Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+1.7%?to 9743. Hong Kong?-0.3%?to 22446. China?-1%?to 2061. India?-0.7%?to 19229.?
In Europe, at midday, London?-0.3%. Paris flat. Frankfurt?-0.3%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow flat. S&P?-0.1%. Nasdaq flat. Crude?-0.7%?to $86.17. Gold?-1.4%?to $1693.90.

Economic Calendar
8:30 Producer Price Index,?Retail Sales and?Initial Jobless Claims
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
1:00 PM Results of $13B, 30-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Money Supply and?Fed Balance Sheet

Earnings

Adobe,?Ciena, Hovnanian, Pier 1, Quiksilver, Verifone

Stories

U.S. May Give Way on Swaps Rules From Wall Street Journal

CFTC temporarily narrowing US persons definition for swaps From Financial News

Knight Capital Expects Final Bids Soon From Wall Street Journal

CFTC Needs 6-Month Delay in Overseas Rules, Chilton Says From Bloomberg

Nasdaq OMX buys Thomson Reuters units From Financial Times

Wall Street?s best trades of 2012 From Quartz

Damage from Sandy Still Hampering Trading From Wall Street & Technology