Pre-market - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Futures pointing lower again today: DJIA INDEX 9,948.00 -52.00 S&P 500 1,083.20 -6.20 NASDAQ 100 1,749.75 -8.50 Today's economic calendar: MBA Purchase Applications 7:00 AM ET EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET Beige Book 2:00 PM ET Today's earnings reports: Before open: AAI AirTran Holdings Inc. Services Regional Airlines ABFS Arkansas Best Corp. Services Trucking ACAT Arctic Cat Inc. Consumer Goods Recreational Vehicles AMB AMB Property Corp. Financial REIT - Industrial AMR AMR Corporation Services Major Airlines APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Basic Materials Chemicals - Major Diversified ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc. Basic Materials Industrial Metals & Minerals ATMI ATMI Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials BA Boeing Co. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified CAL Continental Airlines, Inc. Services Major Airlines CFR Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks CTBI Community Trust Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks DHX Dice Holdings, Inc. Services Staffing & Outsourcing Services EC Ecopetrol SA Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration ELN Elan Corp. plc Healthcare Drug Delivery FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Basic Materials Copper FLIR FLIR Systems Inc. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services FMBI First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Midwest Banks GENZ Genzyme Corp. Healthcare Biotechnology GNTX Gentex Corp. Consumer Goods Auto Parts HCBK Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. Financial Savings & Loans ICLR ICON plc Services Research Services KCI Kinetic Concepts Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment KEY KeyCorp Financial Money Center Banks LCRY LeCroy Corp. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments LII Lennox International Inc. Consumer Goods Appliances LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major LNN Lindsay Corporation Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery MAN Manpower Inc. Services Staffing & Outsourcing Services MBFI MB Financial Inc. Financial Regional - Midwest Banks MCD McDonald's Corp. Services Restaurants MEG Media General, Inc. Services Publishing - Newspapers MO Altria Group Inc. Consumer Goods Cigarettes MS Morgan Stanley Financial Diversified Investments MSM MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. Services Industrial Equipment Wholesale NITE Knight Capital Group Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - Regional NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services NTRS Northern Trust Corporation Financial Regional - Midwest Banks NVR NVR Inc. Industrial Goods Residential Construction OMC Omnicom Group Inc. Services Advertising Agencies PENN Penn National Gaming Inc. Services Resorts & Casinos PFCB PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. Services Restaurants PJC Piper Jaffray Companies Financial Asset Management RIMG Rimage Corp. Technology Computer Peripherals SEIC SEI Investments Co. Financial Asset Management SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. Consumer Goods Packaging & Containers SNAK The Inventure Group Inc. Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment SUSQ Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks SWK Stanley Works Industrial Goods Machine Tools & Accessories TCB TCF Financial Corporation Financial Money Center Banks USB US Bancorp Financial Regional - Midwest Banks USG USG Corp. Industrial Goods General Building Materials WFC Wells Fargo & Company Financial Money Center Banks After close: AAN Aaron's, Inc. Services Rental & Leasing Services ACF AmeriCredit Corp. Financial Credit Services ADS Alliance Data Systems Corporation Financial Credit Services AF Astoria Financial Corporation Financial Savings & Loans AFFX Affymetrix Inc. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments AFOP Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Specialized AMGN Amgen Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology AMP Ameriprise Financial Inc. Financial Asset Management ATX AT Cross Co. Consumer Goods Office Supplies BCR CR Bard Inc. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies BPSG Broadpoint Gleacher Securities Group, Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - Regional CLB Core Laboratories NV Basic Materials Oil & Gas Equipment & Services CNS Cohen & Steers Inc. Financial Asset Management COHU Cohu Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials CPTS Conceptus, Inc. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies CSGP CoStar Group Inc. Services Business Services CTXS Citrix Systems, Inc. Technology Business Software & Services CVA Covanta Holding Corporation Industrial Goods Waste Management CVD Covance Inc. Healthcare Medical Laboratories & Research CYBE CyberOptics Corp. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments DST DST Systems Inc. Technology Information & Delivery Services EBAY eBay Inc. Services Catalog & Mail Order Houses EDR Education Realty Trust Inc. Financial REIT - Residential EFX Equifax Inc. Financial Credit Services EPAX Ambassadors Group Inc. Services Education & Training Services EQIX Equinix Inc. Technology Telecom Services - Domestic ESIO Electro Scientific Industries Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment EXPO Exponent Inc. Services Management Services FFIV F5 Networks Inc. Technology Networking & Communication Devices FIS Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Services Business Services FNF Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Financial Surety & Title Insurance FWRD Forward Air Corp. Services Trucking GGG Graco Inc. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery HNI HNI Corp. Consumer Goods Business Equipment HUBG Hub Group Inc. Services Air Delivery & Freight Services IFSIA Interface Inc. Industrial Goods Textile Industrial IRBT iRobot Corporation Consumer Goods Appliances ISIL Intersil Corp. Technology Semiconductor - Broad Line KMP Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP Basic Materials Oil & Gas Pipelines KNX Knight Transportation Inc. Services Trucking LHO LaSalle Hotel Properties Financial REIT - Hotel/Motel LNET LodgeNet Interactive Corporation Services CATV Systems LOGI Logitech International SA Technology Computer Peripherals LRCX Lam Research Corporation Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials MCRI Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. Services Resorts & Casinos MLNX Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Technology Semiconductor - Broad Line NE Noble Corp. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration NFX Newfield Exploration Co. Basic Materials Independent Oil & Gas NVEC NVE Corp. Technology Semiconductor - Specialized NVLS Novellus Systems, Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials NWK Network Equipment Technologies Inc. Technology Networking & Communication Devices OHB Orleans Homebuilders Inc. Industrial Goods Residential Construction OSIP OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology PTP Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance PTV Pactiv Corp. Consumer Goods Packaging & Containers QLGC QLogic Corp. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits RHI Robert Half International Inc. Services Staffing & Outsourcing Services RJF Raymond James Financial Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - Regional RRC Range Resources Corp. Basic Materials Independent Oil & Gas RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. Services Auto Dealerships SKX Skechers USA Inc. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories TBI TrueBlue, Inc. Services Staffing & Outsourcing Services TCBI Texas Capital BancShares Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks TEX Terex Corp. Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery TMK Torchmark Corp. Financial Life Insurance TMX Telefonos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. Technology Long Distance Carriers TQNT TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits TSCO Tractor Supply Company Services Specialty Retail, Other VMW VMware, Inc. Technology Technical & System Software WIRE Encore Wire Corp. Basic Materials Copper WSBC WesBanco Inc. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks WSTL Westell Technologies Inc. Technology Communication Equipment