| | DOW | 7932.76 |  | -6.77 | -0.09% | | | NASDAQ | 1541.71 |  | 11.21 | +0.73% | | S&P | 835.19 |  | 1.45 | +0.17% | | | | | 2. Goldman's Gathering  Goldman Sachs held an emergency meeting of financial professionals, and CNBC's Charlie Gasparino has the details. | | | | | 3. Stifel Beats the Street  Shares of Stifel Financial gained ground today after the company's fourth quarter numbers beat Wall Street expectations. Ronald Kruszewski, chairman & CEO of Stifel Financial, discussed the numbers and his firm's outlook. | | | | | 4.Obama's Stimulus: Enough Juice?  Republicans and Democrats continue to squabble over the details in what's expected to be the largest economic rescue plan since FDR's time, and President Obama hopes to sign the bill by President's Day. Jared Bernstein, chief economist for Vice President Biden, discusses whether the stimulus will be enough | | | | | CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY | |  | | |  | Three Hats Off To Judd Gregg Three hats off to Judd Gregg for withdrawing his nomination for commerce secretary. And I mean three hats. I've never seen anything like this. I say this not in a partisan-political sense, but in terms of Sen. Gregg's extraordinary character and integrity. He would not compromise his beliefs. See All CNBC.com Blogs | | | To unsubscribe to this email click here If this e-mail was forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe to CNBC.com's News Now mailing, please click here
Click here to view this e-mail on your mobile device. | | SEE HOW THE AMERICAN DREAM BECAME A NIGHTMARE | | | | Just a short time ago it would have been inconceivable: the economy, here in the U.S. and around the world, stopped in its tracks. Today, it is a grim reality, with bailouts, bankruptcies, and massive layoffs all stemming from a complex problem with a simple name: the credit crisis. For the past year, we've been investigating the roots of this crisis. The result is a fascinating two-hour documentary, told through riveting first-person accounts from Wall Street insiders, aggressive lenders, desperate homeowners, and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. "House of Cards" tells the gripping chronology of the buildup and ultimate collapse of the U.S. housing market, the definitive look at the defining story of our time. First Look: Prologue Bio of David Faber | |  | | | |  | HOW DO WE RESOLVE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS? Take the poll and see what CNBC viewers are saying | | | | | |  | | The Man Who Profited In a rare interview, Kyle Bass tells Faber how he was able to forecast the imminent collapse of the mortgage market and use that knowledge to fuel a 600% return on his hedge fund. | | | | |  | | Admission from Fed Chief Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan defends the decisions he made and makes some surprising admissions. | | | | |  | ORIGINS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS "THEN AND NOW" See some of the key players involved in the crisis, from 2001 through today. Slideshow | | | |  | To unsubscribe to this email click here. If this e-mail was forwarded to you and you'd like to sign up for information from CNBC click here. | | | | © 2009 CNBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 900 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 | | |
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