Futures and fair values are looking for a slightly lower open this morning. Investor's are looking to be a bit tentative as the current earnings season gets ready to get under way. There are a couple of big names putting up earnings this week, the most notable being Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) which will officially kick off earnings Tuesday following the market close. Another thing we like to watch here is ...

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 ...

Last month, oil prices rose strongly to record high levels, but so far in October, prices have falling for the first 2 days. Yesterday we saw a $1.42 drop in the precious crude, and that has continued to be the case in today's action. At mid-day we are seeing prices down $1.02 to $79.22 after briefly heading under the $79 mark to hit an intra day low of $78.96. Most of ...