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Investors will find themselves in an unstable position here with another possible impasse january and february with the debt ceiling and budget? how secure are they in the big picture this is going to work out? >> here's the thing. they pretty much know there's going to be more budget wrangling. we're in the environment of budget battles and have been since 2009. over that time, the stock market has gone up and up and up. why? because the fed has been putting $85 billion a month into the economy. the irony here is that washington's dysfunction really means that the fed is more likely to contin...

Not doing a good enough job to garner that triple a, that sterling credit rating forever, putting investors on notice that the u.s. is not acting properly to continue that status. >> s&p did downgrade the rating. >> this is what investors are worried about. it's still pretty sanguine on capitol hill. $20 billion is the cost to the economy so far of the shutdown. mark sandy says about a million jobs have been lost since 2009 when we started this whole budget wrangling in the first place. it's really hurting kitchen table economics and could it hurt investors? that's what they're worried about. ...

Over 29 years or get the instant payout of 233 million. you take -- you take the lump sum, folks. get this, only the second time the man had ever played the lottery and just in case you were wondering and this is what i wanted to know, there are a handful of states that allow powerball winners to remain anonymous. i thought you had to come forward but it's a state-by-state rule so this guy can avoid the media and all the people trying to bilk him money which is a good thing. i think you should have that option. the states that make them come forward should change their tune. the stock mark...

Holds the advantage in the survey are on reducing the deficit, controlling government spending, and defense. still, president obama has been seen -- has seen public support suffer. his disapproval has risen four points since november. and the number of people who think the country is headed in the wrong direction has increased to 59%. all the rancor over budget negotiations hasn't helped. 51% say they are less confident about the economy. just 16% say budget wrangling has made them more confident. just talking in my home to some young people just out of college last night, they don't -- they j...

A difference of 17 percentage points. by comparison, democrats enjoyed a net positive outlook, 41% positive over 36% negative. when it comes to handling key issues including entitlements, gun control, even taxes and the economy, democrats were seen as doing a better job. the only issues where the gop holds the advantage in the survey are on reducing the deficit. controlling government spending and defense. still president obama has seen his public support suffer. his disapproval has risen four points since november. and the number of people who think the country is headed in the wrong directio...