economy. that could be one thing that's affecting these numbers. another thing that is certainly affecting the number today is it a dow component alcoa. they reported earnings after the closing bell that were better than expected. that stock is up 6.25%. that is giving the dow a big boost, and another thing is that the value of the dollar is falling. that means that stocks are worth a little bit more. that's another factor in there for you. also, other big news just breaking now, on the foreclosure crisis that's ongoing that we've been talking about, bank of america, t.j., now halting foreclosures in all 50 states because of the potential paper work errors. >> why did they go ahead and decide to expand. bank of america and jp morgan had halted in several states up to 20-plus, but now bank of america is saying, they're