two candidates coming up. we are waiting for morgan stanley and by crop. there were programs. since we ve seen mixed reports from the big banks. we are also watching tech names on the docket like ibm. features syndicate again at the opening of trading. expecting a 30-point rally for the dow industrials this morning. nasdaq also stnger up 18 points. in europe stocks are edged higher as well. you see the cac quarante up a third of a percent. ft 100 runflat breakeven. mix performances to report. the asian indices look like this. shanghai composite down almost 1%. a drive through delay. police praising the actions of mcdonald s workers in pennsylvania because that led to the end of the manhunt of the alleged facebook killer. mark zuckerberg making his first comments on the case. but he had to say coming out. the case of marketing gone wrong. apologize apologizing after an analyst at congratulating customers who quote survived the boston marathon. all of the stories coming up a ge