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Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Friday, Apr. 24, 2009     DOW 8076.29 119.23 +1.5%   NASDAQ 1694.29 42.08 +2.55%   S&P 866.23 14.31 +1.68%       NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Stocks End Higher but Snap Six-Week Streak Stocks ended higher Friday after better-than-expected results from Ford but ended lower for the week, snapping a six-week winning streak... »read more Most Banks Well Capitalized But May Need More, Fed Says "Most banks" are currently well capitalized but need to hold a "substantial" amount above regulatory requirements in case the recession worsens, the Fed said in its eagerly awaited report on bank stress tests.... »read more How Investors Can Survive In a Stock Picker's Market Despite all the recent ups and downs, the market has been mostly stuck in a rut during April. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has continued to rally, but the Dow... »read more TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Stress Test Grades   Gerard Cassidy, of RBC Capital Markets; James Paulsen, of Wells Capital Management; and CNBC's Steve Liesman, look ahead to the results of the bank stress tests. 2. Ford's Mulally: The Sunny Side   Ford CEO Alan Mulally discusses the automaker's improving balance sheet, with CNBC' Phil Lebeau. 3. Pontiac R.I.P.  General Motors announces it will close its Pontiac brand, reports CNBC's Phil Lebeau. 4. The Donald: Banks Not Lending  Regardless of who you are or how much money you have, banks are just not lending, says Donald Trump, Trump Organization chairman & president. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!   Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Erin Burnett.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   Ee-Ee! Ooh-Ooh! Animals Get Pink Slips at Bronx Zoo Faced with a $15 million budget shortfall, the Bronx Zoo, like other zoos across the country, is being forced to lay off some of the animals in addition to their human counterparts. The 265-acre wildlife refuge in the middle of New York's concrete jungle is closing four exhibits and giving pink slips to hundreds of animals, including deer, bats, porcupines, foxes, lemurs and antelopes, the AP reported. »See All CNBC.com Blogs     FIRST IN BUSINESS WORLDWIDE     (c)2009 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved 900 Sylvan Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

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