Anything higher here could confirm investors' fears that the Fed's interest rate tightening is far from over and is set to continue well into 2006.

The sooner U.S. investors can see the end of this current interest rate cycle the better.

With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to be contained, further interest rate hikes seem unnecessary.

When public policy goes one way and the premises of the culture go the other, you've got a formula for an unsustainable system of education,

Clients remain largely bearish of U.S. indices on the whole but a good start to the week by Asian and European stocks means the U.S. futures point to a positive start.

With gasoline prices declining here and across the pond during the month of October, any downside to this (PPI) figure will be hugely welcome for the market and equities could push higher,