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Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 Today's top 5 stories on CNBC

1. All About E-Trade: E-Trade Financial, the beleaguered online trader, is in talks to sell itself, according to people familiar with the situation. CNBC's David Faber has the details.

2. Holiday Shopping: Keeping an eye on the strength of the American consumer, with Britt Beemer, America's Research Group chairman and CNBC's Margaret Brennan.

3. Green Friday? Macy's opens bright and early, with Terry Lundgren, Macy's chairman/president and CNBC's Becky Quick.

4. Safety Mom: Chinese toys are still causing concern, with Allison Rhodes, The Safety Mom and CNBC's Brian Shactman.

5. Winter Blues: Insight on whether the winter will be worse for investors, with CNBC's David Faber.

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SportsBiz with Darren Rovell: NFL Network Has A Chance The NFL won't have a lot to be thankful for this year, unless they can get its fledgling 'NFL Network' off the ground. In today's SportsBiz post, Darren Rovell examines what the professional football league has to gain (or lose) with its own cable network -- and what will need to happen for it to be successful.. Click here to view posting.

Tune in to CNBC Monday to watch the market unfold

1. Fixing the Credit Crisis: With the markets still preoccupied with the credit crisis, and increasing collateral damage from the meltdown, what can be done to fix the problems? Steve Liesman looks at the alternatives.

2. Debunking CyberMonday: CyberMonday isnt really the busiest online shopping day of the season. What is? Margaret Brennan looks at the myths of the online retail season, and tells us just how big this year's online sales will be.

3. Early Electronics Winners: Jim Goldman follows up on the weekend shopping surge with a look at the consumer electronics sales from the weekend, focusing on Apple, HP and the Blu-ray/HD DVD race.

4. The Pentagon's $40B Prize: The Pentagon is asking both Boeing and Northrop to spend separate day-long discussions this week to talking about each side's strengths and weaknesses in the massive $40 billion tanker program... the mother of all defense contracts which just won't get awarded! Jane Wells updates the latest in the saga over the ubercontract.

5. Strike's, Coast to Coast: Julia Boorstin looks at the latest on the stagehands strike and provides a preview of the big talks between the WGA and producers, which could be the first step to the end of the Hollywood shutdown..

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Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 Today's top 5 stories on CNBC

1. Oil's Tipping Point: The latest on oil approaching, then retreating from, the century mark , with John Kilduff CNBC Contributor MF Global; Herb Greenberg, MarketWatch & CNBC's Sharon Epperson.

2. Sam's Club CEO: Black Friday: A look at the warehouse retailer's approach to the biggest shopping day of the year, with Douglas McMillon, Sam's Club CEO/president and CNBC's Joe Kernen.

3. Talking Turkey: Advice from the turkey command center, with Carol Miller, Butterball Turkey Talk Line supervisor and CNBC's Joe Kernen.

4. November Consumer Sentiment: U.S. consumer sentiment fell in November to its lowest in two years. CNBC's Steve Liesman has the details.

5. Inside Fannie & Freddie: Insight on the widening mortgage crisis, with James Lockhart, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) director and CNBC's Bill Griffeth.

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Mike On America w/Mike Hegedus: More Than Just Talking Turkey For The Holidays CNBC roving reporter Mike Hegedus blogs on a turkey farmer who raises more than 750,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. How does he do it? Mike has the answer. Click here to view posting.

Tune in to CNBC Friday to watch the market unfold

1. BLACK FRIDAY: It's the official kick-off of the holiday shopping season. While discount-season started earlier than ever this year, retailers still rely on Black Friday in order to get "in the black" during Q4. Margaret Brennan is live from the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, PA with a play-by-play of how successful retailer's promotional strategies were, to see if, despite worries of slower consumer spending, shoppers came out in droves, and what they're buying.

2. CROCS IN THE CITY: Crocs is jumping headfirst into the Black Friday madness as it opens its first East Coast stores: one in Boston and another in New York City. Darren Rovell is live at the New York location to look at how the niche retailer is going vertical.

3. WHY FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY: teve Liesman looks at the great state of American productivity... and whether it's really necessary for Americans to troop into work the day after stuffing themselves with turkey.

4. MARKETING TO A DIFFERENT STUDENT ATHLETE: Darren Rovell profiles the booming business of sponsoring college sports... college intramural sports. For American Collegiate Intramural Sports, it's been a good formula, pairing companies with an ever-changing and spending consumer base.

5. CAN HOLLYWOOD BOUNCE BACK? Though this year's box office is still running ahead of previous years, there has been disappointment after disappointment. Even huge stars with huge budgets have had a rough time. This fall, studios are likely to change strategies with a move away from big budget Oscar fare and towards genre movies including horror flicks. What does it mean and what companies stand to profit? Julia Boorstin reports.

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