Retail sales and import export prices. Also worth watching today, november Consumer Sentiment and business inventories. Andrew, over to you. Corporate news this morning, Oil Field Services provider baker hughes confirming its now in talks with rival halliburton. This after the wall street journal reported on negotiations between the two. A merger would create a want korth 67 billion or possibly more. This years drop in Energy Prices has hurt and sent stock prices in the nasdaq much lower. Industry watchers note a deal would likely face antitrust concerns. Well talk to an analyst who covers the company in the next hour. Theres a real bet that oil price res going lower and that they need to consolidate to compete with schlumberger and the rest of them. Stock deal. They exchange cheaper stock for cheaper stock . Cheaper stock for cheaper stock. I imagine there would be a lot of layoffs because part of the whole idea is you would be trying to get your costs down. Speaking of energy, the ie