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Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009     DOW 9543.52 4.23 +0.04%   NASDAQ 2024.43 0.20 +0.01%   S&P 1028.12 0.12 +0.01%     NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV SIGN IN     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Stocks End Flat as Investors Take Breather Stocks ended flat Wednesday as investors shrugged off solid demand from today's five-year Treasury auction and some encouraging economic reports... »read more Where's the Economy Headed? Watch This Key Index The Baltic Dry Index, not exactly a phrase that rolls off an investor's tongue, is signaling plenty of caution these days about the global economy.... »read more FDIC Votes to Ease Private Purchases of Failed Banks U.S. banking regulators voted on Wednesday to ease rules applying to private investments in troubled banks... »read more New FREE E-Letter Maria Bartiromo's Investor Brief Newsletter Meet the movers and shakers of the investing and political worlds, get investing tips from the best in the business, plus receive Maria's exclusive "look at the week ahead" video. »Sign-up today! Click here TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Kennedy, Health Care & the Dems   CNBC's John Harwood looks at what the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy means for health care reform and the future of the Democratic party 2. El-Erian: Bernanke's Plate is Full   Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of Pimco, shares his market insight 3. Padma's Empire   Food Network star Padma Lakshmi, an author, actress and entrepreneur, is out with a new jewelry line. She discusses the new venture with CNBC. 4. New Home Sales Up 9.6 Percent   New-home sales soared 9.6 percent in July, reports CNBC's Diana Olick. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!   Mad Money host Jim Cramer gives advice on the markets.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   Can Twitter Help Schwarzenegger Save California's Budget? This afternoon California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sat down for a live webcast conversation with the co-founders of Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams. Williams, Twitter's CEO, and Stone, introduced the Governor as a leader who has vision and perspective about how to use technology to help the world, an ideal they talk often about aspiring to. Schwarzenegger Tweets, like a lot of other politicians, but he also is hoping to use Twitter to leverage the wisdom of California's crowds... »See All CNBC.com Blogs

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