investment firm dahlman rose cut its rating on u.s.steel from buy to hold over concerns about demand and pricing. iron ore producer cliffs natural resources was down 5%; allegheny technologies shed 4.8%. close-out retailer big lots saw a big drop in its stock price. the store has been trying to sell items with higher profit margins, but the strategy hasn't worked. shares fell hard, down 20.8%. they dropped to a 52 week low. second quarter earnings were short of expectations, and the company also cut its full-year outlook for the second time this year. after the closing bell tonight, the focus was on two software companies. first, salesforce.com. adjusted earnings were three cents per share stronger than anticipated. the company raised its financial forecast for the current quarter. but after slipping 1.2% during the regular session, the stock fell another 5% in after-hours action. growth of its deferred revenue slowed-- that's an important metric for its subscription based business model. the other software maker reporting earnings ton

that was -- gary dahlman started over a few drinks. aaron sorkin wrote "a few good men."corps started over a few drinks. few favorites on the list. >> shark week, who doesn't love shark peek? >> excuse you rob. >> buffalo wings. chicken parts. became wings. they had blue cheese, celery in the house. that's all. she conjured up the sauce, dusted the buffalo wings. >> good things can come from a few cold ones. >> telling you what. the ironman triathlon came over a couple beers. bunch of buddies sat around. realized if they did the 2.4 mile swim, 115 round the island bike race, minus a few miles they would be at the start line of the honolulu marathon, and thus the ironman. >> something synonymous with good health and great physical health was born over a few years. hey -- that's right. >> drink up! >>> this morning on "world news now" -- intensifying isaac. the strong tropical storm blew over the florida keys and now poses a threat to a large section of the gulf coast. >> and isaac could gain strength as it blows by tampa and bring back memories of one of the worst hurrican

it plans to buy certain packaged food line from premier foods and steel stocks taking a hit after dahlmane sector. steel dynamics, u.s. steel, ak and new corp all in the red. facebook gets the grlt for the acquisition of instagram but does instra gram still have a way out? we'll tell you why the deal may not be done just yet. how to make money outside the u.s. we'll head to india to find ways to profit from that emerging market. then the tech start up helping main street businesses get back on track by making credit scores obsolete, the ceo of on deck capital joins us live to tell us how he is trying to change the world of small business lending and the politics of pot. yep, you heard right. we'll look at how the legalization of marijuana could have huge political implications this november, all of that and more coming up in the next hour. >>> first up, hormel reporting q3 result that is were in line with estimates, the company's food and meat products seemingly doing well with the budget conscious consumer helping to us look at the bigger picture of the result this is morning, tim raemy,