Going public in the middle of the worst hospitality environment in a generation, the hotel company sees its shares pop in their first day of trading.

If you were to book a room for two for February 5 through 8 2010 -- the weekend of next year's Super Bowl -- at Miami’s Marriott’s (MAR) Villas at Doral which is 11.3 miles away from the city’s Dolphin Stadium you're looking at tab of $409 a day before taxes and other surcharges.A week later when the big game is out of town the daily rate drops to $249.City tourism centers point to these numbers as well as room occupancy rates as one of the biggest ways mega-events push additional dollars in to host cities. But of course ...

A surprise profit by Alcoa sent U.S. stock futures higher on Thursday on hopes that the third quarter will again provide consensus-beating results.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are the retailers as well as ABB, Alcoa, Barnes & Noble, Corning, Goldman Sachs, Marriott International, Novartis and PepsiCo.

Marriott posts a $466 million third-quarter loss, reflecting a big write-down in its timeshare segment, as the hotel chain continues to grapple with a slump in business and leisure travel. Profit on an adjusted basis outpaces consensus expectations.