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Solid against gains on wall strt after positive news. five year low. analysts say the drop is partly due though to seasonal factors. on the housing front housing department reports builders were busy. fastest pace since we have seen in the summer of 2008. that boosted home builder stocks. the dow picked up 85. nasdaq up 18. while the s&p gained 8. sending it to another five year high. this year s inauguration is not for sale. that from the head of the congressional inaugural committee after tickets from the ceremony ended up in the hands of scalpers, congressional offices to constituents. they permit access to the site of the capitol where the swearing in takes place. supposed to be free of charge. some turned up on ebay and craigslist online. ....
Could be seen as less secure, especially if the interest that we pay on that debt rises dramatically. that problem could hit you in the wallet. gerri willis of the fox business network joins us live. gerri, lay people tell us, make us understand what is going on here. this is fascinating, juliet. moody investor service said this debt is climbing faster than you think and that gold star rating we have for our debt the credit rating, the a.a.a. credit rating could go away sooner than you think as early as 2013. why? they say there is a tipping point. in the which interest on debt exceeds 18% of our revenue. they say that s a bad thing it could happen as soon as 2018 unless interest rates rise, then it happens sooner 2013. lots of concern about that interest rates rising in this scenario. how do we pay for this, juliet? taxes have to go up. juliet: understandably concern on wreelt wall wall strt because of that there is concern outside as well on main street. ....