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5/24/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 05/24/2010
VIDEO - This week, investors can expect reports on housing, personal income, and consumer confidence, as Congress reconciles the sweeping financial reform bill...
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5/17/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 05/17/2010
VIDEO - This week, amid signs of job market improvement, investors await reports on housing, inflation, and several key economic indicators...
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5/10/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 05/10/2010
VIDEO - This week, investors await reports on small business, retail sales and consumer sentiment as international markets closely watch developments in Greece...
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5/3/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:07 AM on 05/03/2010
VIDEO - Last week Washington was the center of news. The Federal Reserve said the economy is improving, companies are spending more but are reluctant to hire...
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4/26/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 04/26/2010
VIDEO - This week, investors await reports on interest rates, GDP, and consumer confidence as Washington and Wall Street battle over financial reform...
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4/19/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
8:30 AM on 04/19/2010
VIDEO - This week, investors await a slew of finance, technology, and retail earnings reports, and data on key economic indicators...
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4/12/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 04/12/2010
VIDEO - Following mixed reports on the economy, investors await first-quarter earnings in technology and finance, the Fed's Beige Book, and reports on production and inflation...
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4/5/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 04/05/2010
VIDEO - Investors review the business implications of last week's historic health care bill while new reports on the manufacturing & service sectors and consumer credit arrive this week...
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3/29/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 03/29/2010
VIDEO - This week, investors can expect new reports on nationwide trends in the housing market, consumer confidence, and unemployment...
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3/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:28 AM on 03/22/2010
VIDEO - This week consumer and housing data are due, as earnings reports are released from Tiffany & Company, Best Buy, General Mills and Darden Restaurants...
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3/15/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:50 AM on 03/15/2010
VIDEO - Investors watch the Fed for signs of recovery, while reports on housing, manufacturing, and inflation give businesses insight into the economy...
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3/8/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 03/08/2010
VIDEO - Investors prepare for reports on retail sales, consumer sentiment, and job openings this week as March gets into swing...
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3/1/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 03/01/2010
VIDEO - This week, attention shifts to labor and the consumer credit markets, and continuing reports on manufacturing and service...
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2/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 02/22/2010
VIDEO - The Stimulus Bill ends its first year, while investors await national economic reports on Housing, Consumer Confidence, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
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2/15/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:23 AM on 02/15/2010
Last week investors received key reads on the economy. The latest weekly jobless claims report showed 43,000 fewer people applied for jobless benefits, this was a bigger drop than expected...
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2/8/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
7:00 AM on 02/08/2010
VIDEO - Reports on small business spending, manufacturing, retail sales, and consumer confidence are due this week, offering key insights into economic trends...
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2/1/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
4:50 AM on 02/01/2010
VIDEO - President Obama set out goals for stabilizing the economy, including global trade and small business, while the state of jobs and unemployment comes into focus...
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1/25/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview
9:00 AM on 01/25/2010
VIDEO - Reports on consumer confidence and home sales are due this week, while the Fed meets to discuss the economy and interest rates...
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1/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Wrap Up
5:00 PM on 01/22/2010
VIDEO - The market outlook is tentatively positive, with mixed indicators for housing, and new calls for bank regulation from the White House...
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1/19/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview
12:49 AM on 01/19/2010
VIDEO - The U.S. Economic Census reports on market-leading economic indicators, while earnings season continues with quarterly reports from banking and technology companies...
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