THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Time to get another look at the business headlines -- David Haffenreffer checking in from New York once again -- David.</s>DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Leon. Hi, Daryn. Well, stock index futures have begun to deteriorate just a bit this morning. They are now pointing to a slightly lower open for us today. Yesterday, the major averages edged higher as investors seemingly looked beyond another round of lukewarm earnings reports. The Dow industrials gained just 5 points. The Nasdaq climbed more than 1-and- a-half percent to its highest level since the terrorist attacks. Today, a batch of economic reports will share the spotlight with earnings. Reports on weekly jobless claims, durable goods orders and existing home sales are due out. We'll also get the third quarter employment cost index, which measures wage inflation. And Microsoft rolls out a new product today. It is launching its next generation operating system called Windows XP. It will cost consumers about $100 to upgrade to XP. In other Microsoft news, published reports say states suing the software giant, hiring one of the nation's top trial attorneys. That signals they may seek a harsher antitrust remedy than the White House. That is a quick check on business news this Thursday morning. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
Microsoft Rolls Out Windows XP Among Deteriorating Stock Futures