Market Briefing Newsletter for Wednesday, 01/2/2008

Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:37:44 -0500

| Dow : 13043.96 down 220.86

| S & P : 1447.16 down 21.20

| NASDAQ: 2609.63 down 42.65

| Bond (10Y): 3.90%, 102.75

MARKETS:
Stocks tank on recession fears
Wall Street starts 2008 on a down note after weak manufacturing report
and surging oil prices unnerve investors.