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	Guide for Nervous Investors: What to Watch This Month Hiring in 'Pause Mode' While Firms 'Hedge Their Bets' Why Won't Companies Hire? Washington Is in the Way Fed's Likely Response to Jobs Report: Operation Twist US Has Zero Jobs Growth, First Time Since World War II

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Banks Sued on Mortgage Securities
CNBC's Diana Olick has an update on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's suit against Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays for allegedly misrepresenting the quality of mortgage securities sold at the height of the housing bubble.
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FHFA's Lawsuit on Banks
The banks in the U.S. are under capitalized, says Dick Bove, Rochdale Securities VP of equity research, who weighs in on how banks will settle these lawsuits, such as laying off empployees.
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Best Fantasy Football Apps
PC Mike Wendland (pcmike.com) offers CNBC users the very best mobile apps for fantasy football, including Fantasy Football Monster, Sportscaster, and Verizon's NFL Mobile.
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White House Reaction to Jobs Report
Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, says the White House is doing everything it can to boost job growth, and people are waiting for Congress to work together to find a solution.
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Wien's Take on Jobs
Byron Wien, Blackstone Advisory Partners vice chairman weighs in on this morning's job report and its impact on the markets.
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Yoshikami: Unemployment Isn't Going to Fully Recover
After trickling forward in terms of job growth in the United States, the August numbers released Friday were met with alarm. The numbers suggest that companies have stopped hiring and are maintaining the status quo in terms of head count. Based on this release, data equity markets sold off and gold rallied as concerns arose about the strength of the US economic recovery. Banks in particular including much maligned Bank of America were hit as a result.
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Is Pop-Up Store Bubble About to Burst?
The pop-up stores helped build buzz, tested new markets and took advantage of seasonal demand to juice sales. They even spread to other industries, with chefs trying out the concept of pop-up restaurants. But the pop-up store may be on its way out, according to several recent reports.
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Bank of America May Have to Sell Merrill to Survive
Bank of America could be forced to spin-off Merrill Lynch, the company's most profitable unit. As BofA faces mortgage putback risk and several lawsuits, it is poorly-positioned to comply with Basel III requirements, and the Fed's request for contingency capital plans sheds light on a possible spin-off.
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