﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Site Map -- CNBC.com</title><link>http://www.cnbc.com/rss/RssSitemap2280.xml</link><description>CNBC.com -- First in business worldwide.</description><copyright>Copyright 2009 CNBC.com</copyright><language>en-us</language><image><url>http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/logo_small.gif</url><title>Site Map -- CNBC.com</title><link>http://www.cnbc.com/</link></image><item><title>Customer satisfaction with products and services available to American consumers is high and increasing, according to the latest American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461315/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T15:35:22.227+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461315/</guid></item><item><title>There's no doubt the recession is winding down. The hot question now is, what shape will the recovery be?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461277/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T15:35:32.600+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461277/</guid></item><item><title>The early word on the Street Monday was that the Shanghai Composite Index was plummeting because direct foreign investment in China fell for the 10th straight month. That could well be. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461138/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T15:03:32.057+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461138/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461059/</link><pubDate>2009-08-31T17:06:49+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461059/</guid></item><item><title>The retail news is better today than yesterday; Home Depot, Saks and Target all reported earnings and commentary better than Lowe's did yesterday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461026/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:54:22.360+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32461026/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460904/</link><pubDate>2009-09-08T16:26:31.087+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460904/</guid></item><item><title>All you can ask for as an employee in tough times is to be kept fully informed of what’s going on at your company.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460677/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:40:07.850+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460677/</guid></item><item><title>After time away from the world of chapter 11 and distressed investing, hedge funds are back in town searching bankruptcies for debt to trade.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460428/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:20:53.243+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460428/</guid></item><item><title>From the first quarter, we had the Chinese and Russians expressing concern over the direction of the US fiscal position. This lead to the suggestion/advocation that a new world reserve currency be established.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460394/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:15:58.813+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460394/</guid></item><item><title>BB&amp;amp;T CEO Kelly King told CNBC Tuesday the transaction is almost "risk free." </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460267/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:56:15.150+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460267/</guid></item><item><title>Stocks bounced back on Tuesday, closing up after Monday's sharp selloff. The market continued its recent pattern of shrugging off certain economic data and continuing in whichever direction it intended to go for the day. Housing starts dropped 1 percent in July after an upwardly-revised 6.5-percent jump in June, falling well short of expectations. Meanwhile, a gauge of inflation fell more than expected: Producer prices dropped by 0.9 percent last month, compared with a 1.8-percent gain in June. Read and listen to what the experts had to say... </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460069/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T23:23:27.807+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460069/</guid></item><item><title>Where should investors be looking in this volatile market? Ted Parrish, co-portfolio manager at Henssler Equity Fund, and David Fleisher, chief operating officer of Firstrust Financial Resources, shared their sector recommendations. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460065/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T16:41:28.963+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32460065/</guid></item><item><title>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a linktype="External" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457085" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Market Tips: Risk Aversion May Be Short-Lived&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Global stocks rose Tuesday, clawing their way back from the previous day's lows. Though the market is due for a correction, there is still value in large-cap stocks and copper.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/die-in-2011-and-you-ll-pay.aspx?pid=p:cnbc" linktype="External" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true" omnitrack="false" hidetimestampicon="false" hidecontenticon="false" contenticononly="false"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Die in 2011 and You'll Pay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the estate tax in flux, planning for estate taxes at death is uncertain at best.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450112/" linktype="External" resizable="yes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credit Drought Hits Developers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The housing industry is increasingly facing another credit crunch, though this time it's not to the buyers, but to the builders. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a linktype="External" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32361835" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003f76" size="2"&gt;Reverse Mortgages: A Troubled Lifeline for Seniors&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Reverse mortgages are quickly turning into a main source of income for struggling seniors but they come with significant drawbacks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32459856/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T13:32:30.237+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32459856/</guid></item><item><title>Stocks bounced back Tuesday after a sharp selloff Monday but gains were modest after a disappointing housing report.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32459712/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T16:48:39.593+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32459712/</guid></item><item><title>Markets are likely to end the year higher and investors need some strong, blue-chip stocks in their portfolios, to counteract the volatility shown by cyclical shares, Bob Doll, global chief investment officer of equities at BlackRock, told CNBC Tuesday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32458359/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T11:42:05.693+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32458359/</guid></item><item><title>Five Facebook users sued the website, alleging that it violated California state laws that protect consumer privacy. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32458206/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T11:27:27.860+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32458206/</guid></item><item><title>World markets are back in selloff mode Wednesday, with Shanghai's 5 percent tumble the first indication that Tuesday's rally for world stocks might be a one-off event.&amp;#160; </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457476/</link><pubDate>2009-08-19T12:48:09.667+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457476/</guid></item><item><title>European banking stocks could sink another 5 or 6 percent in a sharp selloff that would unsettle the broader market, Geoff Wilkinson, head of investment research at Mint Equities, told CNBC. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457282/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T09:04:07.820+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457282/</guid></item><item><title>Banks and commodities stocks, which are now stock market bellwethers, were trading higher in London Tuesday morning, as stocks reversed Monday's selloff, with investors hoping better times were ahead.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457104/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T08:36:24.993+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457104/</guid></item><item><title>Global stocks rose Tuesday, clawing their way back from the previous day's lows. Experts tell CNBC that although the market is due for a slight correction, there is still value in large-cap stocks and copper.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457085/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T08:37:44.987+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32457085/</guid></item><item><title>The writers' grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32456924/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T07:59:26.200+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32456924/</guid></item><item><title>The sharp global slump in stocks Monday was a sign that the markets are on their way back to reality after about five months of strong gains, Kirby Daley, senior strategist at Newedge Group, said Tuesday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455872/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T08:42:40.407+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455872/</guid></item><item><title>When a sell-off develops there is a surprising lack of support from investors in miner BHP Billiton.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455452/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T04:28:04.807+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455452/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455292/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T03:04:21.183+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32455292/</guid></item><item><title>Traders said the selling was orderly—there was no sign of panic—and they expect to see more pressure on stocks this week.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32453083/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T22:32:46.090+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32453083/</guid></item><item><title>It's been a long time in coming -- Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios just announced it completed its first phase of financing, allowing the studio co-run by Stacey Snider to start production.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32452306/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:05:02.460+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32452306/</guid></item><item><title>This recovery is not going to be a sprint, but a marathon instead and it’s going to take time to unwind, said Andrew Kanaly, chairman of Kanaly Trust Company. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32452256/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T14:33:11.027+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32452256/</guid></item><item><title>Will earnings from Target, Hewlett- Packard and other big names help to stem or fuel the decline? </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451172/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:43:58.247+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451172/</guid></item><item><title>If stocks are about to correct significantly, it's probably a smart time to make a shopping list. What are the Fast Money traders looking to buy at lower prices?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451145/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:51:04.573+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451145/</guid></item><item><title>Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard &amp;amp; Poor’s, told investors what to expect for the second half of the year and 2010. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451059/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:20:38.323+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32451059/</guid></item><item><title>The correction may finally be starting: Stocks plunged more than 2% Monday in their worst selloff in 7 weeks.&amp;#160; The Nasdaq was the hardest hit, down nearly 3%.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450876/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T20:40:17.237+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450876/</guid></item><item><title>If you and your significant other spent $400 on a meal for two--and had to bring your own dishes--you'd expect something spectacular. And spectacular is what's promised by a roving dining experience called "Outstanding in the Field." </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450391/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T18:59:35.847+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450391/</guid></item><item><title>While everyone is debating when home prices will bottom, MacroShares (which premiered in June) allows investors to make a direct bet on housing.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450347/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T18:47:30.310+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450347/</guid></item><item><title>The industry self-regulatory organization that was supposed to police the brokers at the &lt;strong&gt;Stanford Financial Group&lt;/strong&gt; acknowledges it received a tip from an employee in 2003 that the company was running a Ponzi scheme, but did not follow up on it because of the agency's own policy. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450176/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T23:50:50.877+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450176/</guid></item><item><title>While confidence among the nation's home builders appears to be edging up ever-so-cautiously, according to the National Association of Home Builders' monthly sentiment survey, one of the biggest headwinds to the builders now is credit.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450112/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T18:28:03.470+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450112/</guid></item><item><title>Up to 90 percent of paper money in the United States contains traces of cocaine, according to a study by the American Chemical Society released Monday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450079/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T18:49:35.557+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32450079/</guid></item><item><title>U.S. loan demand fell in the second quarter for every major category bar prime residential mortgages as banks tightened credit standards and borrowers remained cautious, central bank and government studies showed. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449939/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T20:47:34.230+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449939/</guid></item><item><title>Only the strong survive in this Darwinian free market. And this bank’s a survivor.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449823/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:10:39.243+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449823/</guid></item><item><title>Cramer finds conflicting messages coming from the market. Plus, a call on the banks and American's renewed focus on value.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449820/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T19:41:47.590+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449820/</guid></item><item><title>The Lightning Round is extended in this CNBC.com exclusive feature.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449819/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:11:05.913+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449819/</guid></item><item><title>Plus, get calls on the utilities, taxing stock trades and more.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449816/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:11:34.977+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449816/</guid></item><item><title>Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449815/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:11:14.163+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449815/</guid></item><item><title>Cramer thinks so. Find out why.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449812/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:10:53.383+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449812/</guid></item><item><title>Stocks fell more than 2 percent on Monday following a strong four-week rally. Mike Rubino, of Rubino Financial and Bob Phillips of Spectrum Management Group discussed the selloff.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449810/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T15:24:49.323+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449810/</guid></item><item><title>DirecTV is rolling out a test in which cable customers in New York can pay $349 to watch Sunday games online.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449751/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:54:44.720+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449751/</guid></item><item><title>Banks are reporting July master trust data, and the data shows modest improvement.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449566/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:39:40.020+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449566/</guid></item><item><title>We just finished a steep incline in stock prices. Does that mean a sharp descent is coming next?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449442/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T01:10:26.900+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449442/</guid></item><item><title>Here's Dan Mitchell's latest mini-documentary explaining how and why excessive government spending undermines economic growth.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449354/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:21:26.983+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449354/</guid></item><item><title>The Supreme Court will hear a case on executive compensation this fall, as anger over huge bonuses paid to the executives of failing firms continues to grow, the New York Times reports.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449082/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:09:49.663+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32449082/</guid></item><item><title>Home builder confidence rose in August to its highest level in more than a year, according to the latest reading of the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448971/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T19:52:11.190+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448971/</guid></item><item><title>"Could we see a 700- to 1,000-point selloff?" one market pro says. "We could have one and the bulls could still be saying it's a bull market.&amp;#160; It would be a very normal correction in my book."</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448965/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T22:50:31.667+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448965/</guid></item><item><title>The Vix soared over 10 percent on Monday. What's next? Dan Deming, trader at Stutland Equities and Brett D’Arcy, CIO of CBIZ Wealth Management shared their outlooks. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448720/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:59:55.767+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448720/</guid></item><item><title>New data on international capital flows into U.S. financial assets were released Monday indicating that in June China was a net seller of $25.1 billion of U.S. Treasuries. Tony Crescenzi explains what this all means.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448656/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T16:29:49.987+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448656/</guid></item><item><title>The real estate investment trusts (REITs) sector has had a great run over the last few months, but here are some areas you can still consider for your portfolio, said Paul Puryear, director of real estate research at Raymond James. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448513/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:04:25.357+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448513/</guid></item><item><title>In late February, we had long-time bear Robert Prechter, Founder &amp;amp; CEO of Elliott Wave International on the "Closing Bell," where he predicted a sharp rally. Prechter has been studying the charts for the past 30-years.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448451/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T02:41:09.987+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448451/</guid></item><item><title>Among the firsts in Sunday's PGA Championship was that Tiger Woods, for the first time, did not win a major tournament while in the lead going into Sunday. Another certainty thrown onto the ash heap of golf. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448370/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T16:07:43.250+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448370/</guid></item><item><title>The weekend was apparently not the pause that refreshes for Wall Street: Following a mild selloff on Friday, stocks opened sharply lower Monday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448045/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T19:23:44.050+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448045/</guid></item><item><title>This is a good opportunity to leverage towards a cyclical recovery, said Thomas Lee, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist at JPMorgan. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448014/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T16:33:55.587+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32448014/</guid></item><item><title>Cox Communications has made it no secret that it's open to selling a majority stake in Travel Channel Media and my sources tell me bids for the cable channel are due tomorrow. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447927/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:27:33.193+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447927/</guid></item><item><title>U.S. and European markets are notably weak today following a strong sell-off in Asia. As a result of today’s sell-off, most major indices around the world have shed their August gains. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447839/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:25:52.463+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447839/</guid></item><item><title>Tepid remarks, like Lowe's comments that it is seeing some positive signs that the housing market and the economy are bottoming, are not enough. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447828/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:16:20.203+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447828/</guid></item><item><title>Foreign demand for long-term U.S. financial assets rebounded in June even though China and Russia trimmed their holdings. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447814/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:18:49.910+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447814/</guid></item><item><title>&lt;em&gt;Stocks plunged more than 2 percent Monday as traders cashed in on some of the gains from the four-week rally. Earlier, the New York Fed reported its measure of manufacturing activity in the region moved into positive territory—signaling growth—for the first time since April 2007. Read and listen to what the experts had to say...&lt;/em&gt;</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447805/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T19:58:47.547+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447805/</guid></item><item><title>I was reminded again recently about the importance of “patrolling the front lines.” As managers and executives, it’s critical that we inspect the details because – forgive the cliché – that’s where the devil makes himself comfortable.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447440/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:57:04.490+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447440/</guid></item><item><title>Tech companies in the S&amp;amp;P 500 have been a major force in the recent rally, up 15.9% on average since their July 10th lows. Here is a look at which tech stocks are leading and which are lagging in the recent rally.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447102/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:48:16.113+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447102/</guid></item><item><title>RIM has a commanding 56% share of the $12 billion U.S. smartphone market. And its sales are still accelerating. Thanks to those booming sales, Research in Motion ranks No. 1 on Fortune's 2009 list of Fastest-Growing Companies.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447065/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:50:45.040+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447065/</guid></item><item><title>For the first time, Fortune opened its 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list to businesses around the world (if they trade on a U.S. exchange and file quarterly reports)—a change that landed Canada's Research in Motion in the No. 1 spot and two Chinese companies in the top 10. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447005/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:00:00.447+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32447005/</guid></item><item><title>Twitter followers are more likely to hear about what people are having for their lunch than read anything actually interesting or worthwhile, according to Pear Analytics.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446935/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:27:23.267+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446935/</guid></item><item><title>Reappointing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is the “right thing” to do, said Former Federal Reserve governor Frederic Mishkin on Monday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446906/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:57:50.797+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446906/</guid></item><item><title>Even with the initial cash for clunkers' surge in sales, total retail sales registered a 0.1% decline last month. Without autos, the decline was 0.6%. The consumer clearly is showing the effects of a high unemployment rate, stagnant wages, a depressed housing market, and limited access to credit. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446790/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:07:57.457+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446790/</guid></item><item><title>At some point on Saturday morning, as I reported on my Twitter page, the list of “corporate partners” on the Eagles Web site not only disappeared, the actual link which I saved on my computer had all the logos deleted from it.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446643/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:09:18.443+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446643/</guid></item><item><title>Perhaps the recession is over, but has the recovery begun and if it has, does this justify Wall Street’s $85 oil forecast in today’s environment? Stephen Schork looks at the evidence.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446636/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T13:55:51.077+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446636/</guid></item><item><title>Companies the offer the unemployed help in finding a job can charge a small fortune and deliver far less than promised, the New York Times reports.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446630/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T16:53:46.557+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446630/</guid></item><item><title>AOL, often derided as the original gated community, is now manufacturing a broad array of digital media that is free for the grabbing., the New York Times reports.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446625/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:54:58.677+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446625/</guid></item><item><title>For years, the exclusive golf club here has been shrouded in myth: it was built by Chinese laborers; the sand traps were filled with expensive crushed granite; the privileged men who got to play the course were sometimes flown in on floatplanes, landing on one of the course’s gentle ponds.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446621/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:27:22.710+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446621/</guid></item><item><title>The News Corporation needs television viewers to find the Fox Business Network, and it thinks the cowboy-hat-wearing radio host Don Imus could help.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446618/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T14:38:57.467+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446618/</guid></item><item><title>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a linktype="External" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32442582" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yoshikami: You Need to Adjust Your Strategy Now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The truth is the world is different than it was 10 or 20 years ago. There is no way that your current investment strategy can remain the same as it has in the past.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a linktype="External" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32423311" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003f76" size="2"&gt;Commodities: The Next Hot Trade?&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a hot week, copper, sugar, gold and oil all dropped Friday, along with the markets. Is it time to buy them on this dip?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a linktype="External" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/32443932" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003f76" size="2"&gt;US to Exit Recession Next Month?&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Global stocks were lower Monday, with Asian markets falling to their lowest in two weeks. But experts tell CNBC stocks could go higher and the U.S. could exit recession next month.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446399/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T13:33:14.420+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446399/</guid></item><item><title>The weekend was apparently not the pause that refreshes for Wall Street: Following a mild selloff on Friday, stocks opened sharply lower Monday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446270/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:26:31.680+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446270/</guid></item><item><title>Asia drops as Japanese GDP--while growing--disappoints. You would think global markets would be delighted to hear that Japan had positive GDP growth for the first time in five quarters. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446233/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T13:25:28.237+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446233/</guid></item><item><title>The Federal Reserve said Monday it will extend its Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility another six months through it said conditions were improving in some areas.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446222/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T15:25:13.273+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32446222/</guid></item><item><title>Consumer spending, which roughly accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, and housing, about 20 percent of GDP, have been hit with the equivalent of 100-year storms.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445755/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T16:06:21.420+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445755/</guid></item><item><title>Several banks, including two in the U.S., face new scrutiny as investors and regulators try to sort out the alleged Stanford Ponzi scheme, CNBC has learned. At issue: what the banks and regulators knew about massive deposits and withdrawals from Stanford over the years.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445547/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T23:48:34.350+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445547/</guid></item><item><title>Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, a leading figure in the liberal wing of his party, said Monday he doubts there can be meaningful health care reform without a direct government role. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445542/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T12:53:13.843+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32445542/</guid></item><item><title>Central bankers are to blame for the current financial crisis, according to Andrew Smithers, author of "Wall Street Revalued" and founder of Smithers &amp;amp; Company. He suggests they employ different policies so further crises will be prevented.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444914/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T11:25:47.837+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444914/</guid></item><item><title>1st paragraph of story should go here</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444556/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T10:25:40.633+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444556/</guid></item><item><title>The "correction" many on Wall Street had been waiting for finally happened on Monday - now, the question is how long it will continue. Based on activity in overseas markets and U.S. stock index futures, Monday's drop may be a one-day wonder, with all signs pointing to a rebound at the open. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444368/</link><pubDate>2009-08-18T13:14:54.553+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444368/</guid></item><item><title>The weekend was apparently not the pause that refreshes for Wall Street: Following a mild selloff on Friday, futures pointed to a sharply lower open for stocks Monday.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444366/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T11:41:25.883+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444366/</guid></item><item><title>The correlation between the dollar and the stock market is still there, Chris Zwermann from Zwermann Financial said Monday. He sees a weakening U.S. dollar-Japanese yen cross pulling stock markets lower, with the Dow falling below the 9,000 mark.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444333/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T09:41:53.410+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444333/</guid></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase asked the UK banking regulator to examine a pay deal offered by Barclays to lure one of JPMorgan's star proprietary traders to its own investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, the Financial Times reported Monday. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444296/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T13:34:15.017+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32444296/</guid></item><item><title>Global stocks were lower Monday, with Asian markets falling to their lowest in two weeks, as investors raked in profits amid gloomy U.S. consumer data and a growing belief that market valuations had overtaken economic fundamentals.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32443932/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T08:22:57.147+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32443932/</guid></item><item><title>&lt;em&gt;Your source for finding online content mentioned on CNBC TV.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;control:component documentid="32443656" xmlns:control="control"&gt;&lt;control:parameter id="embedded" parametervalue="reference" label="embedded"&gt;&lt;/control:parameter&gt;&lt;control:parameter id="align" label="align"&gt;&lt;/control:parameter&gt;&lt;control:parameter id="linkto" label="linkto"&gt;&lt;/control:parameter&gt;&lt;/control:component&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32443657/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T07:13:10.917+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32443657/</guid></item><item><title>With Asia rising, the West struggling under massive debt, commodity consumption going through the roof, and the shadow of high inflation haunting developed countries, there is no way that your current investment strategy can remain the same as it has in the past.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32442582/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T02:36:02.813+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32442582/</guid></item><item><title>If you’re looking at a drug company play, don’t make a move until you find out what King Pharmaceuticals CEO said to Fast Money. </title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441072/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:38:53.670+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441072/</guid></item><item><title>With so much uncertainty vexing stocks, is technology the closest thing to a sure thing?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441071/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:37:38.173+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441071/</guid></item><item><title>You can’t move on Wall Street without hearing bears talk of a coming correction. Considering stocks plunged more than 2% on Monday, are they right?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441070/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:37:05.783+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32441070/</guid></item><item><title>Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow's best trades, right now!</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440800/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T22:05:12.653+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440800/</guid></item><item><title>Many people compare the market to a roller coaster ride. But we don’t think they’re right.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440771/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:45:53.783+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440771/</guid></item><item><title>Amid the sell off, what level should you be closely watching in the S&amp;amp;P as a level of support?</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440748/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T17:35:59.760+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440748/</guid></item><item><title>Following are the &lt;em&gt;day’s &lt;/em&gt;biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of &lt;strong&gt;Aetna&lt;/strong&gt; and other managed care companies&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;popped while &lt;strong&gt;Caterpillar&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;BB&amp;amp;T &lt;/strong&gt;dropped.</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440736/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:46:18.537+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440736/</guid></item><item><title>It seems Warren Buffett has turned trader. No not traitor, trader! The Fast Money gang thinks Buffett has become quite nimble and you might want to follow his lead!</title><description /><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440717/</link><pubDate>2009-08-17T21:53:03.513+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cnbc.com/id/32440717/</guid></item></channel></rss>