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Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Friday, Jul. 24, 2009     DOW 9093.24 23.95 +0.26%   NASDAQ 1965.96 -7.64 -0.39%   S&P 979.26 2.97 +0.3%       NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Dow Has Strongest Two Weeks Since 2000 The latest batch of earnings took a toll on the market Friday but the Dow still pulled off a gain in the final half hour of trading, capping its best two-week performance since 2000.... »read more As Healthcare Reform Speeds Ahead, Investors Get Nervous A general air of uncertainty over what Washington has in store for health care reform is spreading to Wall Street, where investors are leery over what ramifications the undertaking will have on portfolios... »read more Reverse Stock Splits: A Lesson In Unintended Consequences Struggling U.S. companies looking to boost their share price with reverse stock splits often wind up making themselves more vulnerable to short sellers, and if the past is a guide, rarely succeed in halting a slide in the post-split share price... »read more TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Geithner on the Hill   Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner makes a statement on the goverment's proposal for regulatory reform 2. Warren On the Web   The most famous investor of all time is now cartoon character, with Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman/CEO. 3. Diller Downloads   Discussing media content, capital and deals, with Barry Diller, InterActive Corp. CEO and CNBC's Julia Boorstin 4. Schwarzenegger & the Golden State   California's State Senate is approving a budget package to close the state's more than $26 billion defecit, with CNBC's John Harwood. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!   Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   New Roethlisberger Spot Will Continue To Air Minutes after Ben Roethlisberger called the sexual assault allegations against him "false and vicious," and that he would fight the civil suit, those watching on ESPN might have seen a commercial starring the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.»read more »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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