Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.
• February final reading of Consumer Sentiment expected to come in slightly higher
• Starbucks reports an 8% increase in same store sales for the month of February.
• Wendy's International could be looking to sell it's Baja Fresh Mexican Grill.
• Center of Disease Control releasing a statement claiming the United States is only about 50% ready for a Bird Flu outbreak.
• Google Inc. CEO tells analyst that the company has plenty of room for growth.
• BP shuts in 100,000 barrels a day of crude oil production due to a spill in Alaska.
• Crude Oil is up again this morning to $63.52 per barrel.
• Wholesale Gasoline is $1.69 per gallon.
• Natural Gas is $6.78 per unit.
• Gold down just a bit this morning to $569.00 per ounce.

Budd Foxx