• Mark Zuckerberg, in 2004, about his new website

    In this 2004 interview with Becky Quick, Mark Zuckerberg's talks about his new social media site -- a plucky startup called Facebook.

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  • CNBC: JPMorgan Chase looking at $4.2B in losses

    Editor's note: This post has been undated with revised numbers and quotes from the CEO here.

    CNBC reports that JPMorgan Chase has significant mark-to-market losses. Legal losses of $4.2 billion are “reasonably possible.” Mary Thompson and Maria Bartiromo discuss the story. 

    Mark-to-market losses are when a company's asset, usually an investment, loses value and must be restated on their balance sheet. The company has scheduled a 5 p.m. Eastern conference call to discuss their situation.

    Stock index futures slid after the market's close on Thursday. JPMorgan's stock lost 5 percent to $38.67 in after-hours trading.

    S&P 500 futures fell 9.2 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration of the contract. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 14.75 points. 

    Reuters contributed to this report.

  • CNBC: Happy 100th birthday to the Oreo

    The best-selling cookie is 100 years old today. The treat was created in New York City and an estimated 491 billion Oreos have been sold since its debut, reports CNBC's Amanda Drury.

    How do you eat Oreos?

    Discuss this on Facebook.

    Related story: Chefs celebrate the Oreo on its 100th birthday

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    Total of 5,010 votes

    20.9%
    One half at a time, starting with the frosted side.
    1,049 votes
    19.1%
    One half at a time, starting with the unfrosted side.
    955 votes
    45.7%
    Without breaking them apart.
    2,292 votes
    14.3%
    One box at a sitting.
    714 votes

  • Victims' group protests over Starbucks gun policy

    The National Gun Victims Action Council began a boycott of Starbucks Monday over the coffee giant's policy of allowing customers to bring guns into their shops in states with "open carry" laws. CNBC's Melissa Lee discusses the protest with the head of the NGAC.

    Discuss this issue on Facebook.

    Do guns belong in Starbucks?

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    Total of 8,825 votes

    25.5%
    No.
    2,252 votes
    71.7%
    Yes, if allowed by state law.
    6,325 votes
    2.8%
    Only if they acidentally make me a decaf.
    248 votes

  • Prices at the pump soar ... and it's only February

    Gas prices are back on the rise, and some analysts say it could get even worse before the summer driving season. NBC's John Yang reports.

    We’re all used to gas prices going up in the springtime when the driving season is about to approach, but this year the increase is happening sooner, and it is going up more than before. Experts say a combination of things — tensions in the Middle East, big refineries on the east coast shutting down, big demand for gas in Asia — sent gas prices up 13 cents in the last month alone.

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