Peter Schacknow, Senior Producer, CNBC Breaking News Desk
The weekend was apparently not the pause that refreshes for Wall Street: U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a sharply lower open, following Friday's more than 300 point loss for the Dow.
Stocks have fallen in five of the past six sessions, and fresh worries about a Greek debt default are weighing heavily on global investors sentiment this morning.
There's no economic data on the calendar to either allay investors fears - or make them worse.
The only calendar item of note is the Treasury's auction of $32 billion in 3-year notes, with the results available shortly after 1pm ET. The earnings calendar is similarly empty.
European bank stocks that trade in the U.S. will be worth watching today, as they come under pressure from worries about European debt.
Among them: Deutsche Bank (DB), HSBC (HBC), and Barclays (BCS).
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) may also be a stock to watch today, as its Macau unit gets its first approval for a new billion dollar casino.
Shares of Yahoo (YHOO) may be volatile again this week, amid rumors of a possible sale, and concerns about its future if there is no sale.
Over the weekend, recently fired CEO Carol Bartz resigned from Yahoo's board of directors.
And we'll also watch shares of Transatlantic Holdings (TRH) and Allied World Assurance (AWH), as proxy advisory firm ISS recommends investors vote against the proposed deal. Amazon.com (AMZN) is said to be in talks with magazine and newspaper publishers about tablet content.
That's according to the Wall Street Journal, and comes ahead of Amazon's launch of its own tablet device to compete with Apple's iPad.
President Obama plans to send his $447 billion jobs bill to Congress today, and will make a Rose Garden statement urging swift passage for the bill.
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