oil was the winner gaining $1.10 as manufactering data in the u.s. shows signs of growth. the detroit bankrutcy ruling is expected today. a judge will make the call on whether the case can proceed. u.s. regulators approve microsofts deal to buy nokia's mobile phone business. krispy kreme fried on forecast. the stock dropped 10% last night- investors found holes in the donut company's earnings outlook. however, profits were up 34%. lincoln ellis of green square capital is good to go for us this morning to talk about the stock market. a bit of a pullback yesterday lincoln but i'm thinking there's not too much to be concerned about going into december and january here. > >the santa claus rally is a predominant factor in the month of december and if you don't have any sellers the market does tend to drift higher. although last night we did see a lack of buyers and that brought us down maybe 100 basis points. > >are they worried at all about the jobs number at the end of the week? > >it is very much about the jobs number but also about the bank of england and the ecb. fed polic