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Personal Finance

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Jim Cramer's Investing Ideas

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Cramer said some innovations are good, but not the kind that roil markets.
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Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
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Jim Cramer on Facebook's Pricing
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National Top Stories

Stocks to Watch: Dell, Williams-Sonoma
Analysts expect PC maker Dell to earn 46 cents a share on revenue of $14.91 billion in its fiscal first quarter.
Market Preview: The Next Big Move
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JPMorgan Is an 'Absolute Buy': Citigroup (Update 2)
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Bain Capital Gets Defensive About Obama Ads
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Mobile & Gadgets

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Poll: Was Facebook's IPO Priced Perfectly?
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Why Facebook's IPO Flop Is Good News
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Apple Roundup: Foxconn, iPhone 3GS, Tim Cook
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2 Stocks to Avoid on the Dead Cat Bounce
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Taxes & Regulations

Bain Capital Gets Defensive About Obama Ads
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Facebook Likes Obama More Than Romney
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Congress Killed Expatriate Tax Once Before in 1995
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Sports Business

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Long Live the 1%: Buy Whole Foods
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Automotive

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GM Has Facebook Envy -- and a Lot of Nerve
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Real Estate

Southern States Cut Most Mortgage Debt
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Southern States Cutting Most Mortgage Debt
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Home Depot, Lowe's: The Fight for Head of Household
Should investors continue to build their portfolios with these two names, or find shelter elsewhere?
5 U.S. Cities Making Big Turnarounds
Some of the nation's hardest-hit housing markets are beginning to turn around, with Florida leading the trend.
California Home Sales Highest In Two Years, As Foreclosures Head East
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Luxury & Leisure

Unparalleled NYC Parking Spot Up for $1 Million

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10 Cheapest Sports Cars of 2012
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10 Ways Around Summer Movie Crowds And Prices
Here are a few ways to cut costs and keep some of your hard-earned dollars out of the box office till.
What Ferrari Sales Are Saying About the US Economy
Ferrari sales suggest the affluent are spending, but the broader US consumer sentiment doesn't match the luxury trend.
10 Summer Beers That Won't Break Your Budget
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Development Blooms Again in Miami Beach
Miami rises again with bold hotel and condo projects surfing tourism and new South American buyers.

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) - The major U.S. stock indices all gained more than 1% Monday, rebounding from their worst weekly performance of 2012, as international leaders took steps to calm fears about the future of the euro.

Wall Street saw its best session since the beginning of May on a welcome dose of M&A activity with Eaton Corp.(:ETN) agreeing to buy Cooper Industries(:CBE) for $11.8 billion in cash and stock. Shares of Cooper Industries soared 25%.

News that the Chinese government plans to undertake measures to boost the world's second largest economy also helped market sentiment.

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