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There may be a snow storm outside, but that doesn't mean Wall Street can avoid the bad news: Stock futures are falling on news of the additional $30 billion AIG secured from the federal government. Stocks fell in Asian and have dropped in Europe—and Warren Buffett's words that the U.S. economy is in shambles ain't helping either. A London portfolio manager told Bloomberg News, "Things are getting worse. The economy is still deteriorating and bad debts are still going to appear." The Dow is expected to drop under 7,000 points today, though it's unclear where it'll end up.