Luke Holman

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Draghi gets a grilling, defends cheap loan program  

The President of the ECB is back in the spotlight as he testifies in front of policymakers amid and questions over the effectiveness of his policies.

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Europe News

Germans: We don't like US corporations

• Tesco’s execs suspended in $409m profit probe
• Blackstone to pull out of Russia
• French reforms will help G-20 goal: Finance Minister
• Lagarde: Confident G-20 will reach growth target
• UK's Cameron risks backlash after referendum

Asia-Pacific News

New Zealand's economy to face headwinds

• Missing CEO: I didn't take money, I lost my phone!
• OECD says BOJ inflation goal hard to meet
• How China's web clampdown hurts Google
• China and Iran to conduct joint naval exercises
• Short sellers target China from the shadows

Innovation Cities

Using Raspberries to educate

• The thinking behind Raspberry Pi    
• Bionic eye helps blind to see
• Lighting a dragon: a bridge to prosperity
• Leaf it out? Charge your phone with a plant
• Electric cars: Amsterdam's next icon?

The world's biggest risks

Disasters may cost $421B by 2030: Study

• Panic or real risk: Could bitcoin cause a crash?
• The world’s most murderous cities
• India's lost generation: A systemic risk?
• There's no fear in the markets: Time to worry?
• Enemy within: The danger of 'insider hacking'

Best of CNBC

Alibaba officially the biggest-ever IPO

• 'Bubble in everything, everywhere': Marc Faber
• Stressed at work? Check your home life
• After Scotland, watch out for these separatists
• Liberty Global CEO ‘confident’ of Ziggo success
• Dangerous waters: Meet the new face of piracy

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Liberty Global CEO on Vodafone acquisition rumor    

• Alibaba IPO success down to 'trust': Pro    
• After 2014 elections, what's next for New Zealand?    
• Silver and gold to fall further?    
• Frenkel: The worst in global economy is behind us    
• IMF's Lagarde: G-20's growth target is achievable    

Investing

Julian Robertson sees TWO bubbles

• Alibaba IPO biggest ever; shares fall at open
• The market's next Fed fear: The exit strategy
• Cramer’s game plan: 10 plays, 5 days, hike!
• Barron's: BofA shares to rise 50% in three years
• Will more pensions dump hedge funds?

Technology

Amazon loses key leader to Microsoft

• One firm's effort to thwart DC's cellphone hackers
• Microsoft delays launch of its Xbox One in China
• EMC explores merger, holds talks with Dell, HP
• Amazon workers strike over pay in Germany
• Google selects HTC for upcoming Nexus tablet: WSJ

Economy

Wages weigh on Obama's economic plan

• Philly Fed President Plosser to retire in March
• Some shrug at 'Made in USA'—but that could change
• Companies should pay fair share, but don't: Poll
• Why Americans still put their faith in Main Street
• The world agrees: Governments are corrupt

Finance

Julian Robertson sees TWO bubbles

• Philly Fed President Plosser to retire in March
• Dalio: Going public would be a 'nightmare'
• Early movers: SIAL, MSFT, BABA, GOOG, GM & more
• The market's next Fed fear: The exit strategy
• Amazon workers strike over pay in Germany

Wealth

Priciest house (we could get into): Nashville

• Top millionaire growth? Hint: J.R. would be proud
• Meet Alibaba's freshly minted billionaires
• Manhattan's income gap is widest in US: Census
• Hot wheels: Stolen XKE finds owner 46 years later
• Why Chinese money is flooding American markets

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders

Old-style classroom on the way out

• Coming soon to a kindergarten near you: Google
• Education 2.0: 8 start-ups changing how we learn
• A higher-ed bubble even bigger than student loans
• Finding the value in a $300K college degree
• How you'll earn an MBA degree in the future

Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy

As China stocks rise consolidation looms

• As silver tests support, gold traders take heed
• With ECB in focus, euro downtrend looks strong
• Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact
• Are Aussie dollar bears right?
• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500

Commentary

Texas independence MUST happen

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• Dollar sits back after record-breaking run higher
  USD/JPY 108.92

   

  -0.09 -0.08%

  AUD/USD 0.8869

   

  -0.0052 -0.58%

  USD/SGD 1.2684

   

  +0.0018 +0.14%
  US Dollar / Japanese Yen FX Spot Rate
  
• European shares lower; miners fall; Tesco tanks
  DAX 9762.35

   

  -36.91 -0.38%

  FTSE 6778.88

   

  -59.04 -0.86%

  CAC 40 4444.97

   

  -16.25 -0.36%
  DAX Index
  
• Asian indices suffer heavy losses, but New Zealand bucks trend
  NIKKEI 16205.90

   

  -115.27 -0.71%

  SHANGHAI 2290.73

   

  -38.72 -1.66%

  HSI 23955.49

   

  -350.67 -1.44%
  Nikkei 225 Index
  
• Stocks fall on China view; Apple rises on sales
  DJIA 17222.10

   

  -57.64 -0.33%

  S&P 500 1996.82

   

  -13.58 -0.68%

  NASDAQ 4530.11

   

  -49.68 -1.08%
  Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
• Gold, silver tumble as Fed outlook fuels selling
  GOLD 1214.60

   

  -2.00 -0.16%

  SILVER 17.67

   

  -0.174 -0.98%

  COPPER 3.0395

   

  -0.052 -1.68%
  Gold (Dec'14)
  
• Brent falls below $98 on slow demand, ample supply
  OIL 91.64

   

  -0.77 -0.83%

  BRENT 96.97

   

  -1.42 -1.44%

  NAT GAS 3.844

   

  +0.007 +0.18%
  WTI Crude Oil (Oct'14)
  
• US Treasury prices little changed on home data
  US 10-YR YIELD2.5673

   

  -0.02

  GER 10-YR YIELD1.025

   

  -0.02

  JPN 10-YR YIELD0.54

   

  -0.002
  U.S. 10 Year Treasury
  
• Dollar sits back after record-breaking run higher
  EUR/USD 1.2832

   

  +0.0004 +0.03%

  GBP/USD 1.6347

   

  +0.0061 +0.37%

  USD/CHF 0.9402

   

  -0.0007 -0.07%
  Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate