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Exchange on cnbc. Im wilfred frost. Im Courtney Reagan in for sara eisen nice to have you here today not on my own. Youre not on your own. We didnt strand you today very nice i feel relaxed good to have you back here lets have a look at the markets. The fed remains center on wall street today investors continue to digest the news that the central bank will begin winding down its 4 4. 5 trillion Balance Sheet next month. Yesterday the markets did not sell off the dow was up 0. 2 . The s p and nasdaq were either side of flat there was even room for bank stocks to rally the best part of a percent...

Not to pursue the spinoff of the shares, roughly 15 of alibaba that it owns into a separate company. That of course is is spinoff thats been planned for the last nine months. Announced early last year. And expected to have taken place early next year. Not going to happen. In fact, now sources familiar with the situation tell me the board has directed the company to examine a spinoff of its core business likely to also include its stake in yahoo japan. A socalled almost reverse spin which would have the effect of leaving the alibaba stake in place. And make sure that all of it would be well, th...

Liz the top three stories you need to know. Youve got a hot stock, what a turnaround at aol. Revenue rises for the first time in eight years, thanks to a big pick up in ad sales. Youve got mail. Liz search is gaining traction. Aol ceo talking to us about the developments and the future. Plus housing in recovery. New orders, prices even permits are heading in the right direction. Can it last . Homebuilder hovnanian stock building to higher heights. The ceo is talking to us about the real story of real estate. And a monster storm barrelling across the northeast could mean monster sales for publi...

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<p>Larry MacDonald writes investing columns for The Globe and Mail.</p>