CNBC.com's News Now: Stocks Close Out Wild Week on Positive Note

Click here to view this newsletter on your wireless. Friday, Apr. 03, 2009     DOW 8017.59 39.51 +0.5%   NASDAQ 1621.87 19.24 +1.2%   S&P 842.5 8.12 +0.97%       NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Stocks Close Out Wild Week on Positive Note Stocks closed out a week that began with a wicked selloff and turned to a historic move higher on a fairly quiet note... »read more Banks May Be the Only Winner In New Rules for Toxic Debt There's little dispute that allowing flexibility in valuing toxic assets will be good for the banking industry. The big question is whether it's good for anyone else—including the US government.... »read more Higher Payments on Nearly 1 in 4 Loan Modifications Lenders are boosting their attempts to avoid home foreclosures, but fewer than half of loan modifications made at the end of last year actually reduced borrowers' payments by more than 10 percent, data released Friday show... »read more TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Bernanke on Housing & Economy  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the Fed has sought to avoid credit risk and allocation in lending programs 2. Gross Talks Jobs   Reacting to the jobs report and how the markets will respond, with William Gross, Pimco co-chief investment officer/founder. 3. Ford CEO Pay Decreases (It's All Relative)   Ford CEO Alan Mulally's total pay is valued at $13.6M, down from $21.7M in 2007, reports CNBC's Matt Nesto. 4. Battle for the Black Swan  It hasn't been an easy voyage for Odyssey Marine Exploration, with Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine co-founder and CNBC's Mark Haines. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!  Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   Farr: Cautious Not Cowardly Navigating No-Man's Land by Breckenfeld, Author of THE COOL FACTOR In my business, working for Fender Musical Instruments Corp., we have a term that refers to celebrities who are famous for something other than music, but who have the urge to dabble in guitar playing – we call them "Civilian Guitarists." It's actually a positive aspect to our industry because it shows that recreational guitar playing can be loads of fun. But very few of these players go on to become recognized as professional musicians. One exception is Bernie Williams, ex-centerfielder for the New York Yankees who has recently embarked on a successful recording career. »See All CNBC.com Blogs     FIRST IN BUSINESS WORLDWIDE     (c)2009 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved 900 Sylvan Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

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