• What’s your ideal dinner party? Well, this one sounds good to us.

    CNBC's David Faber is reporting that Bllionaire Investor Carl Icahn and Apple CEO Tim Cook are set to meet on Monday, September 30 and will presumably talk about Apple’s share buyback program.

    (Watch: Icahn & Cook to meet Monday)

    Icahn announced the meeting back in August via twitter saying, “Spoke to Tim. Planning dinner in September. Tim believes in buyback and is doing one. What will be discussed is magnitude."

    While Icahn's stake is small on a percentage basis, his influence is sure to resonate with both the board and investors. Still, the massive success of the recent iPhone might offer Cook a little breathing room.

    (Read: Apple iPhone numbers--more than meets the eye?)

    So while the investment world waits to see what happens when these two titans break bread, Talking Numbers only has one question: should you follow Icahn into Apple?

    Check out the video to see Richard Ross, of Auerbach Grayson, and Ron Dottin, of

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  • This chart could spell trouble for the Dow

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Thu, Sep 26, 2013 6:45 AM EDT

    Is the recent week-long drop in the Dow a sign of what's ahead?

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average index has been on a five-day losing streak and that has investors wondering if that’s a taste of what’s in store for October.

    In the last week, the Dow has lost more than 360 points – 2.5% of its value. The biggest loser, Caterpillar, is down nearly 4% during this time period. Still, the index is up more than 16% this year.

    (Read more: Stocks post 5-day decline as DC drama lingers; Wal-Mart ends lower)

    Theoretically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was created as, well, an average of 30 industrial companies. These days, it consists of more than a couple of financial services companies, fast food restaurants, and health-related stocks.

    But, there was some good news yesterday for industrial companies which may have broader market impact. Orders for manufactured durable goods (cars, appliances, toys, and the like) rose 0.1% in August, according to the US Commerce Department. For the entire

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  • Is Apple about to destroy these two companies?

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Wed, Sep 25, 2013 9:57 PM EDT

    Will Apple's iTunes Radio stop the music for Pandora and Sirius XM?

    Apple’s entry into streaming music, iTunes Radio, hit the market by storm last week when it launched along with the new mobile operating system, iOS 7.

    In the last five days, 11 million users tuned in to iTunes Radio. Tech site CNET notes that at that rate, iTunes Radio could overtake the leading streaming music company, Pandora’s nearly 65 million unique monthly users.

    (Read: Pandora warns growth is slowing, proposes follow-on offering)

    Service Users in millions (subscribers or monthly)
    Pandora 64.9
    Sirius XM 25
    Spotify 24
    Deezer 10
    iHeartRadio 14.4
    Slacker 5.4
    Rdio

    Pandora’s stock has had a fantastic year, to say the least. Until the launch of iOS 7 and iTunes Radio, Pandora just about tripled its value since the start of 2013. But since the start of the week, it’s down over 5% after it said its growth is slowing and with news of iTunes Radio’s early success.

    Meanwhile, Pandora’s outer space rival, Sirius XM,

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  • How low can JPMorgan go?

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Wed, Sep 25, 2013 4:40 PM EDT

    As JPMorgan Chase seeks to settle with the US government after a series of probes, how much lower can its stock go?

    Legal issues aside, JPMorgan's shares rebounded today, up around 2%. So, should you put your money in JPMorgan?

    On CNBC's Closing Bell's Talking Numbers segment, CNBC contributors Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com, looks at the charts while Andy Busch, author and publisher of the Busch Update, takes a look at JPMorgan's fundamentals.

    Is there more trouble ahead for JPMorgan? Watch the video above to see Gordon and Busch analyze the stock.

    More from Talking Numbers:

    Why lower oil won’t help stocks

    Nation’s top broker: Three reasons we’re not in a housing bubble

    Will “Satisfries” win the Burger Wars?

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  • This could be a problem for Apple

    By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers – Wed, Sep 25, 2013 1:48 PM EDT

    Amazon's new Kindles heat up the tablet wars. Will its strategy work?

    Amazon is hoping to take a bite out of Apple with its new Kindle Fire HDX tablet.

    The online retailer released the latest of its Kindle products, the Fire HDX. The 8.9-inch model will sell for $379 and the 7-inch model will sell for $229. A lower-resolution Kindle Fire HD will be the same sizes as the HDX models but will sell for $269 and $139 respectively.

    (Read more: Bezos: Kindle HDX won't make money, and I don't care)

    The obvious target is Apple’s iPad. In the most recently reported quarter, Apple sold 14.6 million of those devices. But, what makes it interesting is how Amazon is attacking its Californian rival. Amazon views this product as a loss-leader, designed to get users to buy content such as videos, music, and e-books.

    Feature Apple iPad Kindle HDX (8.9-inch)
    Price $499 - $929 $379 - $594
    Display 2048×1536 (264 ppi) 2560×1600 (339 ppi)
    Storage 16GB – 128GB 16GB – 64GB
    Camera 5 MP 8 MP

    As well, the Kindle

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