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08:30 Initial Claims
10:00 Factory Orders (Oct.): -2.7% cons

Monster Employment Index
 [Bullet] 6:00 ET 
BOE Announcement
 [Bullet] 7:00 ET 
ECB Announcement
 [Bullet] 7:45 ET 
Jobless Claims
 [Bullet] 8:30 ET 
Factory Orders
[Consensus]
 [Bullet] 10:00 ET 
EIA Natural Gas Report
 [Bullet] 10:35 ET 

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After Hours Summary
 HOTT +5.6% on better than expected Nov same store sales; ADBE -8.8% on lowered guidance, ABK -5.8% on elimination of dividend

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings
 PSS +10.2%; AVAV +6.8%; SNPS +6.7%...

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings
 JAS -10.8%; DMND -7.2%...
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news
: ENZN +13.9% (to purchase a portion of its outstanding debt); HOTT +5.6% .
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news
: ISIL -10.8% (lowers Q4 EPS and revenue guidance below consensus); ADBE -8.8% (raises Q4 EPS guidance, but lowers Q4 rev guidance; issues downside Q1 rev guidance); CRUS -7.8% (lowers Q3 rev guidance); ABK -5.8% (eliminates quarterly dividend); FRX -2.9% (responds to unsolicited mini-tender offer; recommends that stockholders not tender their shares); YRCW -2.7% (Teamsters Employees to vote on contract modifications; proposal includes 10% wage reduction and ownership stake); BTE -2.6 % (announces 2009 operating plans and change to distributions); TNB -2.5% (files mixed shelf); FLR -1.9% (forms new business unit to focus on offshore market).

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Before: STST, BRLI, CMN, CUB, FLOW, GRB, JTX, KFY, LAYN, MOV, PPC, SAFM, SIRO, SFD, TOL, UTIW, WSM

After: CHP, CAE, CMTL, GMTN, GIII, GES, HRLY, IPSU, LQDT, LAVA, NOVL, NX, SWHC, TK, ULTA, WIND

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BLKB, CPWR, G, IGTE, INFY, MXB, TYL at Bank of America Securities Software Services Mini Conf.

FLS, DPS, TDS, ANGO, ARJ, TEX at Gabelli & Company Best Ideas Conf.

JPM Small-Mid Cap Conf.

NUS Annual Investor Day

SBUX 2008 Biennial Analyst Conf.

ELX, TPX, CDE, TUP, DHX, POOL at JPMorgan SMid Cap Conf.

PRU 2008 New York Investor Day

ATHN 1st Annual Investor Summit

ISIL, AEIS, BCSI, SYMC, IM, ENTR at Credit Suisse Group Technology Conf.

SWY Investor Conf.

TECD, AEIS, SLAB, SONS, VMW at Credit Suisse Group Technology Conf.

 

 

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Construction Spending
[Report]
 [Bullet] 10:00 ET 

ISM Mfg Index
[Consensus]
 [Star] 10:00 ET 

4-Week Bill Announcement
[Bullet] 11:00 ET 

3-Month Bill Auction
[Bullet] 1:00 ET 

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[Bullet] 1:00 ET 

 
 
 

 
 

 
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ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
 [Bullet] 7:45 ET 

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 [Bullet] 8:55 ET 

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[Bullet] 1:00 ET 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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 [Bullet] 6:00 ET 

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 [Bullet] 7:00 ET 

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Jobless Claims
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Factory Orders
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 [Bullet] 10:00 ET 

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 [Bullet] 4:30 ET 

 
 
 
 

 
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 [Star] 8:30 ET 

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