One sector that will tell the tale of the market is the financial sector. This morning, all of the leading financial stocks are coming under early selling pressure. When the financial stocks decline it is very difficult for the major stock indexes to stage any kind of meaningful bounce. Today, the Financial Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLF) is trading lower by 0.09 cents to $13.41 a share. 

Dave Robbins, CEO of Micronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOIZ), remarked "This is a new subassembly win for Micronetics on an important department of defense program, and helps validate our ability to pursue and win new business from tier-one industry leaders."

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Guggenheim Partners, LLC., and Claymore Investments, Inc. announced that BlackRock has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Claymore Canada. Upon closing, the transaction will augment BlackRock's world-class roster of investment fund products and deepen the Company's footprint in Canada.