The Market On Monday

  Good morning. It is 30 degrees and overcast here in Upstate NY. The weather logos continue to show a very modest warming trend in this part of the world. We are beginning to see bare spots on the ground where snow has melted away but we are still looking at quite a bit of white out there. I hope you had a good restoring weekend as we all ponder what type of week this one will be and what new outrages and revelations the world will provide.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are slightly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  Global economic fear fallout from the Ukraine mess along with the monstrous calamity of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have brought a slight chill over the five year bull market. We shall see how the markets digest and respond to this prominent news over the course of the day and the week.

CNN: Stocks: Are the bulls hungover

Otherwise, there's little U.S. economic or corporate news on the docket Monday.