Morning News

• Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.

• Durable goods orders data to be released today.

• New home sales also to be released today.

• Google Inc. stock to be added to the Standard & Poors 500 Index.

• Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatal Sa. in discussions about a $33 billion merger.

• Tim Hortens stock is set to begin trading under the symbol (THI)

• FDA rejects Cephalon's attention deficit disorder drug.

• Campbell Soup may sell it's U.K. and Irish units.

• Crude Oil is $63.62 per barrel.

• Wholesale Gasoline back up to $1.81 per gallon.

• Natural Gas is currently $7.31 per unit.

• Gold hanging right around $550.00 per ounce.

Budd Foxx