• What big social media company is most likely on shaky ground?

    Social media may have been lighting up lately on everything from the “Breaking Bad” series finale to the turning bad situation in the federal government. But it’s social media stocks that have been really lighting up investors’ portfolios.

    But, as Twitter speeds up its IPO filing process, is it a sign that the sector is at a top? And, what big social media company is most likely on shaky ground?

    (Read: Twitter to make IPO filing public this week: Quartz)

    As a whole, social media has been a great investment in 2013. Since the start of the year, the Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) is up 53%.

    Some individual social media stocks have done even better than that. Facebook is up 90% in 2013 while professional networking site LinkedIn has given investors 114% returns year-to-date.

    However, it’s the reviews and recommendations site Yelp that has outpaced them all. Since the start of 2013, Yelp’s stock has more than tripled. It’s up

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  • Would a government shutdown hurt industrials?

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Mon, Sep 30, 2013 3:55 PM EDT

    The US federal government is thisclose to shutting down. What will that mean for industrial stocks?

    As the budget standoff threatens a federal government shutdown in the US, how will that affect industrial stocks, some of the most dependent on government spending?

    On the first-ever Talking Numbers segment on CNBC's "Street Signs", a technical analyst and a fundamental analyst give their take on what it all means for the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI), an ETF composed of some of the nation's biggest industrial stocks.

    Talking Numbers contributor Richard Ross, Global Technical Strategist at Auerbach Grayson, takes a look at the XLI's charts.

    "I'm a technical analyst," says Ross. "As such, I believe prices drive the markets, not the politics."

    Nonetheless, Ross believes the charts are as dismal as the politics in Washington right now.

    Looking at the XLI's fundamentals is CNBC contributor Gina Sanchez, founder of Chatinco Global and advisor of $58 billion in asset allocation program

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  • What the chaos in DC means for gold

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Mon, Sep 30, 2013 2:10 PM EDT

    As governments go wild, what will this worldwide mess mean for gold?

    It’s embarrassing and definitely something you don’t want your children to ever see. Of course, we’re talking about the world’s latest installment of “Governments Gone Wild”. But, what will this worldwide mess mean for gold?

    In Italy, five cabinet ministers belonging to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Il Popolo della Libertà party resigned. This will lead to a confidence vote in the Italian parliament later this week. Berlusconi himself may be expelled from the Senate after the billionaire politician was convicted of tax fraud over a month ago.

    (Watch: Italy faces new elections and economic turmoil)

    Over in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to announce an increase in sales taxes this week from 5% to 8%. The tax hike is intended to help pay for Abe’s expansionary fiscal policies meant to stimulate long-suffering Japanese economy.

    Yet the acrimonious debate in for the world’s largest economy is

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  • This fast food stock could be good for your health

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Mon, Sep 30, 2013 2:09 PM EDT

    Get overweight with Chipotle, not Panera Bread, says one investment bank.

    Get overweight with Chipotle, not Panera Bread, says one investment bank.

    Of course, Morgan Stanley is talking about the restaurants’ stocks, not their food. The analysts at the investment bank upgraded Chipotle to “overweight” while downgraded Panera to “equal weight”. This comes after the researchers conducted extensive customer surveys of 1,500 restaurant consumers.

    (Watch: Cramer's Mad Dash: Chipotle vs. Panera)

    Morgan Stanley analysts John Glass and Jake Bartlett say that Panera “appears to be losing ground to peers on perceived value” based on what the customer surveys show. The survey found that a third of Panera’s customers find its menu prices to be high. According to the analysts, that will lead to fewer visits to Panera stores. That doesn’t mean the situation at Panera is awful; it’s still a strong brand, they say. “We acknowledge that while the brand scores exceptionally high on a number of key brand

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  • Bob Olstein, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of The Olstein Funds, says Wall Street uses three big myths to lure investors. In this segment, he tackles one of the biggest ones.

    There are rules, and there are myths. And Bob Olstein amassed huge wealth not by following the former, but rather by avoiding the latter.

    Bob Olstein is the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of The Olstein Funds. He's been managing and making money for his clients for over forty years. In other words, he's made money in all kinds of markets.

    "Investors don't realize just how many myths are out there," Olstein told Talking Numbers. "Basically, there are all these myths that Wall Street uses to lure investors into making investments. And they're just not good advice."

    So what are the three biggest myths Bob Olstein says you should avoid? Well, all this week, Olstein is revealing them to Talking Numbers one at a time.

    First up, myth number one:

    "A good company is a good investment."

    This runs

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