Home prices are flat in the third quarter, Fannie Mae may not sell $3 billion in tax credits, and Goldman underwrites a $400 million commercial real estate bond deal, with CNBC's Diana Olick.

The hotel industry has been hard hit this year, but budget hotel leader Red Roof Inn is still building new properties and giving back to its guests. The hotel chain's CEO, Andy Alexander, talks to CNBC.

CNBC's Jane Wells looks ahead to the holiday retail season.

McDonald's same-store sales beat analyst expectations, despite a very slight drop in US sales, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau. James Pethokoukis, of Reuters, and Steven West, of Stifel Nicolaus, discuss McDonald's and the "trade down" economy.

Is it time for intervention on behalf of the dollar? Andrew Busch, of BMO Capital Markets, and Boris Schlossberg, of GFT Forex, share their insight.

Kraft formalized its bid for Cadbury on Monday, but the bid is still not sweet enough for the British candy maker. CNBC's David Faber has the details.

Peter Boockvar, of Miller Tabak; William Greiner, of Scout Investment Advisors; and James Pethokoukis, of Reuter's, discuss the economy's role in today's markets.

CNBC's Jane Wells talks to former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee about a new revenue model for the music business.

CNBC's Diana Olick has today's real estate headlines.

Flu vaccines were once a business that many drug companies avoided, but that segment of the pharma industry is now firmly in the spotlight. CNBC's Mike Huckman visits the only injectable flu vaccine plant in the US for a behind-the-scenes look.

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley discusses seasonal flu shot shortages and why some banks have received the vaccination when hospitals are facing shortages.

J.M. Spallanzani and David Hefty discuss what 10.2 percent unemployment means for the stock market.