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Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Monday, Dec. 14, 2009     DOW 10501.05 29.55 +0.28%   NASDAQ 2212.1 21.79 +0.99%   S&P 1114.11 7.70 +0.7%     NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV SIGN IN     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Obama To Bankers: Help Economy, Support Regulations President Barack Obama challenged top bankers Monday to explore "every responsible way" to increase lending, saying they were obliged to help after being rescued by taxpayers... »read more Deficits Must Be Curbed or It's Disaster For Economy: Study A bipartisan group of former lawmakers and budget officials called on Congress and President Barack Obama Monday to commit to reining in trillion-dollar plus budget deficits to avoid dragging down the economy... »read more After Christmas Shopping May Fall: Survey Retailers looking for a big surge in customer traffic the week after Christmas my be disappointed by a new survey that shows an unusually low number of consumers plan to shop in the post-holiday week... »read more THIS WEEK ON CNBC CNBC Investigates: The Big Business of Illegal Gambling Beyond the bright lights of Vegas, billions are on the line in a shadowy underworld inhabited by people just like you. Premieres Wednesday at 9p ET/PT. »originals.cnbc.com *US Based Programming Above* CNBC Europe TV click here | CNBC Asia Pacific TV click here TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Schork: Exxon's XTO Acquisition  ExxonMobil said it plans to buy XTO Energy for $31 billion, plus the assumption of $10 billion in debt. Stephen Schork, editor of The Schork Report, shares his insight. 2. Obama & the Bankers  President Barack Obama discusses his meeting with bank executives regarding regulatory reform and what he expects from them in the future. 3. Bair On Bankers  Sheila Bair, chairman of the FDIC, looks ahead to President Obama's meeting today with top bankers and shares her outlook on the banking industry. 4. Google Phone on Horizon?  Discussing how the Google phone will impact the wireless space, with CNBC's Jim Goldman. 5. Stop Trading, Listen To Cramer  Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his stock picks with CNBC's Erin Burnett.       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   Viva Las Vegas? Keep Watching CityCenter They said it would never happen. Well, some did, anyway. Six years after MGM Mirage conceived what may be the biggest gamble in Las Vegas history—a gamble which threatened to bankrupt the company—the crown jewel of its $8.5 billion CityCenter development opens this week: Aria, a 4,000-room gaming resort, starts accepting guests Thursday morning after a Wednesday night fireworks-laden gala. »See All CNBC.com Blogs

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