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i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert strategies feature is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> welcome back. shares of d.r. horton down 5% despite earnings that actually beat this morning. cautious comments from the ceo about the economic outlook weighs on the shares today. is the long run for home builders nearing an end? we've seen a big move in these stocks this year. what do d.r. horton's results mean for toll brothers. on the technical side, carter worth with oppenheimer and on the fundamental side of the story, nishu with deutsche bank. let me kick this off, what do you think the d.r. horton numbers tell us about that company and the home builders in general? >> the results tell us the housing recovery is continuing. the critical thing is how much a pace are investors expecting? clearly expectations have gotten ahead of themselves and now we're seeing a little adjustment in that regard. >> you don't think it tells us an

i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert strategies feature is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> all right. welcome back. apple shares falling yet again today in the recent slide into bear market territory is leading some to question the company's future. in today's "usa today" michael wolf asks whether the age of apple is ending. got the paper right here. here's the article. in it, joe, michael wolf says among other things the phone market, tablet market, content selling businesses have become hugely competitive fields. he also says that management is suddenly in dramatic flux. also questions apparently about tim cook and his ability going forward. >> does he mention within the article who the actual competition is on those ipads, on those macs, on those iphones? i don't think he does. ultimately that's the answer. what's going on right now is a derisking process with apple. we talked about wanting to buy apple. i want to buy

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i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert strategies feature is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> all right. welcome back. we have a hot show for you today. we are getting down to the brass tax on the fiscal cliff tomorrow. president obama and congressional leaders meet face to face with the clock ticking to new year's on the fiscal cliff. for nearly two years, the one plan that has gotten the most support among those outside of washington and even inside has been the simpson/bowles plan. the two, of course, chaired president obama's debt commission. two years ago when the plan was presented, it was all but ignored by those in power. joining me now, the two architects behind the plan, former republican senator alan simpson and former chief of staff for democratic president bill clinton erskine bowles. gentlemen, wonderful to have you on the program. i want to first get to this. have either of you or together both of you been ask

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