to pile up cash to make money, and there are a lot of mutual funds owning treasuries and looking at the documents saying if the u.s. treasury is downgraded can we keep it or convince the board to sell it? well, that is interesting because the freshmen were meeting with standard & poor s, but should they be listening to them with the record of their ratings not being quite on, shall we say? well, it is an amazing turn about, because if you told three people at the heart of the financial crisis when the rating agencies had missed every part of the market, and if you had told them that three years later, it is the rating agencies driving the market and people panicking over what the rating agencies would do with the u.s. debt, peel would have lauople w, but it is an astounding comeback in the influence. and it is not just the united states. greece and portugal and spain yes could talk about this for
agencies would do with the u.s. debt, peel would have lauople w, but it is an astounding comeback in the influence. and it is not just the united states. greece and portugal and spain yes could talk about this for a long time. we could. and next al franken in defense of the marriage act and leaves the gallery in stitches. stay with us. my cream is what makes stouffer s fettuccini alfredo so delicious. i think you ll find it s the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer s farmers harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. i go to e-trade and tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps to trade wherever. whenever. life isn t fully experienced sitting idly by. neither is investing. [ birds chirping ]