Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) look to open strong this morning following last night's strong second quarter earnings release. As we noted yesterday in our earnings preview, RIMM was expected to show investors earnings of 50 cents per share for its second quarter, and that is exactly what earnings turned out to be. The maker of the popular Blackberry said that profit and revenue both doubled during the ...

Futures are indicating a flat open this morning ahead of a couple of key economic reports due to be released today. We will get reports today out of the Labor Department will report weekly jobless claims before the opening bell, and around 10:00 a.m. the Commerce Department will release its report on August factory orders. Wall Street will be looking to see a 2.8% decline in August after an ...

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower open this morning on Wall Street as the bears seem to getting ready to continue yesterday's profit taking. All eyes this morning are going to be watching the The Institute for Supply Management when it issues a reading on business activity in the U.S. service sector. Analysts are expecting to see the report show slower growth in September. Any signs of weakness ...