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DOW 8281.22 68.73 +0.84% NASDAQ 1529.33 17.49 +1.16% S&P 850.12 6.38 +0.76%   Friday, Jan. 16, 2009   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     The Week and You: Bad News Bulls The Bush Administration prepared to leave town. Alcoa kicked off a decidedly ugly earnings season. The Detroit auto show didn't have much horsepower, and December sales figures showed that for retailers, decking the halls didn't bring in much holly...read more     Stocks End Crazy Week on Up Not Stocks ended a dismal week on an up note as investors took some defensive positions in stocks like McDonald's amid nagging worries about the health of banks...read more     Is Financial Crisis Growing Worse—Or Is It Just Us? Big banks bleeding money. Fighting over the TARP money. Sinking stock market. A Treasury Secretary (or designate) under fire. Economy in decline. Sound familiar? What a difference three months doesn't make. Though no one one is saying the financial situation is as dire as late September, Happy New Year ...read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. Banks In Crisis, with Sheila Bair Discussing big problems for big banks including Citi and Bank of America, with Sheila Bair, FDIC chairman     2.Obama's Economy President-elect Barack Obama discusses the economy, stimulus and his plan for creating jobs in the heartland.     3. Circuit City Unplugged Circuit City to liquidate its stores, with CNBC's Margaret Brennan.     4.Governors on the Economy Perspectives on the economy, with Gov. James Douglas R-VT; Gov. Jim Doyle, D-WI and Gov. John Hoeven, R-ND     5.Merrill Blame Game Merrill Lynch reports a record loss. Insight on who's to blame, with CNBC's Charlie Gasparino     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     The Best Product "As Seen On TV" Bracket We're doing it for real now. Settling it once and for all. CNBC.com presents the search for the best "As Seen On TV" product of all time. Here is the 64-product bracket. Let the voting begin. 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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