Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are PepsiCo Inc., Marriott International Inc. and International Speedway Corp.

Cedar Fair, owner of parks such as Cedar Point and Kings Island, could be set for renewed success when the industry rebounds.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Ruby Tuesday, International Speedway and Discover Financial.

Amusement park operator Cedar Fair enters its critical summer season in need of a good year to have any hope of thriving in a difficult industry.

The Fed released the minutes of its October 29th meeting today. According to Bloomberg policy-makers predicted the US economy would falter through the middle of 2009; in response some were prepared to cut interest rates further. Fed officials lowered their forecasts for economic growth as well as for inflation. The committee estimated core CPI less food and energy would increase slightly from 2.2%-2.4% to 2.3%-2.5%. Members were thus concerned about deflation - which would be inconsistent with the Fed’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment. Nevertheless the committee said it agreed to take whatever steps necessary to ...