eugene peroni is back as our market monitor guest. and coming up, our pumped up prices series looks at how higher gas prices hurt non- profit organizations. >> susie: the people who oversee the funding of social security and medicare are warning that changes need to be made sooner, rather than later to give future retirees a chance to prepare for them. medicare will run out of money in 2024, amid higher projected health-care costs and lower payroll taxes. that's five years earlier than previously thought. social security reserves will be drained in 2036, one year earlier than previous estimates. as darren gersh reports, the news will step up the pressure to make changes. >> reporter: medicare and social security did not have a good year. the cost of medical care rose faster than expected and payroll taxes fell further than forecast due to a weak economy. there was some good news-- life expectancy for older americans increased slightly. but that increases the benefits paid by social security and medicare. treasury secretary timothy gei

. >> susie: here's what we're watching for next week: our friday market monitor guest is eugene peroni, portfolio manager at advisor's asset management. we'll also see quarterly results from cisco systems, macy's, toyota and walt disney. monday, china's currency and ways to increase its value take center stage during talks between the u.s. and the asian nation. >> susie: the flooding on the mississippi river is now causing problems for commercial traffic. the coast guard has banned barges from one part of the river in southeast missouri. it's a five-mile stretch near the town of caruthersville, where the waters are so high, they could crest over the floodwalls. the coast guard thinks the barge ban will be in effect for about eight days, depending on the river conditions. >> tom: uncle sam helped more than 36,000 struggling homeowners get their loans under control in march. that's up almost 40% from the month before, but is too little, too late? congress has voted to kill the program that helped them-- the "home affordable modification program" or "hamp." while it has helped out some bo

and eugene peroni is our market monitor. he says, if you look beneath the hood of the engine of wall street, stocks are the place to invest right now. good news and bad news on the nation's foreclosure problem. the good-- last month, fewer people had their homes taken back by the bank or were put on notice for late mortgage payments. the bad-- the slowdown was due to a growing backlog in processing paperwork, so foreclosures are being delayed. realty trac keeps tabs on the industry. it says it could take four years to move all the pending foreclosures through the pipeline. >> tom: the massive flooding on the mississippi river is taking a toll on louisiana farmers. thousands of acres of corn and soybeans are under water north of new orleans, as water pours over a nearby levee. that's just part of the problem. the coast guard could close the river to ships monday, halting all traffic. that means barges carrying crops would be stuck, unable to deliver their cargo to grain elevators or customers. >> susie: education budgets nati