Today's CNBC MarketWrap

Today's top 5 stories on CNBC

1. Merrill Lynch Cuts: Fixed income problems at Merrill Lynch may be leading to big layoffs at the brokerage, with CNBC's Charlie Gasparino.

2. RIMM Guides Higher: RIMM reports earnings, with CNBC's Jim Goldman, and Nirav Parikh, TCW analyst.

3. Mad Money Shot: Cramer's golden pick.

4. Calling All Smartphones: A closer look at the smartphone market, with Ross Rubin, NPD director of industry analysis; Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine editor-in-chief and CNBC's Becky Quick.

5. Health Vault: Microsoft debuts it's "Healthvault" software, reports CNBC's Bertha Coombs.

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Political Capital w/ John Harwood: Republican Shocker: Free Trade's Not So Good After All CNBC Reporter John harwood Blogs on the amazing results of the latest WSJ/NBC News Poll of Republicans and their suprising opinions on free trade and the economy. John has the inside scoop on what GOP voters are thinking. Click here to view posting.

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1. Jobs Report: Did job growth rebound last month from Augusts' decline? Hampton Pearson reports the latest employment figures from the Labor Department. Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli provide analysis.

2. FedEx Contractors: On the day that the markets focus on the national jobs picture, Scott Cohn takes a look at FedEx, whose workers are almost entirely contractors. The company says it gives their workers freedom in this manner... but is it just a way out of benefits and taxes?

3. Disney: With 30 plays and ice shows happening on any given night, performances are a huge driver of Disney brands' growth around the world. On Friday, the High School Musical Ice show opens at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It's a perfect example of how Disney is getting the HSM brand to flourish between film releases and epitomises Bob Iger's strategy of extending brands across all platforms. Julia Boorstin is live from the Staples Center.

4. High-End Luxury Immune Fr Luxury Immune From Slowdown?: The sure bet in this market has been on high-end retail names like Coach, Tiffany, LVMH, and Richemont, but will luxury companies sales get tarnished this season with Wall Street bonuses and jobs at risk? Do wealthy Americans still matter to the bottom lines of these global companies who are benefiting from a weak dollar and a hunger for luxury products in China and India? Margaret Brennan reports.

5. Washington Wire: John Harwood provides insight into the latest Washington buzz, pulling from his regular WSJ column.

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