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Friday, Mar. 14, 2008

1. Bear Stearns Conference Call: People want to get their money out, according the call, reports CNBC's Charlie Gasparino. 2. Suspicious Options Activity & Bear: There was some extremely suspicious options activity surrounding Bear Stearns this week, with CNBC's Matt Nesto. 3. Consumer Price Index: February CPI numbers are unchanged, with Jack Bouroudjian, Brewer Investment Group; CNBC's Rick Santelli & Steve Liesman. 4. President Bush on the Economy, Pt. 1: President George Bush addresses the Economic Club of New York. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Bear Stearns with CNBC's Erin Burnett in front of a live audience. Apple's iPhone Enjoys Own Halo Effect? Apple is making an effort to sell the iPhone to businesses just like a BlackBerry. And as Jim Goldman blogs, it seems a "halo" effect is helping sales with the Mac computer. Click here to view posting.

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BEAR STEARNS ON THE BRINK: Friday's spectacular collapse in Bear Stearns' stock price culminated in a surprise conference call and the earlier-than-expected earnings release Monday after the bell. Matt Nesto follows the company. ECON DATA / FED LOOK-AHEAD: Steve Liesman looks ahead to the FOMC Meeting on Tuesday and sorts out the economic data in the wake of the Fed's bailout of Bear Stearns on Friday. HOMEBUILDER SENTIMENT DATA: Diana Olick reports the breaking NAHB sentiment data, as they're released at 100p ET. THE FUTURE OF MUSIC: Julia Boorstin covers the quintessential music festival, where the focus is on a failing industry. That said, it's an industry in transition... and Julia looks at the people and companies revitalizing the music industry model, and cashing in along the way. BIGGEST BASEBALL GAME IN MARCH: Why? It's Red Sox-Yankees on St. Patrick's Day. And some tickets are selling for $500 each... for a spring training exhibition game. Darren Rovell digs into the demand for tickets for this game as well as the growing business of green-colored baseball merchandise honoring the holiday. Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners

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