speaking of which, fast money coming up in just a couple seconds, melissa lee, you may be talking to john. >> to tell us whether deck taper is on the table. he wrote in the wall street journal, we'll get his full take and analysis tonight on fast. >> we'll see if he can tell us about christmas, past, present and future. >> thanks, kelly. fast money starts now. live from the nasdaq markets in new york city's times square, i'm melissa lee. here's the lineup. taper trades, great jobs report. huge reaction in the markets. so with taper clearly on the table, should you stick with what's working? or is it time to look somewhere new? rally rejects, not every stock getting a pop today. is it time to buy the momentum sitting out today's rally. watch out for cleon, one commodity to a six month high today. we have the trade coming up. our traders are tim seymour, steven p. grass oh, guy adami. the top story, the job market rally. the s & p bouncing back. and the dow reclaiming 16,000 finishing up under 200 points, this after november's blowout jobs report. guy adami, were you surprised with thi

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. >> live from the nasdaq market site in new york's time square i'm melissa lee. we start tonight with america's favorite tech stock and that is apple. pen to the 55 level but on a week that saw new record highs apple was a laggard with the holiday season here could this be the ultimate gift for your portfolio? let's find out right now and get to our resident tech guru. >> really? >> that would be dan. all relative. >> i was going to say that so quizzically. >> sorry. >> that could just mean we're -- >> right. you said america's favorite tech stock and i would say it was in 2011 or 2012. >> perhaps one of the most hated. >> this stock is up 3% on the year but up 40% from the lows. when you look at that chart, traders i'm talking to see that as an epic double bottom that happened in the spring and summer and this massive rally. it's stalled out here almost unchanged on the year. we saw this move a couple weeks ago where the stock went parabolic, straight up, $50 billion in market cap in a matter of weeks and i think that had to do with china mobile. december 18th w

nuan. >> i'm melissa lee. be >> meantime, "mad money" with jim cramer starts now. >>> my mission is simple, to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >>> hey, i'm cramer! welcome to "mad money." welcome to camer qaa. other people want to make friend, i'm just trying to make you a little money. my job isn't just to entertain you, but educate you so call me at 800-upon vr 743-cnbc. on a not so hot day for the market, the s&p declined .3%, and the nasdaq dipped

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city times square i'm melissa lee. the trade of 2014. japan is shaping up to be the trade of this year, but one of our guys is making a call for next year's big trade tonight. and ten-year treasury yield on fire, rising to levels it's not seen since september. dennis gartman is here to tell us what moves he's making because of it. >>> and watch out, apple. carl icahn isn't packing down, making a new push for a share buyback. we've got the trade on that news. our traders tonight are tim seymour, brian kelly and guy adami. let's get to our top story. people freaking out about the four days of declines for the s&p and dow, turn that frown upside down. we'll start with a new segment called over/under, like a game. our traders take a look at a few of the names in the green and tell us whether they are overrated or underestimated, and we've got to kick it off here with microsoft. caught our eye because it hit 13-year highs. the software giant completing its largest ever bond sale, some $8 billion worth with more than half sold in euros. we ask

sue is off today but that means i get to spend an hour with melissa lee. hi, melissa. >> my pleasure. you said it, crisis over. steve liesman reporting the fed will get ready to taper as early as next week. >> you take a look at the three tests the fed had out there, which was fiscal uncertainty going away, confidence in the outlook, along with the notion of interest rates, all seems to be give the fed leeway to do this. it's more likely than not it could be january, but you look at how interest rates have behaved and we were talking earlier the bond market is saying the same thing. >> absolutely. i mean morgan stanley was saying 2.6 to 2.9% on the 10-year yield is pricing in a move december or january. >> what's happening to the short rate and the answer is absolutely nothing. that's the thing that gives the fed leeway. talk about crisis over and these people which i think they are raising their hands clapping but hands up for bread, i don't know. a budget deal in d.c. as we said. a big deal for the fed in terms of getting that fiscal uncertainty out of t

. >> now dominic chu hosting fast money in for melissa lee. dom, contrarian take on the day. is it not? >> it is interesting, of course, this is the first downish type day we've had in seven for the dow. if you talk about where the money is made, kelly, we talk about the big bets, the guys who make those contrarian bets, think about those people who bought subprime mortgages or shorted subprime mortgages, they made the big money. maybe that's the way you actually make the calm. you make the big money making the big bets. right? >> in that case, i want to stay tuned and find out what they have to say. over to you. >> thanks. fast money starts right now. live from the nasdaq market site in new york's times square i'm dominic chu in for melissa lee. here's tonight's lineup. the target data breach gets bigger. new developments about safety of pin numbers. we have details and potential impact on target's stock. twitter falling back to earth. sort of. even with the day's selloff the stock is up more than 50% this month alone. we'll break down the key levels, that you need to watch.

. >> i'm melissa lee, here's tonight's line up. there is one clear loser in today's session, twitter. it's not so teflon any more. tesla going mainstream. you won't need hundreds of thousands of dollars to drive one of those vehicles. and a clean bill of health for herbalife. find out what it could all mean for hedge fund manager. industrial strength after two straight losses helping to push the markets higher today. 3m, caterpillar all showing signs of strength. everything related to global growth to a stronger economy that did well. >> it makes sense. we have liked a lot of these names. i could speak to it, the gep could speak to it. now they are sort of diversifying themselves, getting more like a honey well, i think that stock has a lot of room on the upside. that stock got whacked much too hard. these things are showing life again and for good reason. the best one for me is honeywell. >> bank of america initiated with a buy rating. those shares higher today. >> i have liked this space for a while. at least they have taken a li

. >> over to you, melissa. >> fast money starts right now. i'm melissa lee. here are tonight's line-up. social climbing to all time highs. breaking records today in twitter has gone from a teflon stock to cult-like status. is it too late to get in on this investment? >>> no juice for blackberry today and what it means for the smart phone wars. trouble brewing in china? find out why a potential credit crunch could send shock waves. >> the dow closing at the record high. names light twitter, tas esla, solar systems. and that meteoric rise is reaching beyond financial news, even catching the attention of blogs like the drudge report. when was the last time you saw that? does that mark the top in the stock? >> a huge volume. >> my view on twitter is everybody including myself said it was going down to the mid 30s, buy it then. now 20 forms later, that doesn't matter. it's a supply and demand thing. maybe today flushed a lot of people maybe we could see a bit of a pull back. >> what is interesting about this stock is that investors love this stock. wall street ana

new york city's time's square, i'm melissa lee. stocks on fire the bond buying pam goes into full-on rally mode. we will tell you why wall street likes the taper and how is you should adjust your portfolio. ford not looking very tough, closing in the red. some betters are making a bet stocks make a turn around. not ben bernanke's big day, also guy adami. we are only playing songs you like today. >> good. >> and we have a very special surprise for him. >> whew. >> later on in the show. if you want to tune in for that. tim seymour, and the birthday boy, 50-year-old guy adami. let's go straight to our top story. >> that is after talking about it for almost a year the taper is initially here. in case you didn't get to watch fed chief ben bernanke's news conference, here's the ""fast money"" recap. >> the first rate increase according to dots chart take place near the end of 2015. i want to emphasize we will be data dependent. we can stop purchases, if the economy disappoint, we can pick them up somewhat. if the economy is stronger. i e

melissa lee speaking about performing, you guys are talking about airlines? >> we have got an analyst with two picks and they're not underperformers he says that can make you money. >> stay tuned. over to you guys. >>> "fast money" starts right now. here's tonight's line-up. walmart a dog of the dough this year but will it be an outperformer? plus the two socks that are your best bets heading into the new year. they posted the biggest gains in the first two weeks of the new year. and finally twitter tanks again, adding to friday's 13% drop. one of our traders says now might be the time to get in. here are our traders tonight. let's get straight to our big story tonight. where are they headed next? you want to get the long term pick? this is fast money. it's fun to talk a year out. >> it's also a little harder than talking a year out. but for me, if you split the year up in half, i'm looking for a good first half, first three to six months and then the second half to me is troublesome. and a lot of it has to do with one, valuation. to me, money looks like it's

hoodies. >> i'm melissa lee. see you back here tomorrow. meantime, "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere. and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to save you a little money. my job isn't just to entertain but to teach you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. what? the market can go down, too? i mean, the market can get really hammered? with the dow dropping 130 points, s&p 500 declining

. >> live from the nasdaq markets, i'm sitting in for melissa lee. hello, everybody, thanks for joining us today. hello, gentlemen, great to see you once again. and, riddle me this. the market hit a one-month low today. why are stocks on fire? names like twitter, facebook and tesla. it's a huge week but the market sagged. we'll also hit twitter later on in the show. you know what, it feels like this was curious price action. >> it was. it wasn't even in small names. think about the market caps we named. tesla was the smallest one. face pook had stock specific news that will go into the index in a couple weeks, the twitter thing, you know, we'll talk about it, i think all of us are scratching our heads a little bit. don't know how you can gain $8 billion in market capital in a week with no real news. to me it speaks to maybe some chase for performance at the end of the year and the lead in the nasdaq and s&p, you saw some of these go berserk. >> do you think there's a squeeze going on. valuation, relatively high than what we thought it was going to be

. ♪ >>> live from the nasdaq market site in new york's times square, i'm dominic chu in for melissa lee. "options action" here coming to you from all over the country. texas, florida, chicago. if you think it was a quiet day for stocks, then think again. check out what's going on with twitter, down 13% on the day. a victim of a slew of downgrades and perhaps a collective bout of investor sanity. but it had some company. take a look at the reversal in 3d systems selling off violently after new record highs. and tesla lower on the day as well. now despite today's action, those names are still higher on the week begging the question, have they topped out? and could they simply be the most ridiculous stocks of 2013? so let's get in the money and find out. mike, are investors waking up to reality? and which of these is the silliest stock you've ever seen? >> i don't know. i think maybe you have to sort of pick your own version of crazy when you look at any one of these three stocks. every single one of them has an interesting and exciting story. so tesla, building the best electric cars, 3d

. >> our time has expired i'm melissa lee for more options action check out our web site s friday. have a great weekend. "mad money" starts right now. >>> my mission is simple, to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to make you some money. my job is not just to entertain you but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. after the best week in five months, with today capping the

. >>> live from the nasdaq markets in new york city's times square i'm melissa lee these are the traders on the desk. stocks continue their surge higher we are focused on a market mystery. why are investors suddenly anti-social on a day that saw the dow jump almost 200 points, facebook, twieter pandora were down. so why are investors shunning these high flyers, let's get in the money and find out. dan, these are the names that typically provide more market move. >> i think it has to do with the fact investors have huge gains in these things. you think about it, they are really expense if stocks here, if the market is going to have another leg, if we continue to go, if all this news -- you know we're in this goldilocks phase with the data we're getting and potential taper and the market can handle it. maybe more cyclical names, industrials names, and these speculative names are not as interesting. >> it seems this is a good point for the market rally. >> it is. imagine you're sitting here managing money, and you're trying to play on the momentum that you see in these stocks, suddenly you

. ♪ >>> live from the nasdaq market site in new york's times square i'm dominic chu in for melissa lee options action here coming from all over the country. texas, florida, chicago. if you think it was a quiet day for stocks, then think again. check out what's going on with twitter down 13% on the day. a victim of a slew of downgrades and perhaps a collective bout of investor sanity. but it had some company take a look at the reversal in 3-d systems selling off violently after new record highs. and tesla lower on the day as well. now despite today's action, those names are still higher on the week. begging the question, have they topped out? and could they simply be the most ridiculous stocks of 2013? so let's get in the money and find out. mike, are investors waking up to reality? and which of these is the silliest stock you've seen? >> i don't know. i think maybe you have to sort of pick your own version of crazy when you look at any one of these three stocks. every single one of them has an interesting and exciting story. so tesla, building the best electric cars, 3-d printing a ver

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city times square i'm melissa lee. the trade of 2014. japan is shaping up to be the trade of this year, but one of our guys is making a call for next year's big trade tonight. and ten-year treasury yield on fire, rising to levels it's not seen since september. dennis gartman is here to tell us what moves he's making because of it. >>> and watch out, apple.

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square, i'm melissa lee. we've got a tiger cub on set to give us his 2014 play book. find out why he thinks the coffee chain is losing momentum. twitter breaking out $50 a share rally for the second straight day. it's mur than double the ipo price. traders tonight are tim seymour, dan nathan, karen finerman and guy aidami. >>> the federal reserve will likely begin tapering next week. europe showing signs of strength. we're seening green in china. tim, it's really been a clean sweep. >> we have bmis. they have been expanding. anyone is expecting china to be a consumption story tomorrow. very good news. maybe in the next decade. not tomorrow. having said that, it gave a great boost. we have hit it here. that is exactly what you're seeing in the american ones. that's reasonable. they're really growing and really different it and that's the difference. >> also facebook and groupon. strong performances today. >> to me it doesn't really speak to a heck of a lot of what's going on in china. >> why isn't it a consume

i'm melissa lee, here's tonight's line-up. gold crush after three days in the red. gold is the real loser today. the metal down more than 2%. we'll tell you the stocks that could take a hit. the twitter stock exploding. but we've got the analyst who says to sell. and continue versy surrounding one of the best ipos of the year. let's get straight to our top story. >> i was talking to clients today. i want to see that tesla. guys mentioned that level as well, 1760 in the s&p cash. i think today could be the day we see a test and they all laughed at me. now that's not the first time they laughed at me. >> let's do it now. i do think we need to test that level. >> i thought it would make it there a couple weeks ago. so my time was clearly wrong. that's been, to me, i think that's trying to tell you something. i still think close below 175, that sets you up for mid 150s. to me, the real tell has been the russel. that's now underperformed since the end of november. that has made a series of higher highs and higher lows. i think the russell is something you really want to

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square, i'm melissa lee. is today's pull back different from the others? the keystone pop. oil prizes rising on news. and abercrombie ceo says his company makes clothes for cool kids but he may be an outsider soon. we will have the details coming up. our traders are cool kids themselves. let's get straight to the top story. the dow down more than 1%. fears of the fed taper rearing its head again. >> if you're bullish you want this to happen. you should be happy that we're moving closer to 1760 than ax accelerating to 1825. karen made the point it's all well and good. it is interesting that we have had three days of sell offs. some of the leadership is starting to give way. i think if you want to be bullish you want this to test and see if we hold. i think we're going to do it. >> we had once again russel underperformance. we had weakness in the financials in the past couple of sessions. weakness in cyclicals and weakness in industrials. weak again today. is it a little bit different? >> it's different in this

i'm melissa lee. thank you so much for watching. catch fast money again at 5:00. "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to save you some money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. battle stations! that's where we are on the eve of the hugely important labor department nonfarm payroll report that

i'm melissa lee. here's tonight's lineup. tech support at the white house. the ceos meeting with president obama today. if the companies are

live from the nasdaq markets in new york city's times square, i'm melissa lee. here's the lineup. taper trades, great jobs report. huge reaction in the markets. so with taper clearly on the table, should you stick with what's working? or is it time to look somewhere new? rally rejects, not every stock getting a pop today. is it time to buy the momentum sitting out today's rally. watch out for cleon, one commodity to a six month high today. we have the trade comin

new york city's time's square, i'm melissa lee. stocks on fire the bond buying pam goes into full-on rally mode. we will tell you why wall street likes the taper and how is you should adjust your portfolio. ford not looking very tough, closing in the red. some betters are making a bet stocks make a tur

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square i'm melissa lee. is today's pull back different from the others? the keystone pop. oil prizes rising on news. and abercrombie ceo says his company makes clothes for cool kids b

lee. net flik, the best performing stock on the s&p 500 this year, does it have room or is the party over? it's not a party without whiskey. the demand has doubled over the past decade. we talk to the ceo of whiskey dog. still vent made plans for tonight? applebee's in times square is offering a party for a basement price of $375 a plate. we talked to the ceo about the city franchise. let's get straight to our top story. as we get ready to kick off the new year of trading with the stocks. are set for a big reversal in 2014. specifically, dogs of 2013 that could turn their fortunes around in 2014. it's all about hope, new beginnings. 2014, right? >> nice graphic. >> what say you? >> you know, it rallied late. it closed the year slightly higher. but freeport has been a dog now for the last 2 1/2, 3 years. valuable has been reasonable. i don't think they get enough credit for their oil and gas business. i think they finally have broken out of a 2 1/2, 3 year down trend. if they get any glimme

i'm melissa lee. see you pack here tomorrow at 5:00. for more "fast." >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere. and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to save you money. my job isn't just to entertain but to teach you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. i come with the worst possible news for the stock market imaginable. or at least we thought it was, the worst possible news for most of the day. until we reviewed the tape. it ended up we didn't mind. every piece of data we got was positive. the dow at one point down 123 points. before we get a remarkable comeback from the lunch time swoon that's become a staple of the last four days of trading. the dow is down 24 points. and nasdaq advancing 0.02%. we are still in a good news/bad news mode until the last hour of trading. but we saw a glimpse of what could eventually happen when we started accepting good ne

i'm melissa lee. thank you so much for watching. we will see you back here tomorrow at 5:00. a full day of trading and a regular show tomorrow. in the meantime, don't go anywhere. mad money with jim cramer starts right now. ♪ >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >>> hey, i'm cramer. well will come to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to make you a little money. my job is not just to entertain you, but to educate you so call me at 800-743-cnbc. this could be aye an incredibly confusing time to be an investor. with the the news agencies and every single piece of data is billed as a cacophony. not every headline matters to the stock market no matter how full of gravitas it might sound, but how the heck are you supposed to tell the difference between what matters and what doesn't? in this information overload how do you know what truly deserves your attention and what

. >> i'm melissa lee. be >> meantime, "mad money" with jim cramer starts now. >>> my mission is simple, to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >>> hey, i'm cramer! welcome to "mad money." welcome to camer qaa. other people want to make friend, i'm just trying to make you a little money. my job isn't just to entertain you, but educate you so call me at 800-upon vr 743-cnbc. on a not so hot day for the market, the s&p declined .3%, and the nasdaq dipped 1.4% and maybe it's time to stop fretting so much about tomorrow's big, bad fed event. i can tell you the ceo of boeing jim mcnerney, is it worried about what the fed might do, and who runs 3m isn't going let it get in his way for mig for growth. the co ceos of whole foods will be riveted to tomorrow's 2:00 p.m. release describing the fed's plans for the economy. they're too busy opening stores and making money for the stake ho

melissa lee and the halftime. >>> here's what we're following today. 400 club, home runs and grand slams, trading six stocks with gains of more than 400% this year. check your statements, you may own one. david versus goliath, betting on small stocks, russell 2000 up 37%. time to go big or go home? small caps, big runs with b of a head strategy. >>> hold them or fold them? a banner year for stocks, we are tackling the question on everyone's minds, which stocks and which sectors should you hold and which shoeld you fold? it's halftime, steve weiss, what are you holding, what are you folding? >> one group holding, gill add, i don't own bibb but i continue to look at it. the stocks are cheap. leak the merck's announcement they said maybe we're not doing the right thing with the pipeline, let's create research centers. guess what? that's what big cap biotech is, and it's cheaper than big cap pharma on a p/e and growth basis. a couple of stocks i'm not going to hold on to, i don't owe them, yahoo! the val situation reflect -- valuation, it's put up or shut up by marissa mayers. she's limited

. >> anyway, i'm melissa lee, thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 for more "fast." meantime, "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere. and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to make you a little money. my job is not just to entertain you but educate you. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. after still another great day for the market right ahead of a key fed meeting, dow gaining 129 points, s&p climbing .63%. nasdaq .71%. we've got to ask yourselves, what continues to propel the bull? i got one for you. how about a stock shortage? how about a supply demand imbalance across multiple sectors of this market? i've got three different examples of stock shortages that i think can put this particular part of the rally in perspective. the first, it's one of the largest companies on earth. it's exxon which v

i'm melissa lee and simon hobbs at the nyse. happy new year, simon. >> happy new year to you as well and what a year, melissa. the dow up 26%, even as we speak. a good year for those in the market. it's -- beg your pardon, the s&p is up 29%, 29% gain for the s&p. as for the nasdaq, let's take sto stock. a gain of 38%. nasdaq outperforming and small caps outperforming a 30% rise for the russell. all of those are record breakers except, of course, the nasdaq. if you remember, dotcom, happy new year. this has been a great year for a lot of people. >> it's been a great year. if you've invested in stocks and stayed invested in stocks and ending the year, simon, about the way we began it with modest gains. take a look at major indices, on new highs on everything except for the russell 2,000. mid caps did well this year, small caps outperformed even big and mid cap stocks for the year. transports also right across the board, everything has been up double digits here. a lot of people trying to figure out 2014, asking about the dry index

. >> our time has expired i'm melissa lee for more options action check out our web site s friday. have a great weekend. "mad money" starts right now. >>> my mission is simple, to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to make you some money. my job is not just to entertain you but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. after the best week in five months, with today capping the perfect santa claus rally, we have to talk about what transpired this year. this is the year we went from the bear market with some bullish advances to an out and out full blown bull market. this was the year where we finally vanquished the demons that haunted this market since the nasdaq top at the beginning of the millennium. this was the year where things worked out where hard issues were resolved positively. >> the house of pain. >> and good news translated

i'm melissa lee. thank you so much for watching. catch fast money again at 5:00. "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to save you some money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. battle stations! that's where we are on the eve of the hugely important labor department nonfarm payroll report that comes out tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. the stock market is telling us to be ready. we had our fifth straight decline today. dow seeking 68 points, nasdaq declining .12%. we know that's because there's been too much good data lately. it should be that, no, good data. because we are in a good news is bad news environment. this is good news moves interest rates higher. whether the fed likes it or not! remember, the f

cheers, melissa lee. >> cheers, brian sullivan. >>> take a look where we stand on the

cheers, melissa lee. >> cheers, brian sullivan. >>> take a look where we stand on the markets. the s&p 500 down for a fifth straight day. if that holds through this close, that would be the longest losing streak since late september. and in case you're wondering, the s&p hasn't declined for six straight sessions since july of 2012. weakness in the financials today, in the industrials sector as well. so let's check in with bob pisani at the nyse as well as rick santelli in chicago. bob, to you first. >> the important thing is five days in a row, haven't seen that in a while. and it's those rate-sensitive sectors having problems. 2.9% as we get right there on the ten-year. take a look here. telecom, utilities, housing, in emerging markets, they've had the biggest problems. elsewhere, if you look at some of the other ones, bank stocks normally better on higher interest rates. but concerns about that volcker rule implementation weighing heavily on big bank names. finally, warnings all over the place. warnings about earnings for retail companies which have had a tough time at thanks

. >> i'm melissa lee. see you back here tomorrow. meantime, "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere. and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to save you a little money. my job isn't just to entertain but to teach you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. what? the market can go down, too? i mean, the market can get really hammered? with the dow dropping 130 points, s&p 500 declining 1.3% and nasdaq sinking 1.4%. isn't that outrageous? i thought this was only supposed to be an up year for heaven's sake. look out. we've got a new type of investor in town. the selfish ungrateful short-term play whole feels entitled to the point of absurdity. how do i know this? pretty simple. i go on twitter at jim cramer and read about people attacking me for recommending a stock that i

. >> over to you, melissa. >> fast money starts right now. i'm melissa lee. here are tonight's line-up. social climbing to all time highs. breaking records today in twitter has gone from a teflon stock to cult-like status. is it too late to get in on this investment? >>> no juice for blackberry today and what it means for the smart phone wars. trouble brewing in

live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's time square, i'm melissa lee. we've got a tiger cub on set to give us his 2014 play book. find out why he thinks the coffee chain is losing momentum. twitter breaking out $50 a share rally for the second straight day. it's mur than double the ipo price. traders tonight are tim seymour, dan

. >> now dominic chu hosting fast money in for melissa lee. dom, contrarian take on the day. is it not? >> it is interesting, of course this is the first downish type day we've had in seven for the dow. if you talk about where the money is made, kelly we talk about the big bets, the guys who make those contrarian bets think about those people who bought subprime mortgages or shorted subprime mortgages, they made the big money. maybe that's the way you actually make the calm. you make the big money making the big bets. right? >> in that case i want to stay tuned and find out what they have to say. over to you. >> thanks. fast money starts right now. live from the nasdaq market site in new york's times square i'm dominic

melissa lee speaking about performing, you guys are talking about airlines? >> we have got an analyst with two picks and they're not underperformers he says that can make you money. >> stay tuned. over to you guys. >>> "fast money" starts right now. here's tonight's line-up. walmart a dog of the dough this year but will it be an outperformer? plus the two socks that are your best bets heading into the new year. they posted the biggest gains in the first two weeks of the new year. and finally twitter tanks again, adding to friday's 13% drop. one of our traders says now might be the time to

i'm sitting in for melissa lee. this is tonight's lineup. watch out intel, google is looking to move in on your turf. all those details coming up. and going against goldman,

. >> "fast money" starts right now in new york city's times square i'm melissa lee. tonight's lineup. the internet stock bucking the trend but how long will it last and pandora's shares falling like a lead balloon. it's not because of apple itunes but with led zeppelin. we'll explain, plus which stock will announce a buyback next? our traders have a few ideas which could

melissa lee. >> hi there, kelly. airlines hot this year spirit airlines in particular up 157%. 2/5 of revenues comes from fees, we'll talk to the ceo of spirit ahead of this big holiday travel weekend. >> i want to know if more people are shipping luggage instead of checking it, because of those fees. >> you will be charged, kelly. be forewarned. you will be charged. thanks kelly. fast money starts right now live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's times square here's tonight's lineup. what could end the rally? markets powering higher today strong gdp report. taper is here. we have a budget deal. tesla, on the move. we got the details on the electric car maker's new plan to take on auto dealerships. and investing in bitcoin, one of ou

lee. net flik, the best performing stock on the s&p 500 this year, does it have room or is the party over? it's not a party without whiskey. the demand has doubled over the past decade. we talk to the ceo of whiskey dog. still vent made plans for tonight? applebee's in times square is offering a party for a basement

i'm melissa lee, here's tonight's line-up. gold crush after three days in the red. gold is the real loser today. the metal down more than 2%. we'll tell you the stocks that could take a hit. the twitter stock exploding. but we've got the analyst who says to sell. and continue versy surrounding one of the

. >> i'm melissa lee, here's tonight's line up. there is one clear loser in today's session, twitter. it's not so teflon any more. tesla going mainstream. you won't need hundreds of thousands of dollars to drive one of those vehicles. and a clean bill of health for

melissa? melissa: david lee miller, thank you so much for the report. we want to hear from someone participating in the protests. that is reporter david lee miller. we want to talk to protester. there is lot of talk exactly hot strikers are and specifically what they're out on the street fighting for. we had a producer went inside, if you want to make 10 bucks an hour, go to starbucks. we don't pay that here. we have a member who joined the new york city strike. louis vasquez worked at a fast-food chain for six months. why are you on strike today? >> well, first of all i want to say good evening. honor to have me year. melissa: good evening. >> yes. basically, i'm on strike today he for $15 and a union. like i said, just to have more stable life. melissa: louis, how many jobs have you had beef this? i assume you're working for minimum wage. have you had a lot of other minimum wage jobs? >> well, actually, that is a very food question. i've actually had one other job and which was, minimum wage. we're talking about in the summer of 2012. was actually wor

let's get back to headquarters and melissa lee and "halftime." >>> and we are halfway through the trading day. here's what we're following for you. buyer beware. citi group unveils the top new buys for the year. find out why he says it's time to get defensive. zero to hero, can the only loser turn things around in 2014? we have a big debate on big blue. >>> first, shipping delays. who cares? fedex and u.p.s. may have stolen christmas, but investors don't seem to mind, with amazon off an on-time high. is the online shopping news good news?