CNBC.com News Now: Icahn: Market Acting "Schizophrenic"

Click here to view today's top stories on your mobile device. Friday, Oct. 09, 2009     DOW 9864.94 78.07 +0.8%   NASDAQ 2139.28 15.35 +0.72%   S&P 1071.49 6.01 +0.56%     NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV SIGN IN     WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Obama Makes Case for Consumer Financial Protection Agency President Barack Obama promoted a new financial protection agency by saying it would prevent banks from using "ridiculously confusing contracts." He also said the US Chamber of Commerce has made "completely false" claims about the new agency... »read more U.S. Mortgage Backer May Need Bailout, Experts Say A year after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac teetered, industry executives and Washington policy makers are worrying that another government mortgage giant could be the next housing domino... »read more GE, Comcast Continue Talks Over NBC Stake Talks between Comcast and General Electric over a sale of a majority stake in NBC Universal have continued this week... »read more CNBC Earnings Central On-air - Online - On Mobile Experts are calling this the most crucial earnings season in years...and CNBC is Earnings Central! Get the numbers first and fast next week with reports from Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, G.E and more! »earningscentral.cnbc.com TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS 1. Icahn: Market Acting "Schizophrenic"  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn shares his insight on what he calls a "schizophrenic" market. 2. Biggs: Bears, Bulls & Pigs  Barton Biggs, of Traxis Partners, tells CNBC why it's good to be a pig in this market. 3. Obama: Financial Consumer Protection Agency  President Barack Obama discusses financial regulatory reform. 4. Wynn Bets on Macau  Insight on Wynn Macau's trading debut in Hong Kong, with Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts chairman/CEO. 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer!  Mad Money host Jim Cramer gives his take on the markets       TODAY'S TOP BLOG   No Principal Forgiven in HAMP The foreclosure crisis has shifted from subprime to prime, and we didn't need a Congressional Oversight Panel to tell us that "because of the recession, declines in home prices, and tithe persistence of job losses, foreclosures involve families who paid sizeable down payments and took out conventional loans." »See All CNBC.com Blogs

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CNBC's People, Planet & Profit

A CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC's People, Planet & Profit series continues with new examples of the bold moves companies are making now, with the growing recognition that tomorrow's profits depend on more than just today's revenues. Tune-in Monday, 8a ET DETAILED TOPICS Energy in The Bag Snack food company Frito Lay is using an onsite natural-gas powered turbine at its Connecticut plant to generate almost 100 percent of the factory's electrical needs. » Watch Video Paper, Plastic or Rock? Packaging company Design and Source is using crushed limestone to produce a shopping bag that is infinitely recyclable and requires less energy to produce than traditional shopping bags. » Watch Video McDonald's Green Arches The fast food chain is opening restaurants with sustainable features like tables made from recycled milk jugs and rooftops with gardens of grass. » Watch Video People Planet & Profit Podcast » Get the Podcast on iTunes         FIRST IN BUSINESS WORLDWIDE     (c)2009 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved 900 Sylvan Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

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CNBC.com Monthly: Investor's Real Estate Guide

Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009    Get a Real-Time Quote    NEWS MARKETS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC     CNBC.com Highlights New and Must see features on our site: New! The Great Cramerican Challenge Must! Earnings Central Fan Us! CNBC's Official Facebook Page - Join The Conversation Investor's Real Estate Guide A CNBC Special Report Thanks partly to a homebuyer's tax credit, people are jumping back into the market. Some say the long-awaited recovery is here; others say it's a bargain-hunters paradise driven by foreclosed properties. Regardless, buyers and sellers alike can profit from our guide. Special Report Features Tax Credit: Good Deal, Little Time The federal government has an offer that you probably can't refuse. Time is running out, but if you meet the qualificatioins and have your act together, you can still cash in on $8,000. Read More Don't Know What Your House Is Worth? You're Not Alone A new survey from real estate website Trulia.com finds that 25.6 percent of homes currently on the market in the United States, as of October 1, 2009, have experienced at least one price cut. That's for the fourth straight month. Read More Million-Dollar Homes That's what they cost now, but they used to cost more. Read More What's Clicking on CNBC.com See the most popular stories on CNBC.com this month Top Stories Dow Drops Over 200; GE, Comcast Slide Where Jim Rogers Would Invest $1 Million Prince Alwaleed Urges US to Sell Citi Stake: Report US Faces Retro 70s Inflation: Rogers Top Video Market Bull vs. Bear Trader Talk with Art Cashin Roubini's Outlook Rogers: US Vulnerable to Hyperinflation Top Slideshows Twenty Stocks Ready to Pop View slideshow Portraits of "Villains" View Slideshow Million Dollar Price Reductions View Slideshow Most Beautiful Ferraris of All Time View Slideshow Top Blogs Dow Will Fall to 6,300 by Year End: Portfolio Manager With the prospect of higher unemployment hanging over the markets, some experts expect a correction. So are they right? Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, and John Lekas, CEO and portfolio manager at Leader Capital, shared their insights. Read More Warren Buffett's GE Warrants Still Under Water One Year Later Warren Buffett's warrants to buy almost 135 million General Electric common shares are still worthless, as they have been for almost the entire time since Berkshire Hathaway's $3 billion investment in the company was announced exactly one year ago today. ... Read More Govt. Loan Mods Beat the Deadline Today the Treasury Department releases its monthly status report on its Home Affordable Modification Program launched last Spring. This is the one that gives the number of trial mods offered and then lists all the servicers and shows what they are and, more importantly, are not doing for troubled borrowers. Read More   FOLLOW CNBC   Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter Advertise With Us | Visit Our Member Center | Unsubscribe FIRST IN BUSINESS WORLDWIDE. © 2009 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved 900 Sylvan Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632