Morning News

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

• Weekly chain store sales to be released today.

• Mortgage Application data also to be released today.

• November Factory Orders to be released today as well

• Major AutoMakers to release December sales today.

• The Dish Network has reached 12 million subscribers.

• Boyd Gaming to build $4 billion resort in Las Vegas

• Many reports that Google Inc. will unveil a $200 computer to be sold in Wal Mart stores.

• Ford Motor Company to announce restructuring plans on Jan. 23rd the same day the company reports 4th quarter results.

• Microsoft Corp. hopes to have a patch by next week to fix a flaw found in it's Windows program.

• After an explosion on Monday 41 hours later only 1 man out of 13 men trapped in a West Virginia coal mine has survived.

• Crude Oil is $62.62 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.72 per gallon.

• Natural Gas $10.36 per unit.

• Gold is currently $535.40 per ounce.

Budd Foxx