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Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009     DOW 10464.93 50.79 +0.49%   NASDAQ 2252.67 15.01 +0.67%   S&P 1118.02 3.97 +0.36%     NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV SIGN IN     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW US Home Sales Bolster Economic Growth Prospects Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped last month to their highest level in nearly three years, the latest sign that the economic recovery was gaining steam, after growing below expectations in the third quarter... »read more Economic Growth at 2.2%; Well Below Original Projections The U.S. economy grew at a much slower pace than previously thought in the third quarter, restrained by weak business investment and a slightly more aggressive liquidation of inventories, data showed on Tuesday... »read more Senate Sets Christmas Eve Vote on Health Care From the White House to Capitol Hill, Democrats confidently predicted Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul Tuesday after the bill cleared its second 60-vote test and the time was set for a final tally... »read more TOMORROW ON CNBC "Ten Years In The Making" A decade of housing booms, mortgage busts, and an auto industry stuck in reverse. Stunning changes that rocked the market - and brought the house down, "Ten Years In The Making" tomorrow on CNBC. »CNBC TV U.S. US Based Programming Above CNBC Europe TV click here | CNBC Asia Pacific TV click here TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Obama Meets with Community Bank CEOs  There are enormous opportunities for banks to hie and lend, President Obama said in a meeting with regional bank CEOs. 2. Existing Home Sales in Nov. Up 7.4%  CNBC's Diana Olick parses the latest existing home sales data. 3. Recovery In Jeopardy?  Discussing whether the economy is weaker or stronger than we think, with David Wyss, Standard & Poor's; Jack Ablin, Harris Private Bank; and CNBC's Steve Liesman. 4. Decade of Crime & Punishment  A look at the financial villians of the decade, with CNBC's Scott Cohn. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!  Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Simon Hobbs.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   Retailers Should Still Ring Up A Profitable Christmas So maybe the snowstorm that struck the Northeast wasn't the Grinch that stole a profitable Christmas away from retailers after all. »See All CNBC.com Blogs

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