Market volatility spikes.   Shares of McDonald's slip.  Shares of Hasbro and Peet's Coffee rise. 

Our analysts discuss IBM's earnings, debate the merits of share buybacks, and share two undervalued stocks and two overvalued stocks.

Housing starts rise to their highest level in four years.   Intel and Bank of America report earnings.

Yahoo! hires former Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new CEO.  Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, and Mattel report earnings. 

Gold prices slide.  Mastercard and Visa make a deal with merchants.  Nokia cuts prices. 

Warren Buffett expresses concern over the economy.   Shares of SuperValu sink after the grocery chain reports not so super earnings.

Shares of electronics retailer Hhgregg plunge after the company lowers its earnings forecast.  And a leader in the cable television industry makes some suprising comments about the future of television.

Shares of Alcoa slip after the company reports earnings.  Mako Surgical lowers its forecast and shares plunge.   And Campbell's makes a healthy acquisition.

What is the future of 3-D Printing?  Is Nike undervalued?  Is Qualcomm ready for a rebound?  On today's show,  our analysts tackle some listener questions.

Microsoft takes a $6.2 billion charge. Plus we answer listener emails about mobile phones and investing in the beverage industry.