Morning News

• Futures are flat this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.

• November Jobs Report out this morning at 8:30.

• Ford Motor Company considering closing 5 of it's North American plants which could lead to a loss of up to 7,500 jobs.

• Calpine Corp. has warned the company could be heading to bankruptcy.

• Costco Wholesale Corp. sues Washington State for the right to purchase beer and wine from out of state.

• Cablevision supports "A La Carte" cable pricing.

• A University of Minnesota survey shows many U.S. companies have no plan in place for a flu pandemic.

• Crude Oil is up a bit this morning to $58.61 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is also up currently $1.56 per gallon.

• Natural Gas also up as colder temps. expected in the Northeast currently $13.13 per unit.

• Gold continues to climb currently $508.80 per ounce.

Budd Foxx