Good morning. Higher oil prices and expectation for the nationalization of Fannie and Freddie are depressing premarket futures after GE reported an inline but overall disappointing earnings report. In addition, global tension over Iran continues to heat up.

Premarket gainers: HPC, FPP, PDO, TGC, WYNN, MPEL, Another Rough Week
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Another rough week for the market. With war drums beating for Iran, new highs in oil, and fears over upcoming bank and financial failures, you don't have to look very far to understand why the market still remains under pressure.

For the week, the Dow lost -1.67%, the S&P 500 -1.85%, Nasdaq -0.28%, while the Russell 2000 gained +1.38%.

Next week promises to be a busy one (especially as Rescue Plan For Fannie & Freddie
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In other news, traders are also watching lower energy prices, strength in the U.S. dollar, and that Anheuser-Busch accepted a acquisition offer from InBev after the Belgian company sweetened its offer to $70 per share.

Premarket gainers: FNM, FRE, LEH, CRME,

Good morning. The market will face information overload with a number of economic data points, earnings, and speeches.

So far, reaction to this morning's data is profoundly negative with premarket futures pointing to another negative open. Among other things, a higher than expected PPI, weak retail sales, another big drop in the U.S. dollar, and a gain in oil prices have pressured premarket sentiment.

Premarket gainers: Earnings, Oil, Inflation, & Fear
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Good morning. Premarket futures have been volatile this morning as investors sort through a batch of earnings reports that were for the most part not as bad as previously feared (WFC, INTC, ABT, CSX) and another drop in oil prices. However, a much higher than expected CPI has restrained overall premarket sentiment.

Premarket gainers: ASYT, ANR, INTV, WFC, CXO, WLT, TSL,