. >> A TOP RATING FIRM IS WARNING THAT A FEDERAL SHUTDOWN COULD THAT A FEDERAL SHUTDOWN COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE US RATING NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE US RATING . . MEANWHILE, COSTCO IS NOW MEANWHILE, COSTCO IS NOW OFFERING MEMBERS VIRTUAL OFFERING MEMBERS VIRTUAL DOCTOR VISITS. DOCTOR VISITS. ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS MORE ON THAT AND. MORE ON THAT AND. >> YOUR OTHER BUSINESS >> YOUR OTHER BUSINESS HEADLINES. HEADLINES. ALEXIS, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING ALEXIS, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TODAY, WATCHING THIS POSSIBLE TODAY, WATCHING THIS POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN? SHUTDOWN? DIANE BECAUSE A GOVERNMENT DIANE BECAUSE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD THREATEN SHUTDOWN COULD THREATEN AMERICA'S TOP TRIPLE-A RATING. AMERICA'S TOP TRIPLE-A RATING. THAT IS THE WARNING FROM THAT IS THE WARNING FROM CREDIT RATINGS AGENCY MOODY'S, CREDIT RATINGS AGENCY MOODY'S, WHICH SAYS A FEDERAL SHUTDOWN WHICH SAYS A FEDERAL SHUTDOWN WOULD BE NEGATIVE FOR WOULD BE NEGATIVE FOR OUR COUNTRY'S DEBT. OUR COUNTRY'S DEBT. A SHUTDOWN COULD GO INTO EFFECT A SHUTDOWN COULD GO INTO EFFECT SUNDAY, FURLOUGHING MILLIONS SUNDAY, FURLOUGHING MILLIONS OF WORKERS AND BRINGING A HALT OF WORKERS AND BRINGING A HALT TO PARTS OF THE FEDERAL TO PARTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT. MOODY'S IS THE LAST OF THE MOODY'S IS THE LAST OF THE THREE MAJOR CREDIT RATING THREE MAJOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES YET TO HAVE DOWNGRADED AGENCIES YET TO HAVE DOWNGRADED OUR COUNTRY'S DEBT. OUR COUNTRY'S DEBT. STANDARD AND POOR'S DOWNGRADED STANDARD AND POOR'S DOWNGRADED THE U.S. BACK IN 2011 FOLLOWING THE U.S. BACK IN 2011 FOLLOWING THE DEBT CEILING STANDOFF. THE DEBT CEILING STANDOFF. AND FITCH KNOCKED AMERICA'S AND FITCH KNOCKED AMERICA'S RATING DOWN ONE NOTCH AFTER RATING DOWN ONE NOTCH AFTER THE MOST RECENT DEBT CEILING THE MOST RECENT DEBT CEILING DEBATE. DEBATE. UPS SAYS IT PLANS TO HIRE UPS SAYS IT PLANS TO HIRE MORE THAN 100,000 SEASONAL MORE THAN 100,000 SEASONAL WORKERS. WORKERS. THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS PAST THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS PAST THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS. BUT NOW THOSE WORKERS WILL BE BUT NOW THOSE WORKERS WILL BE GETTING HIGHER PAY AS PART OF A GETTING HIGHER PAY AS PART OF A TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH THE TEAMSTERS UNION. WITH THE TEAMSTERS UNION. SEASONAL PACKAGE DRIVERS SEASONAL PACKAGE DRIVERS WILL MAKE $2 MORE AN HOUR OR WILL MAKE $2 MORE AN HOUR OR $23, WHILE PACKAGE HANDLERS $23, WHILE PACKAGE HANDLERS WILL GET $21. WILL GET $21. THAT'S NEARLY $7 MORE AN HOUR THAT'S NEARLY $7 MORE AN HOUR THAN LAST YEAR WHILE ONLINE THAN LAST YEAR WHILE ONLINE SHOPPING HAS SLOWED FROM SHOPPING HAS SLOWED FROM THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. UPS EXPECTS HOLIDAY SHIPPING UPS EXPECTS HOLIDAY SHIPPING VOLUMES TO BE DOUBLE WHAT THEY VOLUMES TO BE DOUBLE WHAT THEY WOULD BE ON A NORMAL DAY WOULD BE ON A NORMAL DAY AND FOR ABOUT THE COST OF SIX AND FOR ABOUT THE COST OF SIX COSTCO ROTISSERIE MEMBERS COSTCO ROTISSERIE MEMBERS OF THE WAREHOUSE CLUB CAN NOW OF THE WAREHOUSE CLUB CAN NOW VISIT A DOCTOR ONLINE. VISIT A DOCTOR ONLINE. COSTCO IS PARTNERING WITH THE COSTCO IS PARTNERING WITH THE ONLINE MARKETPLACE STARTUP ONLINE MARKETPLACE STARTUP SESAME TO OFFER ITS MEMBERS SESAME TO OFFER ITS MEMBERS VIRTUAL HEALTH CHECK UPS FOR VIRTUAL HEALTH CHECK UPS FOR AS LOW AS $29. AS LOW AS $29. SESAME SAYS ITS LOW COST HEALTH SESAME SAYS ITS LOW COST HEALTH CARE, THE UNINSURED AND THOSE CARE, THE UNINSURED AND THOSE WITH HIGH DEDUCTIBLES WHO NEED WITH HIGH DEDUCTIBLES WHO NEED TO PAY IN CASH. TO PAY IN CASH. COSTCO JOINS RETAIL GIANTS COSTCO JOINS RETAIL GIANTS WALMART AND AMAZON, WHO OFFER WALMART AND AMAZON, WHO OFFER HEALTH CARE SERVICES. HEALTH CARE SERVICES. DIANE? DIANE? ALL RIGHT, ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS ALL RIGHT, ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS ,THANK YOU. ,THANK YOU. SURE. SURE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FINANCE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FINANCE QUESTIONS OF YOUR OWN, YOU CAN QUESTIONS OF YOUR OWN, YOU CAN