Market wrap - 4:10 pm

Final score: Dow 9,972.18 -109.13 (-1.08%) S&P 500 1,079.60 -13.31 (-1.22%) Nasdaq 2,154.47 -10.82 (-0.50%) By sector: Today's heatmap:

Existing Home Sales - 10:00 am

Full report here Washington, October 23, 2009 Existing-home sales bounced back strongly in September with first-time buyers driving much of the activity, marking five gains in the past six months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – jumped 9.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 5.57 million units in September from a level of 5.10 million in August, and are 9.2 percent higher than the 5.10 million-unit pace in September 2008. Sales activity is at the highest level in over two years, since it hit 5.73 million in July 2007. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said favorable conditions matched with a tax credit are boosting home sales. “Much of the momentum is from people responding to the first-time buyer tax credit, which is freeing many sellers to make a trade and buy another home,” he said. “We are hopeful the tax credit will be extended and possibly expanded to more buyers, at least through the middle of next year, because the rising sales momentum needs to continue for a few additional quarters until we reach a point of a self-sustaining recovery.” Even with the improvement, Yun said the market is underperforming. “Despite spectacular gains in the stock market, principally from the financial sector recovery, most of the 75 million home owning families have more wealth tied to their homes. Home values could soon turn consistently positive and help the broad base of middle-class families, but we are not there yet,” he said. “We’re getting early indications of price stabilization, but we need a steady supply of qualified buyers to meaningfully bring inventories down and return us to a period of normal, steady price growth and to fully remove consumer fears, which would then revive the broader economy. Without a firm foundation for middle-class wealth recovery, the post-recession economic growth likely will be one of the weakest in U.S. history.” Early information from a large annual consumer study to be released November 13, the 2009 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, shows that first-time home buyers accounted for more than 45 percent of home sales during the past year. A separate practitioner survey shows that distressed homes accounted for 29 percent of transactions in September. NAR President Charles McMillan, a broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Dallas-Fort Worth, said affordability conditions remain historically high. “Potential first-time buyers can take heart in that affordability conditions this year are the highest on record dating back to 1970, but with the first-time buyer tax credit scheduled to expire at the end of next month, people could hold back from entering the market,” he said. “Our read is that housing overshot on the downside because homes are selling for less than replacement construction costs in much of the country, and the home price-to-income ratio has fallen below the historical average,” McMillan said. Total housing inventory at the end of September fell 7.5 percent to 3.63 million existing homes available for sale, which represents an 7.8-month supply2 at the current sales pace, down from an 9.3-month supply in August. Unsold inventory totals are 15.0 percent below a year ago. “The current housing supply is the lowest we’ve seen in two and a half years,” Yun said. “If we could continue to absorb inventory at this pace, home prices would return to normal, modest appreciation patterns next year. According to Freddie Mac, the national average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage fell to 5.06 percent in September from 5.19 percent in August; the rate was 6.04 percent in September 2008. The national median existing-home price3 for all housing types was $174,900 in September, which is 8.5 percent lower than September 2008. Distressed properties continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to traditional homes in the same area. Single-family home sales rose 9.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million in September from a pace of 4.47 million in August, and are 7.7 percent above the 4.54 million-unit level in September 2008. The median existing single-family home price was $174,900 in September, which is 8.1 percent below a year ago. Existing condominium and co-op sales jumped 9.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 680,000 units in September from 620,000 in August, and are 9.7 percent above the 561,000-unit pace a year ago. The median existing condo price4 was $175,100 in September, down 11.7 percent from September 2008. Regionally, existing-home sales in the Northeast increased 4.4 percent to an annual level of 950,000 in September, and are 11.8 percent higher than September 2008. The median price in the Northeast was $234,700, down 7.0 percent from a year ago. Existing-home sales in the Midwest jumped 9.6 percent in September to a pace of 1.25 million and are 7.8 percent above a year ago. The median price in the Midwest was $147,600, which is 1.0 percent below September 2008. In the South, existing-home sales rose 9.0 percent to an annual level of 2.06 million in September and are 10.8 percent higher than September 2008. The median price in the South was $153,500, down 7.6 percent from a year ago. Existing-home sales in the West surged 13.0 percent to an annual rate of 1.30 million in September and are 5.7 percent above a year ago. The median price in the West was $219,000, which is 15.0 percent below September 2008. The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Pre-market - Friday, October 23, 2009

Futures up slightly on this Friday waiting on more earnings reports. DJIA INDEX 10,046.00 8.00 S&P 500 1,092.00 1.20 NASDAQ 100 1,766.25 3.75 Today's economic calendar: Ben Bernanke Speaks 8:30 AM Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET Todays earnings reports. Before open: ACO Amcol International Corp. Industrial Goods General Building Materials 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 AVX AVX Corp. Technology Diversified Electronics BBX BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Financial Savings & Loans BG Bunge Ltd. Consumer Goods Farm Products CACH Cache Inc. Services Apparel Stores CCMP Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Technology Security Software & Services CMCO Columbus Mckinnon Corp. Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery CNMD CONMED Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment 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 DLA Delta Apparel Inc. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Clothing DOV Dover Corp. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery DOW The Dow Chemical Company Basic Materials Chemicals - Major Diversified DRAD Digirad Corporation Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment DROOY DRDGOLD Ltd. Basic Materials Gold EBTX Encore Bancshares, Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks EMCI EMC Insurance Group Inc. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance 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 EXC Exelon Corp. Utilities Diversified 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 FO Fortune Brands Inc. Consumer Goods Home Furnishings & Fixtures FRZ Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. Consumer Goods Processed & Packaged Goods FSTR LB Foster Co. Services Basic Materials Wholesale 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 GSBC Great Southern Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. Financial Regional - Midwest Banks HON Honeywell International Inc. Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services HOT Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Services Lodging HRZ Horizon Lines, Inc. Services Shipping HSY Hershey Co. Consumer Goods Confectioners IDXX IDEXX Laboratories Inc. Healthcare Diagnostic Substances IIIN Insteel Industries Inc. Basic Materials Steel & Iron IR Ingersoll-Rand Plc Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery IVC Invacare Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation Services Regional Airlines JNS Janus Capital Group Inc. Financial Asset Management KNSY Kensey Nash Corp. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies LBAI Lakeland Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks 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 MSFT Microsoft Corporation Technology Application Software NCR NCR Corp. Technology Information Technology Services NST NSTAR Utilities Electric Utilities NVS Novartis AG Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major NYT The New York Times Company Services Publishing - Newspapers ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. Services Trucking 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 POWI Power Integrations Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 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 SAIA Saia, Inc. Services Trucking SBIB Sterling Bancshares Inc. Financial Regional - Southwest Banks SCBT SCBT Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks SIFY Sify Technologies Limited Technology Internet Service Providers SJR Shaw Communications, Inc. Services CATV Systems SLB Schlumberger Limited Basic Materials Oil & Gas Equipment & Services SON Sonoco Products Co. Consumer Goods Paper & Paper Products SPAR Spartan Motors Inc. Consumer Goods Trucks & Other Vehicles STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. Financial Money Center Banks SXI Standex International Corp. Industrial Goods Industrial Equipment & Components T AT&T, Inc. Technology Telecom Services - Domestic 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 TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Financial Asset Management TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance UCBI United Community Banks Inc. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. Services Air Delivery & Freight Services VLY Valley National Bancorp Financial Regional - Northeast Banks VVI Viad Corp. Services Business Services WBS Webster Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks WCC WESCO International Inc. Services Industrial Equipment Wholesale WHR Whirlpool Corp. Consumer Goods Appliances WL Wilmington Trust Corporation Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks 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 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 BSRR Sierra Bancorp Financial Regional - Pacific Banks 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 CYBS CyberSource Corporation Services Business Services CYN City National Corp. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks DDR Developers Diversified Realty Corp. Financial REIT - Retail 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 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 GRNB Green Bankshares, Inc. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks HITT Hittite Microwave Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 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 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 PGI Premiere Global Services, Inc. Technology Diversified Communication Services PMCS PMC-Sierra Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits PWER Power-One Inc. Technology Diversified Electronics 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 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 TUNE Microtune Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits WBCO Washington Banking Co. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks WDC Western Digital Corp. Technology Data Storage Devices 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

CNBC - 2:00 pm

I just don't have the words to describe what I see here.

Jobless claims - Thursday, October 22, 2009

Full report here UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Oct. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 531,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 520,000. The 4-week moving average was 532,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 533,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.5 percent for the week ending Oct. 10, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 4.6 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 10 was 5,923,000, a decrease of 98,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,021,000. The 4-week moving average was 6,030,750, a decrease of 59,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 6,090,000. UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 460,449 in the week ending Oct. 17, a decrease of 49,113 from the previous week. There were 416,111 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.7 percent during the week ending Oct. 10, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 4,898,174, a decrease of 44,913 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 3,134,390. Extended benefits were available in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin during the week ending Oct. 3. Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,243 in the week ending Oct. 10, an increase of 352 from the prior week. There were 2,656 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 162 from the preceding week. There were 19,969 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 3, a decrease of 728 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 30,437, a decrease of 1,438 from the prior week. States reported 3,390,622 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Oct. 3, an increase of 40,716 from the prior week. There were 1,173,367 claimants in the comparable week in 2008. EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 3 were in Puerto Rico (6.6 percent), Oregon (5.3), Nevada (5.2), Pennsylvania (4.9), California (4.8), Michigan (4.7), Wisconsin (4.7), North Carolina (4.6), South Carolina (4.5), and Washington (4.5). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 10 were in Florida (+9,976), New York (+5,411), Wisconsin (+4,999), Indiana (+4,977), and Arkansas (+4,704), while the largest decreases were in California (-7,062), Tennessee (-294), Maine (-140), and Nebraska (-34). More at link with formatted tables

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

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

CNBC, California AG Brown, and State Street Bank - 2:40pm

I don't know what they want to call it, but I call it front running. And MCC is an idiot!

Neel Kashkari - anyone remember him? - 1:38pm

From CNBC interview.

PPI - 8:30am

Full report here PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2009 The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.6 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 1.7-percent rise in August and a 0.9-percent decline in July. In September, at the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 0.2 percent and the crude goods index fell 2.1 percent. On an unadjusted basis, from September 2008 to September 2009, prices for finished goods fell 4.8 percent, the tenth consecutive month of year-over-year declines. (See table A.) More at link with formatted tables

Housing starts - 8:30am

Full report here NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER 2009 The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for September 2009: BUILDING PERMITS Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 573,000. This is 1.2 percent (±1.8%)* below the revised August rate of 580,000 and is 28.9 percent (±2.2%) below the September 2008 estimate of 806,000. Single-family authorizations in September were at a rate of 450,000; this is 3.0 percent (±1.0%) below the revised August figure of 464,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 104,000 in September. HOUSING STARTS Privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000. This is 0.5 percent (±9.9%)* above the revised August estimate of 587,000, but is 28.2 percent (±6.7%) below the September 2008 rate of 822,000. Single-family housing starts in September were at a rate of 501,000; this is 3.9 percent (±9.3%)* above the revised August figure of 482,000. The September rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 78,000. HOUSING COMPLETIONS Privately-owned housing completions in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000. This is 10.2 percent (±10.4%)* below the revised August estimate of 772,000 and is 39.6 percent (±5.7%) below the September 2008 rate of 1,148,000. Single-family housing completions in September were at a rate of 464,000; this is 8.3 percent (±14.3%)* below the revised August figure of 506,000. The September rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 210,000.

Pre-market, October 20, 2009

Futures up slightly as we move through earning season: DJIA INDEX 10,019.00 8.00 S&P 500 1,092.90 1.80 1,091.60 NASDAQ 100 1,763.25 13.00 Today's economic calendar: Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET Producer Price Index 8:30 AM ET Redbook 8:55 AM ET Bank of Canada Announcement 9:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET 52-Week Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET Today's earnings reports: Before open: AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Services Industrial Equipment Wholesale ALV Autoliv, Inc. Consumer Goods Auto Parts ARB Arbitron Inc. Services Research Services ASRV AmeriServ Financial, Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks ASTE Astec Industries Inc. Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Financial Money Center Banks BLK BlackRock, Inc. Financial Asset Management BTU Peabody Energy Corp. Basic Materials Industrial Metals & Minerals CAT Caterpillar Inc. Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery CCBG Capital City Bank Group Inc. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks CMA Comerica Incorporated Financial Regional - Midwest Banks COH Coach Inc. Consumer Goods Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories CPC Chemspec International Limited Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals CRUS Cirrus Logic Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Specialized CSL Carlisle Companies Inc. Consumer Goods Rubber & Plastics DD EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. Basic Materials Chemicals - Major Diversified DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc. Healthcare Medical Laboratories & Research DRH Diamondrock Hospitality Co. Financial REIT - Hotel/Motel EAT Brinker International Inc. Services Restaurants FCFS First Cash Financial Services Inc. Financial Credit Services FRX Forest Laboratories Inc. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Other FSGI First Security Group, Inc. Financial Savings & Loans GIGM GigaMedia Ltd. Technology Internet Software & Services IIVI II-VI Inc. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments IMN Imation Corp. Technology Data Storage Devices ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery JRN Journal Communications Inc. Services Publishing - Newspapers KO The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Goods Beverages - Soft Drinks LAB LaBranche & Co. Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - Regional LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation Industrial Goods Aerospace/Defense Products & Services LNY Landry's Restaurants Inc. Services Restaurants LXK Lexmark International Inc. Technology Computer Peripherals MICC Millicom International Cellular SA Technology Telecom Services - Foreign MTB M&T Bank Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks OXPS optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. Financial Investment Brokerage - National PCP Precision Castparts Corp. Industrial Goods Metal Fabrication PEBO Peoples Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Midwest Banks PFE Pfizer Inc. Healthcare Drug Manufacturers - Major PH Parker Hannifin Corporation Industrial Goods Industrial Equipment & Components PNR Pentair, Inc. Industrial Goods Industrial Equipment & Components RF Regions Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks SCL Stepan Company Consumer Goods Cleaning Products SHW Sherwin-Williams Co. Services Specialty Retail, Other STT State Street Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks SVU SUPERVALU Inc. Services Grocery Stores UAUA UAL Corporation Services Major Airlines UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. Healthcare Health Care Plans UTX United Technologies Corp. Conglomerates Conglomerates WU Western Union Co. Services Personal Services After close: AGNC American Capital Agency Corp. Financial REIT - Residential AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology BANR Banner Corporation Financial Savings & Loans CASB Cascade Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks CHRW CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. Services Air Delivery & Freight Services CLZR Candela Corp. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment CNH CNH Global NV Industrial Goods Farm & Construction Machinery CNI Canadian National Railway Company Services Railroads CREE Cree Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials CYMI Cymer Inc. Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials DSCM Drugstore.com Inc. Services Catalog & Mail Order Houses EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Services Education & Training Services FFIC Flushing Financial Corp. Financial Savings & Loans FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc. Consumer Goods Home Furnishings & Fixtures FULT Fulton Financial Corp. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. Healthcare Biotechnology HA Hawaiian Holdings Inc. Services Regional Airlines HBHC Hancock Holding Co. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks IBKC IberiaBank Corp. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks IGOI iGo, Inc. Technology Computer Peripherals IGTE iGate Corporation Technology Information Technology Services INFN Infinera Corp. Technology Communication Equipment ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Healthcare Medical Appliances & Equipment MANH Manhattan Associates, Inc. Technology Technical & System Software MRTN Marten Transport Ltd. Services Trucking NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration NUVA NuVasive, Inc. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies PLCM Polycom, Inc. Technology Processing Systems & Products PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks PVSW Pervasive Software Inc. Technology Application Software PXLW Pixelworks Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits RCRC RC2 Corp. Consumer Goods Toys & Games RNST Renasant Corp. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks SFG StanCorp Financial Group Inc. Financial Accident & Health Insurance SLM SLM Corp. Financial Credit Services SNDK SanDisk Corp. Technology Semiconductor- Memory Chips SONC Sonic Corp. Services Restaurants STM STMicroelectronics NV Technology Semiconductor - Broad Line STX Seagate Technology Technology Data Storage Devices SUPX Supertex Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits SYK Stryker Corp. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies TESS TESSCO Technologies Inc. Services Electronics Wholesale TSFG South Financial Group Inc. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks TUP Tupperware Brands Corporation Consumer Goods Packaging & Containers VASC Vascular Solutions Inc. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies VOCS Vocus Inc. Technology Internet Software & Services WASH Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. Financial Regional - Northeast Banks WLT Walter Energy, Inc. Basic Materials Industrial Metals & Minerals YHOO Yahoo! Inc. Technology Internet Information Providers ZNT Zenith National Insurance Corp. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance

Market wrap - 4:20

While waiting on the report from AAPL. Dow 10,093 +97 +0.97% Nasdaq 2,176 20 0.91% S&P 500 1,098 10 0.94% Gold 1,058 +7 +0.63% Oil 79.31 1.08 1.38% Today by sector: Today's heatmap:

Pre-market - Monday, October 19, 2009

Futures up a little heading into a huge earnings week. DJIA INDEX 9,971.00 47.00 S&P 500 1,088.20 6.20 NASDAQ 100 1,743.00 11.50 Today's economic calendar: 4-Week Bill Announcement 11:00 AM ET Ben Bernanke Speaks 11:00 AM ET Housing Market Index 1:00 PM ET 3-Month Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET 6-Month Bill Auction 1:00 PM ET Today's earnings reports: Before open: BBT BB & T Corp. Financial Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks BPOP Popular Inc. Financial Foreign Regional Banks ETN Eaton Corporation Industrial Goods Industrial Electrical Equipment GCI Gannett Co., Inc. Services Publishing - Newspapers HAS Hasbro Inc. Consumer Goods Toys & Games HTLD Heartland Express Inc. Services Trucking MMR McMoRan Exploration Co. Basic Materials Independent Oil & Gas PETS PetMed Express Inc. Healthcare Drug Delivery SHLM A. Schulman, Inc. Consumer Goods Rubber & Plastics TWIN Twin Disc Inc. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery WFT Weatherford International Ltd. Basic Materials Oil & Gas Equipment & Services After close: AAPL Apple Inc. Technology Personal Computers ALGT Allegiant Travel Company Services Regional Airlines ATHR Atheros Communications Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits BMI Badger Meter Inc. Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments BRO Brown & Brown Inc. Financial Insurance Brokers BSX Boston Scientific Corporation Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies ELS Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc. Financial REIT - Residential FDEF First Defiance Financial Corp. Financial Savings & Loans ICUI ICU Medical Inc. Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies IEX IDEX Corp. Industrial Goods Diversified Machinery JBHT JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. Services Trucking JDAS JDA Software Group Inc. Technology Business Software & Services LNCR Lincare Holdings Inc. Healthcare Home Health Care PKG Packaging Corp. of America Consumer Goods Packaging & Containers RLI RLI Corp. Financial Property & Casualty Insurance RLRN Renaissance Learning Inc. Technology Multimedia & Graphics Software STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. Basic Materials Steel & Iron SWI SolarWinds, Inc. Technology Application Software TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Technology Semiconductor - Broad Line UDR UDR, Inc. Financial REIT - Residential VLTR Volterra Semiconductor Corporation Technology Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits WERN Werner Enterprises Inc. Services Trucking WTNY Whitney Holding Corp. Financial Regional - Southeast Banks ZION Zions Bancorp. Financial Regional - Pacific Banks