. >> caller: i was wondering about perini. >> oh, boy. you know, this group has gotten so hot.ing floor after they did a bad quarter and this stock was up and i was with somebody from perini this weekend. it's a good stock. i'm a buyer. now, i want to thank maria. such a nice -- george clooney and i, what's six or half dozen. the housing market is beginning a rebound. that means plenty of room for fortune brands and masco. separate they are good. by year end if they could get together, they would be fantastic. after the break i'll try to make you even more money. >> announcer: mac daddy no more? 2013 has been tough for apple. will it turn around to regain its throne as the stock to own? don't miss cramer's take. >>> people keep asking me, jim, are you backing away from apple? to me that's the wrong question. a better one is, is apple backing away from being apple? today the stock stumbled nearly 19 points, involves apple parts for apple iphones. if demand shortfall for the iphone 5, is the demand below what apple thought? does that mean the company will announce a shortfall? wi