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DOW 8599.18 -143.28 -1.64% NASDAQ 1571.59 -45.42 -2.81% S&P 890.35 -19.38 -2.13%   Friday, Jan. 09, 2009   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     The Week And You: Stock Picks and Pans The rally that stretched from the closing days of 2008 into the opening days of 2009 came to an end during the first full week of the new year...read more     Citigroup Moving to Shed Smith Barney Brokerage Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are in talks to merge their brokerage operations in a deal that could result in Morgan taking over Citi's Smith Barney unit, people familiar with the situation told CNBC...read more     Obama Uses Jobs Report to Push for Stimulus Plan President-elect Barack Obama called latest report of U.S. job losses Friday "a stark reminder of how urgently action is needed" to revive the nation's staggering economy...read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. 2.6 Million Jobs Gone Investors are not too shocked about the jobs numbers, says CNBC's Steve Liesman     2.Citi/Morgan Brokerage Deal? Citi and Morgan Stanley are considering a brokerage deal, with CNBC's David Faber.     3. The Porn Economy The "Girls Gone Wild" creator is asking the government for bailout cash, reports CNBC's Melissa Lee     4. Pimco's Gross On Jobs Discussing the jobs report and the economy, with William Gross, Pimco chief investment officer/founder     5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Melissa Francis.     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     The "Real" Breakfast of Champions? Rumor has it that there's a high-powered Wheaties in the works. The idea behind the cereal, we're told, is a male-targeted product that would give the brand some more credibility. We all know that while it has been called the "Breakfast of Champions" for 85 years, its ingredients hardly count as fuel in the time of protein bars and vitamin drinks. Sources tell us that the brand has at least talked to a variety of athletes including Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, Kevin Garnett and gold-medal winning decathlete Bryan Clay. See All CNBC.com Blogs   Watch CNBC live on your desktop. Click here to find out how.   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS

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