Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Maley, a managing director and equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, discusses recent declines in the share price of Apple Inc. Maley speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Kristin Bentz, executive director for PMG Venture Group, says retail sales traffic is currently down. Bentz speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on December 13, 2012, on "Bloomberg On the Economy." Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) - Barry Ritholtz, chief executive officer of FusionIQ, says third quarter corporate earnings are disappointing, and "a lot of growth in the past year or two has come from reduced expenses rather than revenue." Ritholtz talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)