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• Facebook Gets Mobile Act Together Post-IPO: Pros Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:03 PM ET

  

  The company, which was making zero dollars via its mobile-ad platform a year ago, turned things around.

• Lawmakers Accuse IRS Officials of Lying in Scandal Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:30 PM ET

  

  Congressional Republicans accused leaders of the IRS of lying as they opened the first in a series of hearings about the agency's targeting of conservative groups.

• Bloomberg Appoints Privacy Advisor Amid Scandal Friday, 17 May 2013 | 11:39 AM ET

  

  Bloomberg LP on Friday announced the appointment of a privacy advisor after being embroiled in criticism of reporters use of Bloomberg terminals to obtain private information.

• Yahoo Said to Be Eyeing Tumblr for $1 Billion Friday, 17 May 2013 | 8:13 AM ET

  

  Yahoo is trying really hard to be cool again and it's hoping that Tumblr can help.

• Consumer Sentiment Jumps to a Near Six Year High Friday, 17 May 2013 | 9:56 AM ET

  

  US consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects.

• Facebook Shares One Year On—Time to Reconsider? Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:44 AM ET

  

  One year after its dramatic fall from grace and a catastrophic IPO, fund managers and analysts CNBC spoke to, say it's time for investors to take another look at Facebook's stock.

• How to Tell If the IRS Is Looking to Audit You Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:46 AM ET

  

  Being audited is scary. Not knowing if you might be is almost as bad. Here is a roadmap to how the IRS decides on candidates for examination.

• Great Recession Will Haunt Gen-X Into Retirement Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:01 AM ET

  

  Early Boomers may be on track to retire with enough savings for their golden years, a new Pew study finds. But Gen-Xers (and the rest of us) are in for a world of hurt.

• Obama Names Daniel Werfel Acting IRS Commissioner Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 3:17 PM ET

  

  President Obama on Thursday named White House budget official Daniel Werfel the new acting IRS commissioner.

• Apple's Cook Wants Tax Reform to Repatriate Cash Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:16 AM ET

  

  Tim Cook says he'll propose tax changes to encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries over Apple's overseas cash holdings.

• US Defense Companies Go On Overseas Offensive Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 1:59 PM ET

  

  As American defense companies prepare to feel the ill effects of the sequester on their bottom lines, the companies are increasingly looking to court new customers abroad.

• IRS 'Culture of Discrimination' Troubling: Rep. Camp Friday, 17 May 2013 | 9:14 AM ET

  

  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp tells CNBC ahead of his panel's IRS scandal hearing that he wants to know who "hatched" the plan to target conservative groups.

• Treasury to Free Up $260 Billion to Avoid Default Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:30 PM ET

  

  The Obama administration on Friday said it was ready to free up about $260 billion so the nation could continue paying its bills as a temporary debt ceiling suspension lapses.

• SAC Capital Won't Cooperate Unconditionally Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:07 PM ET

  

  SAC said it may not be able to provider investors with frequent updates regarding the government insider-trading probe but there will be "more clarity" soon.

• Down, But Not Out: JC Penney CEO Meets Shareholders Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

  

  JC Penney CEO Mike Ullman told shareholders: "I have an enduring affection for J.C. Penney." They appeared to return the favor, at the company's shareholder meeting.

• Powerball Winner Will Keep Uncle Sam Smiling Friday, 17 May 2013 | 2:11 PM ET

  

  If you're lucky enough to win the upcoming half-billion-dollar Powerball, you'll also be putting a big smile on Uncle Sam's face. That's because the tax burden will be substantial.

• Citi Bans Trader Chatter on Bloomberg Terminals Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:51 AM ET

  

  Citigroup is banning some traders from accessing internal chat groups on their Bloomberg terminals, in the latest sign of concern by banks over online security issues.

• The Man Who Gave America Fish Sticks Is Dead Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 3:34 PM ET

  

  Parents might not recognize E. Robert Kinney by name, but they owe him a debt of gratitude for popularizing what might be the only kind of fish their kids will eat.

• 'Profitless Rally': Stocks Heading for a Slowdown Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:57 AM ET

  

  Wall Street's stocks-are-cheap meme looks as if it will start coming under stress if what Citigroup calls a "profitless rally" continues.

• Next Group That May Be Slammed by Debt: Farmers Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:36 AM ET

  

  It would take a perfect storm, but there are worries the current economic boom for farmers could turn into a bust. The issue is how much debt farmers take on.