CNBC.com's News Now: IPO Window Cracked? Or Cracked Open?

Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Monday, May. 18, 2009     DOW 8504.08 235.44 +2.85%   NASDAQ 1732.36 52.22 +3.11%   S&P 909.71 26.83 +3.04%       NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Banks Rebound to Help Stocks Close Higher A big rise in bank stocks combined with an influx of bargain hunters Monday helped stocks reverse much of the effects of last week's slump.... »read more Art Cashin: The S&P's New Danger Number The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are each up Monday. How should stock market investors read it? Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor operations, offered CNBC his insights.... »read more Bye-Bye To Buy And Hold The time-tested buy-and-hold investment mantra has become so unpopular that even those who advocate the strategy don't refer to it by that name anymore.... »read more TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Launching Lingerie Football  Lingerie football has become a staple of alternative programming during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, but now the man behind, Mitch Mortaza, it is rolling out a 10-team league this fall, reports CNBC's Darren Rovell. 2. Regional Bankers Rap   Four regional bank CEOs weigh in on the current condition of banking, with Kelly King BB&T Corporation; Harris Simmons, Zions Bancorporation; Richard Evans, Cullen/Frost Bankers; Steve Calk, Chicago Bank Corp. with Donald Powell, former FDIC chairman. 3. Duncan Discusses Politics & More   Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, discusses politics, the economy and more with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. 4. A Pricetag on The Donald   Donald Trump heads to a hearing to fight against the writer of a book that claims he's worth only $150M-$250, with CNBC's Mark Haines & Rebecca Jarvis. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!   Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Mark Haines.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   IPO Window Cracked? Or Cracked Open? This should be an interesting week for companies ready to test the public markets, with restaurant reservations company Open Table and data management company SolarWinds preparing initial public offerings; and in an environment like this one, the pressure is on for both these companies to perform, and perform big.»read more »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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