Pre-market - August 3 - 2009

Looks like the market likes August, another rocket ready to take off. Futures up large as we wait for the open: DJIA INDEX 9,209.00 83.00 S&P 500 994.20 9.80 NASDAQ 100 1,619.75 17.75 Gold 956 19 1.97% Oil 71.28 +1.88 +2.71% Today's economic calendar: Motor Vehicle Sales - throughout the day ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET Construction Spending 10:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Announcement 11:00 AM ET 3-Month Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET 6-Month Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET Well over 100 companies report earnings today