With the U.S. markets' recent downdraft, bull/bear battle lines are being drawn at major support. The latest chart for the S&P 500 suggests the uptrend is at least losing momentum, if a new downtrend hasn't already been signaled. But by the same token, considerable support remains in place to keep the benchmark buoyed. Specifically, significant support still holds at the 1,020 for the S&P.

The U.S. recession, already its longest since the Depression, has yet to die, but Israel's is already being eulogized, as the Jewish state unwittingly supplies America with sobering food for economic thought.

Despite rising threat levels, IT managers have cut spending on security software. That's hit industry leader Symantec hard.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesdayâ??s session are Amgen, Bank of America, Canon, Corn Products, Coventry Health Care, Deutsche Bank, Fresh Del Monte, Hitachi, Jacobs Engineering, Smith International and Teva.

U.S. stock market futures edged higher Wednesday at the start of the third quarter as traders awaited a key gauge of manufacturing activity, though gains were pared following the latest ADP estimate of private-sector job losses.

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