Headlines tell us a lot about what the herd is thinking. We monitor channels such as CNBC, MarketWatch and Bloomberg — not so much for the content, but to gauge sentiment and look for signs of groupthink in the bull pen.
Reuters Top Business Stories
- Stock index futures signal losses; Dell eyed
- Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO
- Stage set for Hollande-Merkel showdown at EU summit
- Spain's banks in focus ahead of Bankia rescue plan
- Gupta jury hears competing views of Rajaratnam ties
- PTT's $1.9 billion bid for Cove trumps Shell
- Guessing game begins over next Treasury chief
- China says to step up policy fine-tuning to spur growth
- BOJ on hold, keeps powder dry as Europe clouds darken
- Gazprom reviews Shtokman line-up
CNBC Top U.S. Business Stories
- President Obama’s Thin Lead Gets Thinner: NBC/WSJ Poll
- Obama, Romney Remain Locked in Tight Election Battle
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- Did Banks Cross the Line in Facebook Research Calls?
- ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Could Cause New US Recession: CBO
- How Facebook's Stock Selloff Nearly Turned Into a Run
- Dell Shares Skid as Earnings, Outlook Disappoint
- Dell, Best Buy, Vodafone & More
- Morgan Stanley Under Review Over Handling of Facebook
- Should Zuckerberg Be Out Defending Facebook?
CNBC U.S. Video
- Computing Layoffs at Hewlett-Packard
- Rep. Cantor on Jobs, the Deficit & Politics
- Examining Morgan Stanley & Facebook's IPO
CNBC Currencies
- Is Greece Staying in Euro Zone or Leaving?
- Global Markets Update: European Stocks Drop on Uncertainty
- Indian Rupee Hits Record Low, Central Bank Cautious
- Singapore April Inflation Rate Up as Housing Costs Soar
- Gold Loses Its Hold Over Haven Hunters
CNBC U.S. Dollar
- Global Markets Update: European Stocks Drop on Uncertainty
- Gold Slips in Line With Euro Ahead of EU Meeting
- Euro Drops to 21-Month Low as Break Up Risks Mount
- Some Form of Euro Bond Issue Inevitable
- Commodities Tomorrow: Euro Summit & UN Security Council Meeting
CNBC Treasuries
- US Treasury Yields Edge Lower; EU Meeting Eyed
- Closing Bell Exchange: Facebook's Fallout & Morgan Stanley's Cut
- Prices Slip on Profit-Taking in New Debt Sales
- ECB 'Only Game in Town'
- US Lets China Bypass Wall Street for Treasury Orders
CNBC Commodities
- Trader's View on the Markets
- Gold Loses Its Hold Over Haven Hunters
- A Fragile Europe Must Change Fast
- Gold Slips in Line With Euro Ahead of EU Meeting
- Investing in Diamonds a Good Way to Preserve Wealth
CNBC Stock Picks
- Melco Crown Bulls Bet With the House
- Demand For JGBs Rising Despite Concerns Over Debt
- Should Zuckerberg Be Out Defending Facebook?
- Cramer: Euro Could Split Unless This Happens
- Cramer Interviews Consolidated Edison CEO
CNBC Mad Money Recap
- Cramer: Euro Could Split Unless This Happens
- Cramer Interviews Consolidated Edison CEO
- Lightning Round: Freeport-McMoRan, Krispy Kreme, Timken and More
- Cramer: Can Apple Continue to Rally?
- ExactTarget CEO on the Future of Advertising
- Cramer: Stocks Would Be at Highs If It Weren't For Europe
- Cramer: Earnings to Watch Wednesday
- Cramer: Tuesday's Key Earnings
- Cramer Interviews Atlas Energy CEO
- Lightning Round: Opko Health, Polycom, Annie's and More
SmartMoney Video
- Why Facebook Stock Won't Soar Like Google
- BlackRock Manager Still Sees Opportunity In China
- Why Doesn't Facebook Have a Dislike Button?
- What Facebook's IPO and Treasurys Have in Common
- Actively Managed ETFs: What's Coming Next?
- Specialized ETFs: What to Watch For
- Are ETFs Too Dangerous for Most Investors?
- Exchange-Traded Funds: How to Choose
- Heirs Fight Over An Inheritance, Advisers Referee
- Wealth: Predicting Interest Rates, ETF Risks
SmartMoney Investing
- Beware the Dividend Fakers
- The Stealth-Growth Stocks
- Where the Stock and Bond Bargains Are Hiding
- 4 Indicators of a Market Top
- Why a 'Balanced' Portfolio May Not Work
- Q&A: When to Let News Headlines Impact Your Investments
- How to Tame Market Uncertainty
- 3 Reasons Facebook Stock Won't Soar
- Gas Pains Bring Investor Gains
- Best and Worst Brokers of 2012
Bloomberg Most Popular
- Which Is America's Best City?
- Apple's Supply-Chain Secret? Hoard Lasers
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- Hallucinogens Legally Sold as 'Bath Salts' a New Threat
- Ocean City, Md.: America's Most Affordable Fun City
- Virginia Town is Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids
- Lego Is for Girls
- U.S. Kids Using Media Almost 8 Hours a Day - BusinessWeek
- Book Review: <em>Thinking, Fast and Slow</em> by Daniel Kahneman
- Amazon's Hit Man
Bloomberg Investing Insight
- U.S. Domestic Common Stock Holders Got A 4.1% Pay Hike in Q2; 11.1% YTD
- Buybacks Increase Just 4% - Can the Buyback Bonanza Return?
- Back To Paying More Taxes Abroad Than To Uncle Sam; Someone Say Jobs, Repatriation, Fair Trade
- For Baby Boomers - The Hour It Is Getting Late
- Everything Is Beautiful - But What Price Beauty?
- YTD DIVIDEND INCREASES SURPASSES FULL 2010
- Cash Flow Sets Annual Record
- No New Jobs Until Sales Pick-up, And Sales Are Starting To Inch-Up
- Waiting to Spend Like a Sailor on Leave
- Amazing Progress for Slow-Moving Dividends, But It's Only the First Inning
Bloomberg Video
- QGEP Seeks Stronger Brazil Presence, Guardado Says
- ECB to Carry `Heavy Burden' of Crisis, Webber Says
- Greek Euro Exit Talk May Drag on for Another Year
- Euro Bonds Face Technical Obstacles; Banking Union
- Nordic Corporate Bonds Favored Over French Banks
- Merkel to Veto Loan Guarantees Absent Voice
- SAP CEO Says Ariba Purchase to Boost Cloud Business
- Burberry Expected to Withstand China Slowdown
- Hard for BOJ to Stop Yen Appreciation, CIBC Says
- U.K. Energy Policy Must Offer Assurances, WNA Says
- Europe Seen More Conciliatory on Greek Budget Goals
- Buchanan Says Greece Unlikely to Leave Euro `For Now'
- ABN Amro's Roth Likes High Dividend Yield Stocks
- Novel Asset's Landau Calls Diamonds `Great Safe Haven'
- Kawatra Says Thai Airways CEO Firing Was `Premature'
Bloomberg Top News
- Why Foreign Banks Are Shunning American Millionaires
- What's Good for GM Is Good for the Economy
- How the Deal for AMC Entertainment Furthers China's Culture Agenda
- Hollande vs. Merkel: French Resistance Holds Firm After Seven Days
- Boomers and Millennials: Who's Got It Worse in the Workplace?
- How the Deal for AMC Entertainment Furthers China's Culture Agenda
- Rocket Man: Should Elon Musk Doubters Think Again?
- It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company
- Republican 'War on Coal' Claims Fight Market Reality
- Don't Hold Your Breath for a 'Too Hot for Work' Lawsuit
MarketWatch Newsletters and Research
- Mark Hulbert: Insiders help bull market dodge bullet
- Mark Hulbert: Leading indicators of a market top
- Peter Brimelow: Gold bushwhacks bears
- Mark Hulbert: What Dow Theory says about correction
- Peter Brimelow: Is oil spoiled?
- Mark Hulbert: The real Dimon Principle
- Mark Hulbert: Bond-market investors’ delusions
- Peter Brimelow: Bear, bull, both decline to bail
- Mark Hulbert: Major correction unlikely
- Mark Hulbert: How not to pick a high-yielding stock
MarketWatch Stocks to Watch
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Wednesday: H-P, Dell, RailAmerica
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to Watch Wednesday: Dell, Petsmart
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Tuesday: Nordson, Georgia Gulf
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Monday: Yahoo, Chesapeake
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Monday: Facebook, Lowe’s
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Friday: Osiris, Autodesk, Marvell
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Friday: Facebook, Ann
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Thursday: Boyd, HollyFrontier
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Thursday: Wal-Mart, Sears
- Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Wednesday: Ralcorp, Deere
ZeroHedge (If there’s a conspiracy…)
- New Greek Bonds Crash To All Time Lows As "Negative Pledge" Fears Emerge; The Portugal Case?
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- Did Facebook Executives Privately Tell Institutional Investors to Lower Their Estimates on the IPO?