Pre-market - Thursday, October 8, 2009

Futures up big after Alcoa reported last night. More to come today. DJIA INDEX 9,750.00 77.00 S&P 500 1,063.00 9.40 NASDAQ 100 1,720.75 12.75 Today's economic calendar: BOE Announcement 7:00 AM ET ECB Announcement 7:45 AM ET Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET RBC CASH Index 9:00 AM ET Wholesale Trade 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 30-Yr Bond Auction 1:00 PM ET Today's earnings reports: Before market opens: ISCA International Speedway Corp. Services Sporting Activities MAR Marriott International, Inc. Services Lodging PEP Pepsico, Inc. Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods PGR Progressive Corp. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance After close: CAMP CalAmp Corp. Technology Communication Equipment INFY Infosys Technologies Limited Technology Technical & System Software NUHC Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. Services Electronics Wholesale PCBK Pacific Continental Corp. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks TSCM TheStreet.com, Inc. Technology Internet Information Providers