With our rulses to suspend trading because we wanted to make sure that nyse stocks wouldnt be negatively impacted. Trading on platforms other than the floor was uneffected and despite the halt nyse consolidated volume which captures trading across all platforms was heavier than normal due to the Global Market sell off. Speaking of stocks lets check on how todays session is shaping up. U. S. Equity futures looking for a bounce back after the big sell off yesterday. Dow futures implied with an open plus 150 points. Heres big stories were watching today at this hour. Well start with china. Beijing taking drastic steps to prop up its market there. Along todays move banning shareholders with large stakes in listed firms from selling. It closed up nearly 6 . Elsewhere, south korea rates overnight but did have the countrys Economic Growth forecast. And then of course have to keep updating you on the situation in greece. Meantime germanys Central Bank Warns that greek solvency should not be in
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, who represents much of McHenry County, talked climate change and political division with his constituents Sunday during a town hall in Crystal Lake.