Pre Market Trading - Stock Market 10/21/08 - Libor Rates, CAT, AAPL, Futures

Today, Tuesday, 10/21/08, The stock Market futures are pointing lower in pre market by about 100 points for the Dow Jones. This comes after a huge move up over 400 points on Monday.

European Markets 10/21/08 - European stock markets opened higher Tuesday following Asian gains overnight, as lower interbank lending rates fueled hope that credit markets are returning to normal. The Nikkei rose 3.3% last night.
The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 2.53 points higher, or 0.1 percent, higher at 4,285.20, while Germany's DAX was up 30.76 points, or 0.6 percent, at 4,865.77.

Caterpillar ( CAT ) - Cat just reported earnings this morning of $1.39 per share vs 1.41 expected. Caterpillar sees full year 2008 earnings of $6 and they reaffirm their full year 2008 outlook.

Libor Rates - Today, the Libor rates are below 4% for the first time in three weeks. This is a further signal that the credit markets are starting to thaw up a bit. Should be great news for the stock market going forward.

Stock to Watch 10/21/08 - (LINE ), Jim Cramer mentioned it on Mad Money CNBC last night. The stock was up over 12% to $16.25. Watch Apple ( AAPL ) today as they release earnings tonight. Key analyst Gene Munster said on Fast Money last night he expects AAPL to trade higher after earnings are released tonight. Apple is expected to report $1.11 per share.

EBS - New Top 2008 Stock this year - As of yesterday, ( EBS ) is the best performing stock this year for the first time.

Carter Worth gave a new opinion on the markets last night - check it out!