CNBC.com News Now: How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market

View today's top stories on your mobile device. Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2010 DOW 10572.02    -11.94  -0.11% NASDAQ 2308.71    0.29  +0.1% S&P 1136.52    3.53  +0.31% Get a Real-Time Quote   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV SIGN IN   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Ford Monthly Sales Outstrip Forecasts; GM Reports Decline Ford Motor's December sales leaped an adjusted 23.3 percent, far outpacing industry forecasts for the U.S. automaker, while sales at General Motors declined 12.8 percent, slightly worse than expected. »read more How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market Every day, millions of Americans stand at store checkout counters and make a seemingly random decision: after swiping their debit card, they choose whether to punch in a code, or to sign their name. »read more Google Unveils Nexus One 'Superphone' Google took the wraps off a new Web-enabled smartphone Tuesday it called a "superphone," a device bristling with features from speech recognition to a 3D interface that the Internet giant will sell directly to consumers. »read more CNBC ORIGINALS TECH WEEK MacHEADS - Tonight 10p ET|PT The Mac community is filled with adoring fans. There's worldwide excitement and anticipation for "all things Apple." You'll meet adoring Apple fans with unwavering loyalty for the company and it's products. What makes Mac computers, the iPhone and iPods so popular? »Tech Week Schedule US Based Programming Above For CNBC Europe click here | CNBC Asia Pacific TV click here TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Google v. Apple  Discussing the smartphone wars, with Jim Friedland, Cowen & Company and Peter Misek, Canaccord Adams and CNBC's Jim Goldman. 2. Ford Sales Up Over 23 Percent  Ford sales were up 23.3 percent, with George Pipas, Ford chief sales analyst and CNBC's Phil LeBeau. 3. Frank & Financial Reform  Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Cmte., discusses financial regulation reform and health care reform. 4. Pensions in Crisis  Pension funds have gone through a rough period during the economic crisis, but some say the accounting methods used by those funds may be painting a misleading picture. Orin Kramer, chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council, shares his insight. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!  Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   What's Warren Up To? Try as they might to put on a brave face, Kraft management cannot be pleased that Warren Buffett chose to go public with his opposition to the company's plan to issue up to 370 million shares to facilitate the purchase of Cadbury. »See All CNBC.com Blogs

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