Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+0.5%?to 9446. Hong Kong?+0.5%?to 22030. China?+0.8%to 1980. India?+0.9%?to 19340.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.2%. Paris?+0.3%. Frankfurt?+0.4%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.2%. S&P?+0.1%. Nasdaq?+0.3%. Crude?+0.1%to $88.12. Gold?+0.15%?to $1732.10.
Economic Calendar and Fed Speak
8:30 Personal Income and Outlays
9:45 Chicago PMI
3:00 PM USDA Ag. Prices
5:00 PM Fed’s Kocherlakota: Macro-Finance Linkages
Earnings
Frontline, Genesco, ReneSola, Whitewave Foods
Stories
CME withdraws CFTC swaps lawsuit From Financial Times?
Knight Is Faced With Tough Decision From Wall Street Journal
Knight Board Said Meeting Today Following Getco, Virtu Bids From Bloomberg
Comment: Transparency isn?t always clear From Financial Times?
MF Global UK recovers ?1bn in assets From Financial Times
Bats Retail Stock Program Starts Dec. 17 in NYSE Challenge From Bloomberg