rmer cborector doug at eagon will join us next. lou: it didn't look like it would be this way for most of day but stocks giving us some good news to report to you, dow up 139, s&p,azdaq up 10 on the day. volume on the big board 3.9 billion shares, after the bell, s&p announced general motors will replace heinz on s&p 500, heinz set to become a private company this week. >> in economic news, auto sales juing% lt month. with a strong demandor pickup trucks and suvs. >> manufacturing activity unphoenixly contracting last month for firss time since last nooember. gold up 19-dollars today, finishing under $1412 an ounce, crude oil up a dollar 50. 93.5 a barrel, and bond market, yield fell to 2.13% onhe 10 year. hopes on a deficit deal and debteal fading. joining us now to tk about what this means for economy growth, markets and country, former cbo director, doug holt seek an. and rob cab caplan, let me start with markets rob, get your -- if you will divine what is going on here. easy money for the near-term? >> yeah. think that mke stil