December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.69%) this morning are up +0.65% at a record high and European stocks are up +2.03% at a 1-1/2 month high after China cut interest rates for the first time in over 2 years.

Last quarter, DISH Network posted a negative earnings surprise of 11.54%. However, the company’s earnings have surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the last four quarters, with an average beat of 24.68%. Let’s see how things are shaping up ahead of this announcement.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 -0.26%) this morning are down -0.34% at a 2-month low and European stocks are down -1.41% at a 4-1/2 month low amid escalating tension in Ukraine.

A recent CNBC interview with hedge fund honcho Leon Cooperman, founder of Omega Overseas Partners, caught my attention for several reasons. The first was a genuine curiosity as to how this guy has been able to continually outperform the market with a huge account for so many years.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.05%) this morning are unchanged and European stocks are down % after a composite gauge of European manufacturing and services activity slowed to its slowest pace in 6 months.

If you’re a utility investor, it’s almost impossible not to fixate on the June 2, 2014, rollout by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of proposed rules governing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from existing power generation facilities.