Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are those of Exxon, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive.

The amount of corporate bond sales in September should be much stronger than last month, and not just because summer vacations have ended, an analyst says.

I don’t know what happened last night but for the life of me I couldn’t fall asleep. I did everything but count sheep. Nothing worked. Finally I gave up -- I've been up since 3 a.m. Joy.Asian stocks rose overnight but not by much. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were up 0.75% and 0.36% respectively. However European stocks were in negative territory earlier this morning. And here in the US we're currently trading higher.Here’s what I’m seeing this morning:American International Group (AIG): As fellow Minyan Justin Sharon points out in Upgrades & Downgrades: AIG Gets Knocked Down Bernstein ...

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Target Corp., Limited Brands Inc. and Deere & Co.

1) Point of Recognition: Deflation and Real Rate Shock Hits CEOs"The point of recognition will soon be upon us. And this means people will begin to wake up to declining prices increased savings and reduced consumption which will only further reinforce the deflationary debt unwind we are experiencing."This morning I ran across a Bloomberg piece that illustrates exactly what the coming point of recognition entails "Real Rate Shock Hits CEOS From Airgas to Sara Lee as Costs Crimp Recovery."Real investment-grade corporate borrowing costs are running north of 8 percent the highest level since 1985 according to Bloomberg data. Why ...