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Down to something they did wrong or just very smart computer hackers. but the bottom line is 40 million bits of information, names, data on credit cards has been taken. they think that this is quite serious. and i think anybody who shopped in target over that period you mentioned needs to be having a good look through their credit card statements to make sure there isn't any inappropriate activity here. it's not the first time. you remember tj max. we have seen these issues before and stores are going to have to take this seriously. we have a bit of news here in europe. s&p, the ratings agency...

Standard & poor's says this all cost at least $24 billion. that's about $1.5 billion each day according to s&p. and they say the impact is not necessarily over. they say consumer confidence has been hurt by the shutdown, and people will remain afraid to open up their checkbooks and that will hurt the economy. two years ago that s&p downgraded america's credit rating. they did that despite a last-minute washington deal to raise the debt ceiling. so, what is s&p thinking right now in the wake of another 11th hour deal? cnn asked managing director there, john chambers. >> the reason we're at aa...

The u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, we're just a step closer, and this is a significant development. we celebrate that standard & poor's today raised its outlook on the american government's credit rating from stable to negative. it's still aa-plus, we don't have aaa back, but raising the outlook to stable means there is a less than one in three chance that the agency will cut the rating any time soon. so, let's keep going, guys. however you want to get there, we're not going to get involved in that, just do it. and the trayvon martin murder trial is ...

The u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, we're just a step closer, and this is a significant development. we celebrate that standard & poor's today raised its outlook on the american government's credit rating from stable to negative. it's still aa-plus, we don't have aaa back, but raising the outlook to stable means there is a less than one in three chance that the agency will cut the rating any time soon. so, let's keep going, guys. however you want to get there, we're not going to get involved in that, just do it. and the trayvon martin murder trial is ...

Is a bit of a yawn. this market's been on a roller coaster ride, and once again in european and global markets together, there's concern yet again about peripheral debt and all kinds of things as well. but in terms of those two stories, you're absolutely right. apple shares have fallen from about 700 bucks down to 450 bucks. new software announced, ios 7 with a different color palette but not seizing investors with too much interest. shares closed around $438, which is where they've been as of late. s&p, though, saying the u.s. economy looking stable rather than negative. they marked it down t...