The Markets Friday January 23

The Markets Friday January 23
The Far East Markets were weak, Tokyo (Nikkei) drops 3.81 percent.
European Markets were all down (Amsterdam 14,30 GMT, on the AEX only KPN was up 1.44 percent, the index was down 2.7 percent), FTSE 100, DAX, CAC 40 off between 2 and 3.10 percent.
The futures outlook for Wallstreet indicates an opening with heavy losses.

Google's Fourth-Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations

Xerox 4Q profit plunges, misses Wall Street view
GE 4Q profit falls 46 pct, adjusted net meets view
Harley to cut 1,100 jobs as 4Q profit falls
Samsung Electronics reports first quarterly loss