $400 million worth of land, the bulk of it in Florida, California, Arizona and New Mexico. That would get them to a three year supply. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25264235/2008-06-19T15:48:40.093+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25264235/I noted yesterday the miserably bearish mood Wall Street has been in recently. The market has been having problems because the central assumption of bulls--that the second half of the year would see a rebound in earnings--is coming under attack. As a result, traders have been taking every opportunity to sell into rallies in June. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25264086/2008-06-19T15:48:58.187+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25264086/The hedge fund industry is set to attract bankers and traders from an exodus of high-flyers leaving troubled investment banks in search of bigger bonuses and better job security.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25264083/2008-06-19T16:40:15.853+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25264083/Pullbacks are GOOD things. They allow you to buy good stocks at lower prices.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263925/2008-06-19T19:26:39.940+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263925/The Lightning Round is extended in this CNBC.com exclusive feature.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263920/2008-06-19T23:01:49.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263920/When these oil and gas wildcatters pull back, Cramer sees an opening to buy more.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263908/2008-06-19T23:02:13.343+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263908/These names are going down, so steer clear. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263905/2008-06-19T23:02:01.377+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263905/Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263902/2008-06-19T23:01:42.533+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263902/McDermott's closer than the rest. But that's not the only reason to like this stock. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263900/2008-06-19T23:01:25.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263900/Not yet. But here's the best way to play its coming.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263898/2008-06-19T23:01:19.080+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263898/There's no reason to be buying financials here, Cramer says. The outlook is bleak no matter where you look.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263897/2008-06-19T19:10:23.730+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263897/I asked for feedback on the tanker decision and I got it. Also, vote in the poll at the bottom. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263831/2008-06-19T15:32:32.133+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263831/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263765/</link><pubDate>2008-06-19T15:44:46.007+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263765/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263755/</link><pubDate>2008-06-19T15:29:05.280+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263755/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263749/</link><pubDate>2008-06-19T15:34:21.380+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263749/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263748/</link><pubDate>2008-06-19T15:40:34.903+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263748/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263628/</link><pubDate>2008-06-19T16:52:04.500+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263628/</guid></item><item><title>We all know this oil crisis is bad on a macro level, but it's on the micro level that it will really hurt.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263409/2008-06-19T16:39:15.983+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263409/Stocks wavered Thursday after a dismal manufacturing reading and a slew of analyst downgrades.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25263110/2008-06-19T15:32:20.523+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25263110/Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged quick action to give the Federal Reserve explicit authority to step in to protect the financial system if its stability is threatened.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262983/2008-06-19T14:33:59.550+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262983/In recent years, this global shortage of drill-ships has created a critical bottleneck, frustrating energy company executives and constraining their ability to exploit known reserves or find new ones. Slow growth in oil supplies, at a time of soaring demand, has been a major factor in the spike of oil and gasoline prices.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262955/2008-06-19T14:37:17.327+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262955/Real estate giants gathered in New York City on Thursday for the Bank of America Homebuilder Conference.  CNBC has the highlights from the conference.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262912/2008-06-19T20:44:12.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262912/To give investors an edge in this volatile market environment, CNBC asked the experts for their best stock picks now.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262905/2008-06-19T18:58:58.687+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262905/As Dov Charney’s personal team winds up its appeal of the latest sexual harassment case against him, there has been a fairly-major reshuffling of the management team that has left Chief Financial Officer Ken Cieply on a job hunt. Back in May, Chief Financial Officer Ken Cieply resigned from American Apparel.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262774/2008-06-19T15:10:55.447+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262774/China will announce a surprise increase of about 18 percent increase in retail gasoline and diesel prices effective from Friday, the first increase in eight months, two industry sources told Reuters.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262616/2008-06-19T14:42:44.833+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262616/Your source for finding online content mentioned on CNBC TV. <ul> <li><a href="25282438" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Power Poll</a> Where do you think the price of oil will peak?</li><li><a href="25279086" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Reel Savings</a> Sales of manual, or push reel, mowers are on the rise. The rising cost of gas is giving them the push.</li><li><a href="15837290" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" parameters="site=14081545&q=qqqq" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Real-Time NASDAQ Quotes</a> Why wait? Get the quotes you want now. Real-time. </li> </ul>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262605/2008-06-19T14:08:47.840+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262605/Share your opinion on today's top economic, financial and market news.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262583/2008-06-19T14:46:30.940+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262583/Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slowed further in June, a survey showed Thursday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262491/2008-06-19T14:08:57.120+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262491/Still here at the BofA homebuilders conference. I met with an analyst down in the lobby from a competing investment bank. He's here meeting with reps from the builders and just did Ryland. He says they told him, "We have nothing positive to say about the housing market." http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262471/2008-06-19T14:15:05.313+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262471/The surging popularity of smart phones and the faltering economy are putting the squeeze on traditional landline telephone service providers. So Christopher Larsen of Credit Suisse sees opportunity in wireless.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262249/2008-06-19T16:30:38.163+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262249/"Stay with the big-cap names that do a lot of business overseas, and wait for capitulation," says Church Capital Management founder and chief investment officer Gregory Church.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262248/2008-06-20T16:27:18.363+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262248/In an economic squeeze, efficiency and cost-savings are on the front burner. Scott Billeadeau says that makes these small-cap software names especially attractive.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25262247/2008-06-20T19:41:34.707+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25262247/The CNBC programming schedule for Thursday, July 3rd can be found within the article.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25261772/2008-06-19T13:34:12.377+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25261772/Nearly 1.5 billion shares and $23 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Here are the bets being made today...http://www.cnbc.com/id/25261757/2008-06-19T13:31:16.227+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25261757/We are smack in the middle of earnings warnings season, and it has not been a pleasant experience. Yesterday, after several companies warned, we saw an expansion of new lows at the NYSE. Most large financials, most pharmaceuticals, airlines, and most autos are at or near multiyear lows. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25261729/2008-06-19T13:35:00.033+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25261729/ABSTRACT HEREhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25261454/2008-06-19T13:19:07.260+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25261454/In the real world, food-synthesis science is only in its infancy, as you know if you’ve ever tasted fake blueberries in a muffin. But there is a machine that could be the Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle’s great-great-grandfather, says CNBC contributor David Pogue.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260739/2008-06-19T14:06:34.657+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260739/The CNBC programming schedule for July 4th can be found within the article.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260553/2008-06-19T13:09:39.477+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260553/Two former Bear Stearns managers have surrendered to face criminal charges linked to the collapse of a hedge fund that bet heavily into subprime mortgages before the market collapsed, federal authorities said.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260431/2008-06-19T15:44:19.787+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260431/Professional networking site LinkedIn just earned a $1 billion dollar-plus valuation, raising $53 million from a group of VCs led by Bain Capital, for about five percent of the company, giving it a valuation of $1 billion plus.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260422/2008-06-19T13:42:15.350+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260422/The latest numbers indicate the contraction may not be so bad, according to bond expert Tony Crescenzi.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260413/2008-06-19T12:59:47.600+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260413/What was shaping up to be a tough summer for GM has rapidly worsened and become a major gut-check for GM, its investors, and fans of the American automaker. Which brings up the most frequently asked question I get from readers and viewers: can GM successfully shift gears from trucks to cars? http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260318/2008-06-19T13:08:11.153+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260318/It doesn't matter who you are, or what you do, if you're not the most powerful person in the room, you need to start asking yourself, "Why not me?" Tonight on The Big Idea, we've got the big thinkers, the big players, and the new power brokers to help you get the power advantage in your life.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25260060/2008-06-19T13:44:51.440+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25260060/I'm working the Bank of America home building conference in New York today, moderating the lunch panel and sitting in on presentations by the major builders. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25259946/2008-06-19T13:17:15.390+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25259946/Options are eyeing the drug sector's Alzheimer's treatments, according to one observer.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25259041/2008-06-19T12:26:15+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25259041/As economies around the world struggle, it's best to stay in defensive areas like health care, according to Markus Ratz, fund manager at Lupus Alpha.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25259038/2008-07-03T09:58:12.367+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25259038/The "latte effect" of the go-go years had consumers spending $4 a day on coffee. Now the downturn is forcing them to rethink the wisdom of such habits.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25258747/2008-06-19T12:19:17.663+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25258747/Imperial Tobacco Group said Thursday that it plans to slash its work force by around 6 percent as part of its restructuring plans after its recent takeover of Spanish rival Altadis.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25258402/2008-06-19T11:28:50.493+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25258402/Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda reports it has increased its ownership stake in Ford Motor Co. to 6.49 percent from 5.5 percent. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25257941/2008-06-19T11:54:53.203+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25257941/The Italian government approved a so-called "Robin Hood" tax on oil companies to fund aid for low-income households hit hard by increased food and energy prices. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25257932/2008-06-19T11:02:47.063+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25257932/Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports reported a quarterly loss on Thursday as store closures and lower traffic in March and April hurt sales. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25257530/2008-06-19T10:27:32.307+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25257530/Stocks declined Thursday, with the Dow dropping below the key 12000 mark, but were cushioned by AIG's advance.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25257327/2008-06-19T14:33:50.723+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25257327/The New York Post can finally drop its Carl Icahn blog-watch timer. The long-delayed Icahn Report blog is going live on Thursday, the financier and corporate agitator said on Wednesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25256332/2008-06-19T09:29:20.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25256332/Ernesto Evangelista prefers to pump premium gas into his seven-month-old Nissan Titan, thinking it makes the truck run better.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25256305/2008-06-19T09:33:11.763+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25256305/General Motors is postponing redesigning its SUVs and full-sized trucks as it shifts its product portfolio toward more fuel-efficient vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Thursday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255967/2008-06-19T08:34:03.760+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255967/Royal Dutch Shell said it shut down production at an offshore oil installation that produces about 200,000 barrels per day after the most powerful militant group in Nigeria said it launched an attack there Thursday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255945/2008-06-19T08:28:08.597+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255945/Venezuela will not attend a meeting of oil consumers and producers this coming weekend and sees no need to up output, the country's oil minister said on Wednesday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255914/2008-06-19T08:15:47.553+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255914/Morgan Stanley will take a $120 million revenue hit after a suspected rogue trader incorrectly valued his positions in the credit derivatives market, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255893/2008-06-19T08:20:30.547+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255893/Agreement can be reached by the end of this year on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), but rows over the trade in meat and timber need to be resolved, the European Union's trade chief said.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255654/2008-06-19T07:31:39.513+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255654/Anheuser-Busch's board plans to meet in person this week for the first time since rival brewer InBev formally bid $46 billion for the company, the Financial Times reported, citing people close to the situation.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255572/2008-06-19T07:19:59.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255572/British bank HBOS said on Thursday it was trading in line with its expectations, but warned of a 1 billion pound ($2 billion) writedown in the first half of its financial year and a bigger fall in UK house prices.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255549/2008-06-19T17:37:03.407+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255549/European shares ended lower on Thursday, pulled down by weaker banks and tech stocks on concerns of further writedowns at HBOS and market talk of lowered guidance at chip equipment maker ASML.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255548/2008-06-19T17:29:55.463+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255548/U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to urge that the Federal Reserve be given new powers to regulate Wall Street after the collapse of brokerage.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255424/2008-06-19T07:59:11.313+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25255424/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255227/</link><pubDate>2009-03-16T05:04:52.620+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25255227/</guid></item><item><title>Australia's Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday he would attend the Beijing Olympics, ignoring human rights activists' demands that he boycott the event over China's Tibet crackdown. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25254665/2008-06-19T05:08:08.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25254665/Spain's Telefonica hopes to buy a 10% stake in wireless operator China Unicom to take advantage of opportunities from Beijing's plan to overhaul its telecoms industry, the Financial Times said on Thursday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25254130/2008-06-19T04:28:35.407+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25254130/Japan's top retailer Seven & I Holdings will start farming to sell vegetables at its Ito-Yokado stores in response to shoppers' increasing consciousness of food safety.  Separately, Sanyo Electric plans to double annual production of AA and AAA size rechargeable batteries as more consumers choose the economical and environmentally friendly option. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253990/2008-06-19T03:34:33.193+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253990/With thousands of displaced people and the floods working their way from Iowa down to Mississippi, the worst flooding in the U.S. Midwest in 15 years is adding pressure to the recent rise in prices for food and corn-based ethanol.  Here are some of the other businesses in the region, affected by the deluge.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253556/2008-06-19T15:59:26.873+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253556/After the close today, Coventry Health Care slashed its Q2 and full-year earnings guidance due to increasing cost pressures. Coventry’s stock was halted after hours before starting again. Meanwhile, other healthcare stocks are trading sharply lower in after hours trading following the news.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253434/2008-06-19T02:38:31.123+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253434/Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways faces rolling strikes by its engineers from next Monday as a pay dispute worsens, posing more headaches for an airline struggling with high fuel prices. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253101/2008-06-19T02:00:15.180+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253101/China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines will kick off regular direct flights to Taiwan on July 4, the carriers said in separate statements late Wednesday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25253004/2008-06-19T01:49:45.197+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25253004/The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252476/2008-06-19T00:50:58.570+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252476/This statement came from the Air Force Wednesday evening, on the GAO decision which brutally took the service to task over the way it awarded the $35 billion tanker contract... http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252326/2008-06-19T00:24:48.970+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252326/High oil prices and a wary skittishness among traders keeps the pressure on stocks going into Thursday's session. Weekly jobless data, reported at 8:30am ET, is the big number ahead of Thursday's bell. The Philadelphia Fed survey and leading indicators are released at 10am.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252117/2008-06-19T00:09:37.240+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252117/Bank of England Deputy Governor John Gieve announced on Wednesday he will quit prematurely next year just as the government unveiled the biggest shake-up of the central bank's financial stability remit in more than a decade. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25252078/2008-06-18T23:50:00.287+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25252078/High oil prices and a wary skittishness among traders keeps the pressure on stocks going into Thursday's session. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251833/2008-06-19T00:02:26.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251833/European shares are set for a mixed start on Thursday, in which British stocks are expected to open largely unchanged as heavyweight commodity stocks get a lift from raw material prices, while French and German stocks are in for a modest decline. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251662/2008-06-19T05:19:06.283+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251662/Asian stocks took a beating Thursday, after Wall Street closed at a three-month low, sparking fears of a pullback in export demand with oil prices remaining high and feeding a rally in safe-haven government bond prices. Japan shed 2.2 percent while Australia gave up 1.4 percent. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251661/2008-06-19T00:27:34.387+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251661/Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen the booming Asian nation's oil consumption.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251659/2008-06-19T22:29:05.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251659/The dollar rose Thursday, buoyed by a sharp drop in crude oil prices and a decision by the Swiss National Bank to keep interest rates steady despite record-high inflation.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251658/2008-06-19T16:08:48.373+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251658/Now we bring you even more Fast ways to trade tomorrow's market moving events. Also Jon Najarian's options action trade!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251417/2008-06-18T22:39:36.657+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251417/<a href="15837290" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" parameters="q=YHOO" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">Yahoo</a> and Google face intense U.S. Justice Department scrutiny of their deal to share some advertising revenue, and the heat will likely increase under a new administration.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25251007/2008-06-18T22:06:18.100+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25251007/People define power in different ways... to some, it is in the traditional sense, where titans of industry, politicians or the extremely wealthy hold the most power. For others, it is on another level, from the bus driver who takes your kids to school to the author of your favorite newspaper column... who is the most powerful person in your life? Answer one or more of the questions below and your comment could be on our show!http://www.cnbc.com/id/25250827/2008-06-18T21:57:40.927+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250827/Royal Caribbean announced the latest features on its new cruise ship Oasis of the Seashttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250589/2008-06-18T21:36:35.053+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250589/U.S. and Chinese officials agreed Wednesday to launch negotations on a bilateral investment treaty and to expand their cooperation on energy and environmental issues, but differences remained on how quickly Beijing should liberalize its marketshttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250022/2008-06-18T21:12:29.027+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25250022/<description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249296/</link><pubDate>2008-06-18T20:38:17.690+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249296/</guid></item><item><title>The president of <a href="15837290" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" parameters="q=LCC" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">US Airways</a> is confident about the carrier's stand-alone prospects and does not foresee a merger in the near term.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249078/2008-06-18T21:27:56.910+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25249078/The Dow closed at a 3-month low, due to the continuing weakness in financials. New lows expanded at the NYSE to nearly the highest levels in 3 months. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25249001/2008-06-18T20:36:54.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25249001/Dire market warnings from the bank and the winning hedge fund manager fail to appreciate the positive moves taking place.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248874/2008-06-19T11:33:37.970+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248874/All the experts agree - the definition of success is personal.  To find your definition - download this great worksheet from Mel Robbins.  It will walk you thru the process of defining what success means to you.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248480/2008-06-18T21:35:08.930+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248480/DreamWorks chiefs Steven Spielberg and David Geffen are looking for their next move, and India may play a starring role. Their deal with Viacom's Paramount Pictures expires at the end of this year, and Hollywood has been buzzing about conflict between the famous director and Viacom's top brass.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248445/2008-06-18T20:21:31.777+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248445/Stocks closed lower Wednesday, led by financial and auto stocks after worrisome results from Morgan Stanley, CarMax and FedEx. Regional banks also took a hit after Fifth Third cut its dividend.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248422/2008-06-18T21:04:54.303+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248422/As President Bush called for dropping the ban on offshore oil drilling, CNBC asked the experts how to profit from oil.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248394/2008-06-18T20:41:19.090+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248394/Analysts were surprised, at least a little, that Boeing won its challenge alleging the Air Force was wrong in awarding the $35 billion tanker contract to Northrop Grumman/EADS. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248215/2008-06-18T20:13:32.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248215/Warts and all, John McCain’s flip-flop on offshore drilling is a very welcome development. When circumstances change, political leaders should change their policies. And $4 at the pump and $140 in the open market is certainly enough changing circumstances to warrant McCain’s constructive shift on offshore drilling.http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248199/2008-06-18T19:47:52.953+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248199/You need health insurance, period. So why do employers make it so painstaking to figure out?http://www.cnbc.com/id/25248021/2008-06-18T21:13:27.807+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25248021/We've got a poll getting a lot of attention today. It's <a href="25242276" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false">this one</a> on oil and the possibility of opening environmentally sensitive areas to drilling. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247987/2008-06-18T19:36:42.003+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247987/Even if Congress agrees to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling (a long-shot, for sure), getting that oil into the market will take years. Addison Armstrong, Tradition Energy's director of energy research, estimates it will take 10 years -- at a minimum -- to get 1 million barrels/day of oil moving from fields in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247967/2008-06-18T19:54:57.443+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247967/Many are now pinning their hopes on the dollar...and this is why traders have cheered concerted efforts by Fed officials plus U.S. officials to prop up the dollar. Traders hope a concerted rally in the dollar will see oil trade below $110, stocks will rally, gold will come down.. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247459/2008-06-18T19:06:49.737+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247459/Tiger Woods has many endorsement deals, but the ones that will be the hardest hit are the companies that stand to benefit from Woods when he’s out on the course. http://www.cnbc.com/id/25247415/2008-06-18T19:29:26.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/25247415/