Futures are higher this morning ahead of the next round of fiscal cliff negotiations. President Obama is focused on trying to get a partial budget deal done. The Treasury Department said yesterday the US is on track to hit the debt ceiling by the end of the year which adds another element of uncertainty to the market. We also have a slew of economic data on tap this morning with jobless claims home sales and consumer confidence.   The market remained weak yesterday with the S&P breaking below its mini two-day pivot. Volume was very light yesterday though and futures ...