once again, you try to figure out how strong housing is, is owens-corning specific to owens-corning, company is not executed well but this is a big decline. i don't know if i want to get in front of it even though they say asphalt pricing is okay. i think this colors us much more than people realize versus a spectrum brand. spectrum brand buys the quick set division. i remember when they bought that. it's a mixed picture. i don't want to give up on housing, it's too strong, but i would say owens-corning says maybe not today, stay away from sherwin williams. that's one of the hottest stocks in the market. >> one of the arguments in home builders has been the fact that they are facing higher costs. and clearly this is pushback on that. >> i think so. look, they said they would raise the prices of their houses somewhat. fantastic article once again in "u talking about how housing, some of the areas have gone past peak pricing. and it tends to be if you look at the fine print where oil is, because that's what is buoyant. the west texas interimmediate differential, the highest ever. that'

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and owens corning is an example of that. they just told you that business isn't that good.e going to go find what could be good for a long time in ohio and care a little less about the last three days and a little more about the next three years. stay with cramer. >>> coming up, mobile marriage. sprint's run up over 10% in the past week. a japanese company announces plans to take a controlling stake in the cell carrier. is it time to drop off this call, or is there another clear winner? cramer is dialing for dollars, just ahead. >>> does the market have you stumped? no fear. cramer is here. just e-mail him, mad money@cnbc.com. >>> sprint could be done, at least for now. softbank, the huge gunslinging japanese tech company, that purchase sprint has suddenly become a pure earnings story, no longer a takeover play. it's both good and bad. let's start with the bad. there is always a hope somewhere down the line that at some point sprint could catch a true takeover bid perhaps as a way to offload t-mobile, off the table. at the same time as the premium is being taken away you, h

and owens corning is an example of that. they just told you that business isn't that good.e're going to go find what could be good for a long time in ohio and care a little less about the last three days and a little more about the next three years. stay with cramer. >>> coming up, mobile marriage. a japanese company announces plans to take a controlling stake in the cell carrier. is it time to drop off this call, or is there another clear winner? cramer is dialing for dollars, just ahead. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> does the market have you stumped? no fear. cramer is here. just e-mail him, madonna money@cnbc.com. >>> sprint could be done, at least for now. softbank, the huge gunslinging japanese tech company, that purchase sprint has suddenly become a pure earnings story,

i've been more concerned about some of the names like owens-corning and parker hanafin which are under the radar industrial conglomerates that are all reporting slowdowns. >> on the industrial side, one thing to think about is what's your percentage of exposure to domestic versus international. we heard from cat, john deere, everything was about developing. that's where the slowdown's coming from. if we are in a global economic slowdown, which we are, that's where we're going to be in trouble. entirely over the last year or so you've been looking for companies that have been more domestically focused than internationally focused. that's going to continue to be the case probably for the next couple quarters as well. >> art, is there any one name that will stick out to you as being the most vital bellwether to watch next week? >> that's a tough call because when you look at it, you've got 17 dow components, 135 s&p 500 companies. hard to put your finger on one and say this is the one that makes the biggest difference. let's hope they report before the market opens or after the market clo

some of the big home repair companies like armstrong and owens corning to the up side. >>> seema mody is live uptown at the nasdaq. let's check in with her now. >> the nasdaq reopened after being shut for two days. ro volumes relatively low. some trades say they are sticking to the sidelines to basically assess and analyze the market post-hurricane sandy before making any big trades. many people on the east coast lost power, but within tech, it's all about apple. first, is trading below $600 a share which is a key psychological level. second, it's flirting with a 200-day moving average of 588. facebook down 3.6%. roughly 230 million shares were unlocked allowing employees to sell their shares on the open market. over here, groupon down better than 7%, as well as bidu down 5.4%. overall, trading at the nasdaq moving smoothly. back to you. >>> let's just mention you are watching live pictures from atlantic city where the president is about to emerge from air force one to meet governor chris christie, and then tour the devastation in the wake of sandy. it's been fascinating to see so reg

building material maker owens corning was up 6.8% and generator manufacturer generac shot up 20%. meantime, apple stock saw selling after announcing its most significant management shake-up yet under c.e. tim cook when the market was osed. apple fell 1.4%, to its lowest price since late july. apple replaced its top retail executive and the head of its mobile software system left. netflix shares were active, rising 13.9%. activist investor carl icahn disclosed a 10% stake. general motors continues seeing business grow in asia and south america, even as earnings were down last quarter in the u.s., and it lost money in europe. the bottom line for g.m. in the third quarter was stronger than ancipated. earnings per share totaled 93 cents, well above the 60 cents per shares expected. g.m. returned to profitability in south america and china profit jumped 10%. shares jumped 9.5% as volume tripled. g.m. hopes to stop losing money in europe by the middle of the decade. yesterday, ford told us it expects its european business to begin turning around in about a year. today, ford shares were

>> i he think it is inextensive because owens corning blew up. i would buy it under $60.et's go to bob in kentucky. >> jim. i'm calling about ctl. >> it has a terrific yield. right now it is 7%. i think it is just enough growth that i'm going to recommend you buy it as an altertive. and that is the conclusion of the lightinition round. 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 open an account. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. . >>> was t

owens corning. that is one of those company that is has the dominate iing roofing shingle thing.lly, i would like to buy this one off of hurricane sandy. but wait a second. no thank you. no dunka. check out stanley black and decker. what could be a better play than hardware with housing picking up and the need to be rebuild because of sandy. oh, hold it. stanley black and decker has taken it by storm and that has become the bain of their existence for a couple of quarters by now. in the previous quarter, it has failed to protect the flag. the handbag company has delivered a fabulous report. many tried to make europe bigger than america. now a freezing of europe has lead to who rhorrendous earning. finally, there is a resource based company that didn't move aggressively into china. now there are dramatic supply gluts even in oil we heard that from the conference call and a return to major production by iraq. i can china is coming back. right now, that could be wishful thinking. i think things could pan out. making money is hard money. the easy money is from the u.s. here is the bo

owens corning up. beacon roofing, up over 4%. one of the biggest losers was western union, fell 29%, mising on revenue, guiding expectations lower for the fourth quarter. lumber prices hitting a 19 month high, rising 10-cents a board foot, the loss of homes need to be rebuilt. and investors assess the impact of sandy, yield dropping to 1.68%. >> crude oil prices up 56-cents, joining us now to analyze what is going on with the economy. these markets, arthur lapre it is great to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. lou: start with impact of the hurricane. to whether much is made too much made, of the impact on gdp growth or broad economy for next several months. >> it is just a temporary hit, i would expect from the storm. i don't think it will be long lasting or affect gdp growth. it will not affect the ream economy over -- real economy over any long run. lou: our hearts go out to those who suffered so much damage and devastation, and losses. and those who lost loved ones. this is a very tough time, and it is almost impossible to

owens corning was disappointing.e disappointing, unlike scotts miracle gro, can't shoot straight. i think home depot, this is a question of their execution, and home depot was a miracle in the way they run. can we just be proud for a second? he turns around home depot remarkably, duke has done a fantastic job, senegal left a great legacy at costco. these people are the greatest merchants no, offense to mickey drexel who is also a great merchant. >> owens corning said home pidto was purely on valuation, the analysts talked to in about an hour's time said because the valuation is getting to peaks, 19 times is the peak valuation for home depot. you expect to stop the trade around, pull back and see buys. >> tepid. >> a tepid takedown. >> we see too many of the valuation downgrades. remember, blake on the conference call does the remarkable what percent of the consumer gdp is spent on home and it's still way below historic norms and i think that you downgrade this one when it finally exceeds historic norms, the home depo

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right now, owens corning ecotouch attik insulation is only $11.87 a roll. >>> a new poll shows good news for mitt romney in florida where he's closed the gap from just one point to a five-point deficit in september. let's go to those. here was florida. 47-46. go to virginia where he closed it to two points there. down from 49-44. but ohio is a different story. this is where the president saw his lead expand by a point. that's at 51%. in a week, if this hasn't moved, romney's going to have to make that tough decision does he pull out of ohio because look at how the road works. you give the president the states where he's leading by more than five points. he's sitting at 265. means he's got to decide where is money better spent? is a dollar better spent here in the state of colorado, but he has to run the table. can't lose any state. even the state of nevada would put president obama over the top. let's bring in my panel. lynn bartles, perry bacon jr. and my third governor today from the state of colorado, dick lamb, former democratic governor here. now, the colorado director at denver's i

owens-corning has been as obvious choice for many, many days. beacon roofing is a small company, and this is a small industry. how about dredging? a big move on the up side, and of course armstrong world, a big flooring company. the insurance companies down about 2% last week, but some smaller company els, a bit more serious. >>> we're trading all of today's action with simon baker, murphy, and najarian. guys, i'm glad you made it in. mike murphy, i know it's been a trying few days. how are things going? >> it's acñt really strange morning, scott. traffic is crazy. i've heard the lines at rental car companies are out the doors. over at my office at 57th and 7th, the entire area is still blocked off by the police because of that crane that's there. inside the office, internet service is spotty at best. trading is very, very light. the market is exactly what we were hoping for here. you wouldn't want to really have to put a trade on today because of the way the systems are set up. if they're running at all, they're very slow. so i think the orderl

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owens-corning and beacon roofing. roof replacements are up a little bit but not on big volume. rpm and grace do a little waterproofing, but not a lot of volume there. utilities, we had widespread power failures during hurricane irene last year. that might impact some of the utilities. they're on the downside a little. again i don't see big volume. that's what would impress me. finally on the insurance companies, some of the ones -- travelers, chubb, hartford have notable exposure. but again, i don't see big volume. remember something -- flooding, water coming from the ground up is not covered by homeowner policies when you get the roof blown off and the water comes in from the top, that is. but flooding coming up from the ground, not could have had. >> you hope you've got a decent insurer who won't say it is pre-existing. believe me, i've been there. for the week overall we're down. it's been -- the stock market has fallen. do you think it is the calm before the storm, the presidential election, the fiscal cliff, or do you think we could be like this for some time? >> i think t

owens corning is up. masco. vul can materials. s&p 1,460 -- the four and a half year high, 1,465. a few points away from closing highs as well. >> the one sparrow in the works is tech. >>> i'll take it at the nasdaq, simon. we've got intel big drag of course. the ibm news is also compounding the tech drag. intel hitting a new low here after a disappointing outlook. that is when chip equipmentmakers like applied materials. on the pc, makers like dell because that's where the weakness is coming. look at a couple of other spectacular down movers today. apollo group, its enrollment down 14%. it hits a new low today, along with checkpoint software there which also saw its fourth quarter earnings well below expectations. nasdaq leaders today include green mountain coffee and new all-time highs for amgen and comcast. comcast citing a deal with pace to develop new set top boxes, among other things. >>> nike one of the top brand in sports, one of the top brands of all brands, severing ties with one of the world's most recognizable athletes. that would be lance armstrong. nike saying due to

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right now, owens corning ecotouch attik insulation is only $11.87 a roll. >>> welcome back to weekendsepublican presidential nominee mitt romney on the campaign trail in florida. mr. romney kicked off a three-day tour of the state. and the romney campaign, garrett, good morning. how did mr. romney and his camp react to the new job numbers and the conspiracy theories that followed? >> hey, alex. good morning. they actually went through stages of reaction. first issues a statement saying the numbers just weren't good enough. then with governor romney's first appearance on the stump in virginia, he actually said the cause of the, dop in the unemployment was people dropping out of the workforce. this month was not the case. finally at the end of the day, looking for things like pointing out workforce participation has fallen over the last couple of years and remained as high as president obama was in office, unemployment would be much higher and late last night advisers pointing out a large uptick in part-time work as being part of this number, which i suspect will be part of the attack li

right now, owens corning ecotouch attik insulation is only $11.87 a roll. >>> back to wednesday's presidentialated press notes there's no shortage of advice that you've probably heard all day and yesterday, swirling around of what the candidates should do. loosen up, sfudsy up, be aggressive, don't overdo it, admit mistakes, project confidence, as emotion, use humor. both camps continue to lower expectations for their candidate while trying to raise them for the other. >> we've expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a very good debater for the years. >> i think for us to raise the expectation he's got to do something spectacular, those things don't happen in debates anymore, there's a spectacular event or gaffe. they're too well rehearsed. >> mitt will be out there and aggressive as all get out. joining me via skype to talk about the strategy, wayne, a professor of political rhetoric in washington university and st. louis the author of "union of words a history of presidential eloquence". thank yo

finally, house which held up well recently to the weak side, owens corning came out, simon and talked about weaker 2012. >> bring in kenny pull carry, managing yet, i cap on the floor. what do you make of the move? >> about time, quite honestly. the market feels exhausted. in this 1440, 1460 for weeks. hit our head a number of time, unable to pierce it. this morning, wake up, more negative news out of the world bank, imf, on top of the asian news, european news, nothing getting better. quite honestly, i think the market is backing up. >> when i was on this pro, i think ten days ago, telling me how the market was basing very nicely assert itself higher, to greater highs. >> but i think in the end it will, but right now, as we move -- got to get through this, right in the market will repair for the negative earnings season that they think. here is what is going to happen. test 1425. by all rights, down 2% from the highs, not any type of a correction. if you want 5, 6, 7%, not anywhere near there. down 1.7% not any big deal. >> is cable tv. everything is a big deal. >> it s. >> sue, back

like armstrong, and owens-corning ware. >> you know what's going to ham, hurricane sandy ate my homework. they're going to blame week fourth quarter earnings on hurricane sandy. breaking news here. we talk about capital earlier today. they've restored power over there. nightcap tal is in jersey city. it was significant flooding and power outages in jersey city in the last 24 hours. they have backup generators that failed in the middle of the day. they have since restored power at night capital. >> thanks so much, bob. >> we show you the broad street subway station, close to the new york stock exchange. aulg the water there, hopefully with time, things will get ironed out and less water and interruptions when it comes to mass transit. the power generator system will be worked out. will we have almost normal trading? what's that going to be like on a jobs friday, the last jobs report before the election. >> i think it's a huge den as you inferred. i don't know if everything is going to be great come friday. i would hope that it is. but the truth is we saw what we can do today, we can pull