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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 1. House Passes Stimulus Bill: The House passes the stimulus bill by an overwhelming margin, and CNBC's Hampton Pearson has the details. 2. Citi Staying Put: A look at new Citi CEO Vikram Pandit's next move, with CNBC's Charlie Gasparino. 3. Super Bowl Ad$: The cost of Super Bowl ads went up again this year to $2.7 million per 30-second spot. CNBC's Darren Rovell has the latest on how some brands are getting the biggest bang for their buck. 4. Fed Under Duress: Discussing whether Bernanke is being strong-armed into cut rates, with Lyle Gramley, former Federal Reserve governor; Brian Sack, Macroeconomic Advisers; Brian Wesbury, First Trust Advisors and CNBC's Sue Herera. 5. Media Mogul Smackdown: Liberty Media's John Malone and Interactive Corp's Barry Diller are locked in a heated struggle that has gotten personal, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Market Insider's Look Ahead To Wednesday While there's lots of important economic and earnings news Wednesday, we all know what matters most to the markets. That is whether the Fed cuts a quarter point or a half point from its target Fed funds rate. Click here to view posting. FED DAY: After last week's emergency 75- basis point cut, how much more of a haircut will the Fed give to baseline interest rates? The FOMC will release its interest rate decision around 215p ET. Hampton Pearson will break the news live from the Fed, while Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli are positioned to gauge the market and economic reaction. TODAY'S ECONOMIC DATA: Steve Liesman also digs into the government's first read on 4th quarter GDP and ADP's Employment Report: data that may be vital to the Fed in the buildup to its rate decision. THE PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL CLIMATE: Melissa Lee is live at the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference, where industry analysts and heavy-hitters will be on-hand to talk all things private equity. The deal well seems to have run dry. But, with the price of money dropping, when we see the masters of the universe making front page news again? TECH EARNINGS: Jim Goldman wraps up the numbers and news from Yahoo's after-the-bell release on Tuesday, all-the-while looking ahead to Amazon.com's Wednesday earnings report. BOEING EARNINGS: It's likely to be the sixth straight quarter of profit for the world's second-largest commercial plane maker. However, Boeing has hit turbulence as its 787 program has been delayed twice, and investors are believed to be pushing the company for a more solid manufacturing schedule. Will the market overlook delays if profits soar? Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners Watch CNBC LIVE on your computer. Click here for more information.

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