From the hope springs eternal file, a few headlines in today's "Before the Bell" missive from Reuters:
- "Oil firms above $60 on U.S. refinery fires, Nigeria"
- "Japan GDP sinks at record pace"
- "Deere quarterly net falls 38 percent"
- "Toll Brothers' homebuilding revenue dives 51 percent"
- "Hewlett-Packard outlook disappoints"
and...
- "Stock futures point to higher open on economic optimism"