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. >>> coming up, exelon hitting a 52-week low in this hot market. >> i wasn't picking on exelon per se, it is a power company, if you live in the chicago area you know the company by heart. by point thing brinking this up it is down today in another up market had new highs every week, every week, every week, this a 52-week low for a defensive name and it shows to me, again, not picking on exelon, but shows the rotation from some of the defensive names and utilities are the most defensive of names, dividend payers continues, exelon continues. >> risk off to risk on. palo alto networks down big time today. >> security softwaremaker here, stocks a great year, up 58%. revenue and earnings beat estimate estimates this is a case of good being -- >> not good enough. >> that's right. magic the laps couple of quarters and deliver prest t de prestidigitation, that is not good enough. >>> it wasn't as bad as fear t is all in how you fear it. >> i don't even know what prestidigitation means. >> tableco. >> from a hold to a buy it is downgrade. said possible job cuts to its business could leave the

talk about exelon's presence. >> i personally have not seen exelon in and around town.might be sponsoring events, but i have not seen them. i have seen duke energy everywhere. >> tell me. >> duke energy is one of the largest businesses here. they have a giant tower just down the street from here. they're providing a lot of services the convention needs to operate. they have provided some loans to the home -- convention. >> last month, sunlight public citizen, you signed a letter making a demand of lawmakers, what was it? >> we have signed a lot of letters. >> i'm talking about the one that asks these lawmakers not to go to lobbyist-sponsored events. >> oh, yes. something we have joined with, public citizen, ethics watchdog, on the ground, scene of the so- called [indiscernible] is there. i will say i've seen governors at events. i see members of congress on the streets. i've not seen a member of congress at one of these events yet. 3527 super pacs. how are they different? >> they can accept unlimited funds. they have to disclose donors, they often are in support of or a

and last but not least is my utility, exelon.. >> boy, this last one, wellpoint, you know, fabulously run, i like it, but it is fabulously run. mcdonald's, covered that restaurant, joy global, machinery, you identify as the spec because i don't like it. it's a spec on the mortgage insurance business. and exelon, goes down almost every day and i don't get it because i don't think it's that bad. you've got a restaurant, machinery company, a spec, and a health management organization, i'm going to say bingo to that. let's go to eddie in missouri. eddie? >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from the home of the world champions, st. louis cardinals. >> well, boo-yah, welcome. what do you got? >> caller: public storage, csa, monsanto, m.o.n., walmart, verizon, vz, and bank of america bac. >> spirited missouri show me call, which i will. investment trust, monsanto is the seed company, walmart is the gigantic retailer, verizon is the best phone company, waffles between at&t and verizon, bank of america, we've got a telco, restaurant, real estate inv

complete with thousands of parking spaces andy exelon headquarters.he next that is to send the issue up to state officials for final vote. construction will include a complex that will house offices , retail and hotel space as well. some surprising news from the current head, stepping down in less than a month. it is official, he will be gone as ceo by october 1. the chairman has been with the company since january 2008. the head of global distribution will become the interim ceo as he searches for replacement. the companies stock surged by more than $1 a share. a security scare for hundreds of millions of users to use iphone and ipad. it looks like a group of hackers has cracked the code that is supposed to keep your information you need and save. it is a series of numbers and letters assigned to each phone. the group of anonymous has not only cracked the code but posted millions of those numbers online. it could reveal where you are, where you have been, as well as access to blog genser for your accounts without the need for a password. >> we see pe

i bought into exelon. i like their management. what's your thought? >> i agree with you. stock is down 16% for the year. i think that's overdoing negativity. i want to do exactly what you want to do. let's go to dave in florida. >> caller: a north miami boo-yah. >> back at you. what's up? ? >> tell me about american power, amp. >> this is the best stock other than sprint mentioned this lightning round. i want to buy when the stock is down. this is the way to be able to play the next generation worldwide 4g amt. it's for me. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of "the lightning round." >> the lightning round is sponsored by td ameritrade. sion, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you

. >> caller: i want to know about exelon. >> i continue to do work to find out why people are so bearishsee. chris in georgia. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. >> sweet. >> caller: i'm an optimist. i'm still holding on to my clean energy fuel, clne. am i crazy? >> the country doesn't have either politician saying point blank we just switched to natural gas as a surface fuel which is why that stock is stuck in the mud. let's go to marilyn in connecticut. marilyn. >> caller: hello. >> hey, marilyn, you're on. >> caller: okay. jim? >> yeah. >> caller: i just wanted to tell you that i love you and i enjoy watching you every night. >> well, thank you very much. >> caller: you're welcome. and aside from that, i love the store chico's. i buy everything there. >> okay. chico's, i recommended it then i thought it got too hot. i was worried about it. it's still on my worry list. it's had a very big run. i prefer a pullback. let's go to renato in pennsylvania. renato. >> hey, jim. boo-yah. >> boo-yah, partner. >> caller: thanks for taking my call. listen, i wanted to get your feelings on pro logic. ticker

major at harbor east, complete with 1,000 new residential units, thousands of parking spaces and exelon's baltimore city council has given a go ahead for the decade of tax breaks for the harbor point site. the next step is to send the issue up to state officials for a final vote. the 10-year construction will include a complex including office and retail spaces. the clock is ticking on critical tax cuts for wind power. a new report prepared by the national wildlife federation highlights maryland as a state with immense untapped wind energy resources which means there's a lot of untapped resources for employment. researchers find maryland has the potential for 4.5 thousand megawatts of offshore wind energy. if you're traveling for thanksgiving, flights will not be cheap but the cheapest flights you can get will be available starting this week, according to farecompare.com which says the cheapest days to fly would be to depart the monday before thanksgiving or thanksgiving day and return any day but sunday or monday after the holiday. that will save you about 15% to 20%. time now for a look