caterpillar beat expectations as about 3m, gm and ford. apple yaw he and yelp all beat expectations while ibm and amazon fell short big time. new home sales rose in september to a seasonally adjusted rate of $467,000, that is above economist estimates, and the highest annual pace since july of 2008 standpoint. >>> you'll be able to contribute more to your 401(k) next year. the irs is expanding the limit to $18,000 a year. if you're over 50, the additional catch-up contribution will be increased to $6,000 from $5,500. >>> stocks have moved from a state affair to a state of euphor euphoria. is it deserved and what does it mean for your money? joining us is rebecca passer source and bessemer, and joe lavorgna. thank you both for being here. what happened over the last week? 4 rebecca, none of them seem to have gone away, yet our perception seems to have changed. >> i think we've gotten better valuations. things get cheaper, but probably even more importantly we've gotten quite a few data points both on earnings and economic data to just reinf