we'll hear from general electric, honeywell, mcdonald's, schlumberger, and verizon. speaking of earnings, our market monitor guest thinks the prospects for stable quarterly results trump growth. he's randall eley, president of the edgar lomax company. >> suzanne: more than two million americans should have received education tax credits last year but didn't. a watchdog group says the mistake cost taxpayers more than $3 billion. a report out today finds those tax credits were awarded to people without social security numbers, people in jail, and went to some unable to prove they went college. the internal revenue service contests the findings, saying they're overstated and based on a flawed analysis. >> tom: speaking of tax breaks, the irs is increasing many to keep pace with inflation. the standard deduction will increase $300 to nearly $12,000 for married couples. head of households can claim an $8,700 deduction; that's an increase of $200. tax brackets will also edge higher. starting next year, a married couple earning over $70,000 would move from the 15% rate up t