What's the reason for the huge drop in the futures? They were up modestly earlier this weekend. Have come back a tad from when you posted. For those interested in following them afterhours, here's the link I use: <A HREF="http://www.cme.com/wrappedpages/delayed_intraday_quotes/10min_globex_flash_quote/gflash.html" target="_new">http://www.cme.com/wrappedpages/delayed_intraday_quotes/10min_globex_flash_quote/gflash.html</A> Regarding gold, yep it's up too. I haven't seen a new piece of news -- save for U.S. diplomats that are "unnecessary" <g> being pulled from a few Arab countries. -- Bale <img src=http://www.kitco.com/images/live/gold.gif>