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Shut down. so that's a thumbs up. neither will the fed. the federal reserve gets a thumbs up. made a profit last year you may recall of $82 billion which is much more than the spending cuts now being argued about. more on our special coverage and a possible government shutdown coming up including would it mean -- what will it mean, actually, for nasa? roasted chicken recipe? okay, savory rice and lamb stew. [ barks ] you're right. tonight is a beef stew kind of night. you've made another fine choice. look at those beefy chunks all packed with protein, the real vitamin-rich vegetables, the whol...

Including the dax, which started the day on a downbeat note currently adding to yesterday's gains. as you can see, the ftse 100 up by 0.3%. stronger gains so the cac 40 in paris, also the smi in zurich up by 0.25% as we speak. pauline? >> hopefully they'll steady their feet. japanese markets re-opened after a long holiday weekend. the mood was quite positive as you can see there. the nikkei had risen by more than %, about 4.3% by the close on this tuesday session. financial stocks were some of the winners there. the bank of japan pumped an additional 25 billion. >> the financial system earlier...

And the bank of japan pumped an additional $25 billion into the financial system earlier on tuesday to ease any more investor worries. this brings the central bank's total aid since the earthquake to $482 billion. and the markets around the rest of the region piggy backed on that positive sentiment. as you can see there, all of them posting gains. the hang seng posting gains by about 0.75%. the shanghai composite up by a third and the benchmark basically flat, up just a little bit. nina? >> there's the closing bell on wall street ringing at the end of the day when the u.s. markets all posted s...

Unions negotiate responsibly, but focus on where the budget savings will be, and that's entitlements. megyn: you keep saying that but you can't force the elected governor to do it the way you want him to do it, right? if he stinks, democrats would have to throw him out. >> i would say, this is great for your base, but you've alienated the independent voters and you are under water on this. >> bernard, the state of illinois -- let's get to the facts. megyn: quickly. >> what do you propose to do about $82 billion unfunded pension plan. what do you propose? >> let's engage in responsible conversa...

China and owns $882 billion of treasuries. if it starts to sell them to raise money for insurance claims or reconstruction, that could raise interest rates here in the united states. japan is will the third largest importer of oil and with some manufacturing shut down in japan and transportation, that could help keep oil prices down for a while. >>shepard: and that has been the case so far especially given that the northeast of this country, a large manufacturing sector right this around where all the oil, where the nuclear facilities are, that is shut down and transportation is almost complet...