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Wednesday, Mar. 05, 2008

1. Bernanke on Foreclosures: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on reducing preventable mortgage foreclosures at the ICBA National Convention & Techworld in Orlando, FL. 2. El-Arian on the Housing Economy: The government must attack the housing problem directly, says Mohamed El-Erian, PIMCO co-CEO. He shares his insight with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. 3. Investment for Assured Guaranty: Fund manager Wilbur Ross invests up to $1B in the bond insurer, with Dominic Frederico, Assured Guaranty Ltd. CEO and CNBC's Carl Quintanilla. 4. Business with Sir Branson: An outlook on Virgin Group, with Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group chairman/founder and CNBC's Carl Quintanilla. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett. The Housing Bear Who Finally Got It Right In 2004, analyst Chris Thornberg predicted housing prices would fall. He was wrong then but he's right now. Jane Wells blogs on Thornberg's predictions for the current crisis and what homeowners can expect in the years to come. Click here to view posting.

HILLARY'S CROSSROADS: John Harwood wraps up Tuesday's primaries, setting the stage for the run-in to the Democratic nomination. TANKER CONTRACT TURNED PROTECTIONISM FIGHT: Northrop Grumman, along with European partner EADS, was the big winner in the Pentagon's $40 billion tanker contract. That looks like the end of the battle, but the beginning of the war, with today's Congressional hearing just a preamble to the fight over a national defense contract of the size being awarded to foreign producers. Most of the assembly of the 179 air-to-air refueling tankers will be assembled in France. STOCKS TO WATCH: Matt Nesto follows the biggest winners and losers in the market, breaking down the biggest stock and sector stories of the day. PFIZER ANALYSTS MEETING: Mike Huckman is live in New York, where Pfizer is holding its first analyst meeting in a year and a half, starting at 8:30am./font> Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners

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