DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Nasdaq 100 futures indicating a higher open for stocks today. Let's get more on that from Sasha Salama at the Nasdaq/Amex Marketsite, the new one overlooking Times Square. Hi, Sasha.</s>SASHA SALAMA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Deb. I am coming to you from the new Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square. Very exciting facility, they spent $37 million on it, and here we are. You said it: Nasdaq 100 futures are on the plus side, and sizably so, up 57 1/2 points right now. If that holds till 9:30 Eastern time, we'll be looking at some nice gains in this market following a huge percentage gain on Friday. Of course, we are going to be watching closely media shares, telecom shares, as well as technology in general, on the heels of this news that AOL is merging with Time-Warner, the parent of this network. The speculation is that there could be more media-Internet hookups down the road, so we are expecting pops in all of those sectors, at least at the open if not throughout the day. Speaking of media hookups, I want to tell you about a near-$3 billion stock deal. Nextlink, NXLK, merging with Concentric, CNCX. Nextlink is a fast-growing phone company, Concentric an Internet access provider. The deal is going to give Nextlink the ability to provide high-speed Internet access to its customers, as well as other data services. Nextlink's customers are small to medium-sized business who actually prefer to go to one vender for all their communications needs, including Internet access. So we are expecting those stocks to be active today. Also, Vitesse Semiconductor, VTSS, expected to report earnings, 14 cents a share. Deborah, back to you.</s>MARCHINI: Thanks, Sasha.
Media, Telecom, Technology Shares in the Spotlight After News of AOL/Time-Warner Merger