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Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008

1. Frank's Financial Regulation: Rep. Barney Frank, House Financial Services Cmte. chairman, D-MA calls for regulation changes, with CNBCs Mark Haines. 2. Trillion Dollar Trades: Market reaction, with Robert Doll, BlackRock vice chairman/global CIO, equities; John Hofmeister, Shell Oil U.S. operations CEO; and Dick Bove, Punk Ziegel analyst. 3. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett. 4. Energy Myths: Misconceptions on energy, with John Hofmeister, Shell Oil Co. U.S. Operations president & CEO. 5. Iceland's Hydrogen Economy: A source of energy that is plentiful and environmentally friendly, with Michael Fitzgerald, Fast Company, and CNBC's Erin Burnett. Merck And SGP's Other Joint Venture is Nothing To Sneeze At Allergies can be "killers" this time of year for a lot of people. Mike Huckman blogs on the attempt by Merck And SGP to get their allergy fighting drug into the market place. Click here to view posting.

EXISTING HOME SALES: The National Association of Realtors release Existing Home Sales for February at 10a ET. Steve Liesman breaks the numbers and is available for analysis. HUMBLED HIGH-END, SIGN OF A RETAIL BOTTOM: Luxury is the "latest to go and has the farthest to fall" according to Banc of America's retail analyst who just downgraded the supposedly recession-proof high-end Tiffany's, Saks and Sotheby's. With retail stocks the first to reflect the downward spiral of this consumer slowdown (and short interest in Tiffany's as high as 8%), does this new high-end pessimism indicate that a bottom has been reached? If so, the high-end is also the first to comeback. Margaret looks for clues in Tiffany's earnings report to see whether there is such a thing as recession-proof retail. MARCH ROLLS ON: After a weekend flurry of intense matchups, March Madness will be over for 48 teams. But, Darren Rovell looks at the headlines and Cinderella storylines from those 16 teams still fighting on. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PEREZ: Unlikely business man, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has built his own media empire. His popular website is packed with ads from major brands. He's got a reality show on VH1, and is now regarded as a force in the music industry to help establish young bands. He hosted the hottest party at the South by Southwest music festival this year. Last month, the New York Times reported that Warner Bros. Records is in negotiations to give Perez his own imprint on the label. But, along with his fame and millions, Perez has also attracted a number of lawsuits. Julia Boorstin talks to the man behind the gossip at his home/office and his giant 30th birthday party. Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners

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