Some earnings news this morning as Williams Partners (WPZ) puts up numbers. Also General Marine (GMR) gets to upgrades this morning from Bear Sterns which goes from peer perform to outperform and Cantor Fitzgerald which goes from hold to buy. Meanwhile Steifel Nicholas cuts Alliance Resource (ARLP) and Alliance Holdings (ARLP) to hold from buy.

Stock futures getting stronger as we approach the open. Treasuries selling off a bit which may be a good sign for the overall market. But who knows these days.