Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning.

• January Consumer Sentiment to be released this morning.

• Google Inc. plans to fight attempt by the Justice Dept. to find out what it's users are searching for while on the internet.

• Motorola Inc. 4th quarter profit nearly doubles, but the stock traded down in after hours trading last night due to the companies failure to raise it's financial forcast.

• The Home Depot to scale back on new store openeings.

• Reports are out that Ford Motor Company has plans to cut as many as 25,000 jobs over the next four years.

• Recent Bin Ladan tape will not force Homeland Security officials to raise the national threat level.

• Oil is up again this morning to $67.21 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.79 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is also up a bit this morning to $9.05 per unit.

• Gold remains strong current price is $561.00 per ounce.

Budd Foxx