The debt ceiling will be lifted and the US will be able to pay its bills. But what's the impact of the hard-won deficit-reduction agreement on jobs, the economy and America's credit rating? On Reporter's Notebook, pork belly futures go belly up.
Banner image: (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) hold a news conference at the US Capitol, after the Senate passed the bipartisan debt ceiling legislation. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images