DALTON TANONAKA, CNN ANCHOR, BIZASIA: Let's check now on how the mood on Wall Street is ahead of the Tuesday opening bell. Sasha Salama is at the Nasdaq marketsite in New York. Sasha, what kind of day is expected ahead of the rate cut decision?</s>SASHA SALAMA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Dalton, a very light trading day expected, and it's been very light trading up to this point. In fact, it was one of the lightest trading days, that we saw yesterday, even though the Nasdaq did manage a gain. Right now the futures are pointing to a flat open and we're expecting lots of tentative investors out there ahead of the Fed decision, even though a rate cut is expected. Lots of stock to watch individually though. Staples, the office supply retailer, coming out with results this morning, 9 cents, in line with estimates, and the company reaffirmed guidance for the full year. Another retailer, American Eagle Outfitters, AEOS, came in with in line results, but also guided lower for this quarter, seeing earnings at the low end of estimates, and AEOS, after rallying on Monday, is down sharply, down about $3 1/2 in the premarket -- Dalton.</s>TANONAKA: Sasha, thank you. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Investors Tentative Ahead of Fed's Decision