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DOW 8000.86 -148.15 -1.82%   NASDAQ 1476.42 -31.42 -2.08% S&P 825.88 -19.26 -2.28%     Friday, Jan. 30, 2009   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     The Market's Latest Victim: 'Buy-And-Hold' Strategy As traditional market signposts lose their relevance, so does the traditional "buy-and-hold" strategy that investors have followed for decades...read more       Plans to Create 'Bad Bank' Are Running Into Problems The Obama administration may still announce a plan next week to prop up ailing banks, but significant questions remain about key measures of the plan, as well as where the funding will come from, a source says...read more       Wall Street Bonuses Being Targeted by Lawmakers Washington moved to crack down on Wall Street bonuses Friday as a Democratic senator proposed capping employee salaries at companies receiving government aid and the White House pledged action from President Barack Obama as well...read more       TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. Obama's Middle Class Task President Barack Obama discusses the deepening recession's impact on American families.       2. Dimon Not Rough on Bad Bank JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon tells CNBC's Becky Quick that the bad bank plan would put a floor on distressed assets.       3. Robertson & Roche Clean the Banking Mess Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson, chairman of Tiger Management, and David Roche, of Independent Strategy, discuss the best ways to fix the banking mess.       4. The Beer-conomy The Beer Institute estimates 3.5 percent of annual beer consumption happens on Super Bowl Sunday, and beer sales this year will be one indicator of how the consumer economy is holding up. Jim Koch, chairman of the Boston Beer Company, shares his insight.       5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Erin Burnett.       Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com       CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     Dear Mr. President, A Bonus Isn't A Bonus The fury over the fact that Wall Street paid out $18.4 billion in bonuses in 2008, the "sixth largest" amount in history, is about words and nothing else. See All CNBC.com Blogs   Watch CNBC live on your desktop. Click here to find out how.   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS

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