Subject: competitive analysis update # 13 - us terrorism attacks
update as of 0730 cdt .
a . market updates
u . s . markets / economic updates
? us equity markets expected to reopen monday . the sec has announced it will allow coordinated buyback schemes to " ensure an orderly market " in the event of a market freefall upon monday ' s opening . the sec is also expected to strongly restrict short - selling .
? nymex closed friday ; access trading uncertain
? cbot / cme open friday ; full trading except for equity futures
? standard taliban leaders vow revenge .
? secretary of defense donald h . rumsfeld recommended calling up members of the reserve , initially to help support the combat air patrols securing the skies over major american cities . cabc believes that the reserve call - up will extend well beyond homeland defense and will include overseas deployments .
? the political situation is growing more complicated as evidence mounts that nationals of the united arab emirates were involved in the attack . the implication of these individuals from an oil - producing us ally raises the possibility of political sanctions or other non - military measures that could affect the oil market .
? congress , despite some misgivings from lawmakers over granting president bush open - ended authority , moved to give the administration $ 40 billion to wage its antiterror initiative . again , cabc believes that $ 40 billion represents a sum big enough to cover operations well beyond simply improving homeland defense .