cathie lesjack will step in as interim c.e.o. and h.p. released preliminary third quarter results, and jeff will have more on that in tonight's "market focus." meanwhile, there is a job opening at the white house. the president's top economic advisory is leaving to focus on her family. cyschristina nomar says she plans to return to teaching economics at the university california, berkeley. and she says he wants her 14-year-old son to spend his high school days in one place. >> jeff: late today the white house says the president will renominate peter diamond to the federal reserve board. the senate sent diamond's original nomination back to the white house. >> susie: as you said, jeff, it was a volatile day in the stock market, and also a lot of action in the bond market. >> jeff: that's true. all eyes are beginning to turn to the fed and see what their next move is. we'll show you some results of that as we take a look at tonight's "market focus." the prospect of more easing by the federal reserve helped soften the blow of this morning's