December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.21%) this morning fell back from a 1-week high in overnight trade and are down -0.15% and European stocks slipped-0.09%.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 -0.35%) this morning are down -0.36% and European stocks are down -0.41% ahead of this morning's U.S. Aug non-farm payrolls.

Considering all the bad news and negative developments, shouldn't stocks be worse? Jim Cramer thinks that question demands attention. Dig down into the market, and Cramer says there are at least seven catalysts that should have given bears a field day.

What exactly is a dividend champion? Ask ten people, and you will probably get ten different answers… there is no real definition of what it means to be a dividend champion, so you have to decide what that title means to you.