Pre-market - Thursday, October 22, 2009

Futures about flat with earnings coming faster that anyone can keep track of - including me. DJIA INDEX 9,899.00 -2.00 S&P 500 1,076.80 -1.30 NASDAQ 100 1,749.25 -4.00 Today's economic calendar: Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET Leading Indicators 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 2-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET 5-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET 5-Yr TIPS Announcement 11:00 AM ET 7-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 AM ET Money Supply 4:30 PM ET Today's earnings. Before open: AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics AKNS Akeena Solar, Inc. Services Building Materials Wholesale ALK Alaska Air Group Inc. Services Regional Airlines ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Other ASR Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste SA de CV Services Air Services, Other AUO AU Optronics Corp. Technology Computer Peripherals BBX BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Financial Savings & Loans BDK The Black & Decker Corporation Industrial Goods Small Tools & Accessories BG Bunge Ltd. Consumer Goods Farm Products BGG Briggs & Stratton Corp. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major CBE Cooper Industries plc Conglomerates Conglomerates CCMP Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials CELG Celgene Corporation Healthcare Biotechnology CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Technology Security Software & Services CIT CIT Group, Inc. Financial Credit Services CNMD CONMED Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment CNX CONSOL Energy Inc. Basic Materials Industrial Metals & Minerals CS Credit Suisse Group Financial Foreign Money Center Banks CSH Cash America International, Inc. Financial Credit Services CXG CNX Gas Corporation Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration DAL Delta Air Lines Inc. Services Major Airlines DHR Danaher Corp. Conglomerates Conglomerates DLX Deluxe Corp. Services Business Services DO Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration DOW The Dow Chemical Company Basic Materials Chemicals - Major Diversified DRAD Digirad Corporation Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment DROOY DRDGOLD Ltd. Basic Materials Gold EMC EMC Corporation Technology Data Storage Devices ERIC LM Ericsson Telephone Company Technology Communication Equipment ESI ITT Educational Services Inc. Services Education & Training Services ESV Ensco International Inc. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration ETR Entergy Corp. Utilities Electric Utilities EXP Eagle Materials Inc. Industrial Goods Cement FCF First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks FITB Fifth Third Bancorp Financial Regional - Midwest Banks FLWS 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. Services Catalog & Mail Order Houses FRZ Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods GHL Greenhill & Co., Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - Regional GMT GATX Corp. Services Rental & Leasing Services GR Goodrich Corp. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services GRA W.R. Grace & Co. Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals GRC Gorman-Rupp Co. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery GSBC Great Southern Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. Financial Regional - Midwest Banks HOT Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Services Lodging HSY Hershey Co. Consumer Goods Confectioners HUB-B Hubbell Inc. Consumer Goods Electronic Equipment IIIN Insteel Industries Inc. Basic Materials Steel & Iron IVC Invacare Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation Services Regional Airlines JNS Janus Capital Group Inc. Financial Asset Management KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation Consumer Goods Personal Products KNSY Kensey Nash Corp. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies KVHI KVH Industries Inc. Technology Communication Equipment LBAI Lakeland Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks LCC US Airways Group, Inc. Services Major Airlines LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Healthcare Medical Laboratories & Research LM Legg Mason Inc. Financial Asset Management LTM Life Time Fitness Inc. Services Sporting Activities LYTS LSI Industries Inc. Consumer Goods Business Equipment MCD McDonald's Corp. Services Restaurants MJN Mead Johnson Nutrition Company Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods MKSI MKS Instruments Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials MMM 3M Co. Conglomerates Conglomerates MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major NCR NCR Corp. Technology Information Technology Services NIHD NII Holdings Inc. Technology Wireless Communications NST NSTAR Utilities Electric Utilities NUE Nucor Corporation Basic Materials Steel & Iron NVS Novartis AG Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major NWPX Northwest Pipe Co. Basic Materials Steel & Iron NYT The New York Times Company Services Publishing - Newspapers ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. Services Trucking ORB Orbital Sciences Corp. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services ORI Old Republic International Corp. Financial Surety & Title Insurance OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation Basic Materials Independent Oil & Gas PDS Precision Drilling Trust Basic Materials Oil & Gas Equipment & Services PFS Provident Financial Services, Inc. Financial Savings & Loans PLD ProLogis Financial REIT - Industrial PM Philip Morris International, Inc. Consumer Goods Cigarettes PNC PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Financial Money Center Banks POOL Pool Corp Consumer Goods Sporting Goods POT Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. Basic Materials Agricultural Chemicals PTEC Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Technology Application Software PTI Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Technology Business Software & Services QDEL Quidel Corp. Healthcare Diagnostic Substances R Ryder System, Inc. Services Rental & Leasing Services RAI Reynolds American Inc. Consumer Goods Cigarettes RGC Regal Entertainment Group Services Movie Production, Theaters RS Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Industrial Goods Metal Fabrication RTN Raytheon Co. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified RX IMS Health Inc. Services Research Services SBIB Sterling Bancshares Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks SCBT SCBT Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks SGP Schering-Plough Corporation Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major SIAL Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals SON Sonoco Products Co. Consumer Goods Paper & Paper Products SPAR Spartan Motors Inc. Consumer Goods Trucks & Other Vehicles STFC State Auto Financial Corp. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. Financial Money Center Banks SXI Standex International Corp. Industrial Goods Industrial Equipment & Components SY Sybase, Inc. Technology Application Software T AT&T, Inc. Technology Telecom Services - Domestic TASR TASER International Inc. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services TIN Temple-Inland Inc. Consumer Goods Paper & Paper Products TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments TNB Thomas & Betts Corp. Industrial Goods Industrial Electrical Equipment TNH Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. Basic Materials Agricultural Chemicals TRA Terra Industries Inc. Basic Materials Agricultural Chemicals TRAD TradeStation Group Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - National TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance UNP Union Pacific Corp. Services Railroads UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. Services Air Delivery & Freight Services USAK USA Truck Inc. Services Trucking VLY Valley National Bancorp Financial Regional - Northeast Banks WBS Webster Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks WCC WESCO International Inc. Services Industrial Equipment Wholesale WYE Wyeth Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major XRX Xerox Corp. Consumer Goods Business Equipment ZMH Zimmer Holdings Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment After close: ACS Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Technology Information Technology Services ACTG Acacia Research Corporation Services Research Services ALGN Align Technology Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment AMSG AmSurg Corp. Healthcare Hospitals AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Services Catalog & Mail Order Houses AVID Avid Technology Inc. Consumer Goods Electronic Equipment AXP American Express Company Financial Credit Services BJRI BJ's Restaurants Inc. Services Restaurants BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc. Services Home Improvement Stores BNI Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Services Railroads BRCM Broadcom Corp. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits BUCY Bucyrus International Inc. Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery BXS BancorpSouth, Inc. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks CA CA, Inc. Technology Application Software CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Services Restaurants CB The Chubb Corporation Financial Property & Casualty Insurance CBU Community Bank System Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks CLS Celestica Inc. Technology Printed Circuit Boards CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Services Restaurants COBZ CoBiz Financial Inc Financial Regional - Southwest Banks COF Capital One Financial Corp. Financial Credit Services COLM Columbia Sportswear Company Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Clothing CPSI Computer Programs & Systems Inc. Services Business Services CPWR Compuware Corp. Technology Application Software CRTX Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology CYBS CyberSource Corporation Services Business Services CYN City National Corp. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks DDR Developers Diversified Realty Corp. Financial REIT - Retail DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories DNBK Danvers Bancorp Inc. Financial Savings & Loans DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corporation Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Other ELX Emulex Corp. Technology Computer Peripherals EMN Eastman Chemical Co. Basic Materials Chemicals - Major Diversified EPAY Bottomline Technologies Inc. Technology Application Software EXBD Corporate Executive Board Co. Services Management Services FII Federated Investors, Inc. Financial Asset Management FNB F.N.B. Corporation Financial Regional - Southeast Banks FNLC The First Bancorp, Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks GDI Gardner Denver Inc. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery GIFI Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration HITT Hittite Microwave Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits HNSN Hansen Medical, Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment HOKU Hoku Scientific, Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics HWAY Healthways Inc. Healthcare Specialized Health Services IBKR IBG LLC Financial Investment Brokerage - National INDB Independent Bank Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks INFA Informatica Corp. Technology Business Software & Services INPH Interphase Corp. Technology Computer Peripherals ISBC Investors Bancorp Inc. Financial Savings & Loans ISLN Isilon Systems, Inc. Technology Data Storage Devices ITI Iteris, Inc. Technology Processing Systems & Products ITLN Intellon Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits JBSS John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. Technology Networking & Communication Devices LEG Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Consumer Goods Home Furnishings & Fixtures LPS Lender Processing Services, Inc. Services Business Services LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Specialized MBTF MBT Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks MCRL Micrel Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Specialized MTX Minerals Technologies Inc. Basic Materials Synthetics MVIS Microvision Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics NEU NewMarket Corp. Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals NFLX Netflix, Inc. Services Music & Video Stores NTCT NetScout Systems Inc. Technology Business Software & Services NTGR Netgear Inc. Technology Communication Equipment OCFC OceanFirst Financial Corp. Financial Savings & Loans OFG Oriental Financial Group Inc. Financial Money Center Banks OMCL Omnicell Inc. Technology Computer Based Systems PGI Premiere Global Services, Inc. Technology Diversified Communication Services PMCS PMC-Sierra Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits PWER Power-One Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics RCKY Rocky Brands, Inc. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories RMBS Rambus Inc. Technology Semiconductor- Memory Chips RMTR Ramtron International Corp. Technology Semiconductor- Memory Chips RNOW Rightnow Technologies Inc. Technology Application Software RVBD Riverbed Technology, Inc. Technology Networking & Communication Devices SCKT Socket Mobile, Inc. Technology Computer Based Systems SCSC ScanSource, Inc. Services Computers Wholesale SCSS Select Comfort Corporation Consumer Goods Home Furnishings & Fixtures SGEN Seattle Genetics Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology SIMG Silicon Image Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Broad Line SIVB SVB Financial Group Financial Regional - Pacific Banks SNV Synovus Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks SNWL SonicWALL, Inc. Technology Internet Software & Services SPWRA SunPower Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Specialized STMP Stamps.com Inc. Services Catalog & Mail Order Houses STSA Sterling Financial Corp. Financial Savings & Loans SYNA Synaptics Inc. Technology Business Software & Services TSCM TheStreet.com, Inc. Technology Internet Information Providers TUNE Microtune Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits WBCO Washington Banking Co. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks WDC Western Digital Corp. Technology Data Storage Devices WFR MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits WHG Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Financial Asset Management WOOF VCA Antech Inc. Services Personal Services WRE Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Financial REIT - Retail WSFS WSFS Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks