Pre-market - Thursday, September 17, 2009

Futures bright again this morning, waiting on the jobless claims report at 8:30 DJIA INDEX 9,743.00 18.00 S&P 500 1,064.50 1.00 NASDAQ 100 1,719.50 1.75 Today's economic calendar: Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET Philadelphia Fed Survey 10:00 AM ET EIA Natural Gas Report 10:30 AM ET 3-Month Bill Announcement 11:00 AM ET 6-Month Bill Announcement 11:00 AM ET 52-Week Bill Announcement 11:00 AM ET 2-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET 5-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET 7-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET Money Supply 4:30 PM ET Today's earnings reports: Today before open: CCL Carnival Corp. Services General Entertainment DFS Discover Financial Services Financial Credit Services FDX FedEx Corporation Services Air Delivery & Freight Services MCS Marcus Corp. Services Lodging PIR Pier 1 Imports Inc. Services Home Furnishing Stores SMTS Somanetics Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment Today after close: CMTL Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Technology Communication Equipment IHS IHS Inc. Technology Business Software & Services PALM Palm, Inc. Technology Personal Computers PCYC Pharmacyclics Inc. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Other PSEM Pericom Semiconductor Corp. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits TSCM TheStreet.com, Inc. Technology Internet Information Providers