Stock futures crept up slightly higher on Friday morning, which indicates that the market could be in store for a rebound after two straight days of losses. The recent downturn has followed concerns of the Federal Reserve?s policy statement made on Wednesday that lead some investors to believe they might begin pulling in the reins on their stimulus program. The stimulus program, which totals $85 billion per month in bond purchases, has contributed to the 23% advance of the S&P 500 this year. Some are more skeptical of the Fed?s statement. Todd Schoenberger, managing partner at LandColt Capital, said, ?It seems the Fed is recycling its statements because the status quo remains, without a single clue as to when it will taper its current bond buying program. However, considering the macro data released since the previous meeting has been moderately weak and expected to improve over the next couple of quarters, it?s appropriate to predict the Fed will stay with the current $85 billion per month bond purchase program.?

Nissan Motor Co. announced that they were cutting their earnings forecast and planning on moving around leadership roles in efforts to deal with quality issues and more trying conditions in certain markets than originally expected. In the most recent July through September quarter, the company posted profits of $1.1 billion in net profit. This was a 2% increase over last year. Quarterly sales were up 16% to $25.4 billion. Nissan President and Chief Executive, Carlos Ghosn, said that they attribute the weaker-than-expected performance on many troubles. One of the strongest was a weakness in sales in emerging markets and extremely expensive recalls. Ghosn, said, ?Our slow performance required immediate action to be taken.? This was in reference to the immediate shuffle of top executives. Their chief operating officer, Toshiyuki Shiga, will be moved to a vice chairman position and they will appoint three new executives as COOs. ?I can tell you nobody is taking this as a kind of punishment. Everybody recognizes there is a need to rejuvenate. This is a good chance to start,? Ghosn said when speaking of the executive moves.

Wal-Mart (WMT) is hoping to get a leg up on other holiday retail businesses by pushing holiday shopping nearly a month early than usual. WMT is going to allow shoppers to purchase items online at special holiday prices starting today, shortly after midnight. There will be nearly 300 items available at special holiday pricing on Wal-Mart?s website, according to the company. Joel Anderson, president and CEO of Wal-Mart.com, said, ?It?s been a tough year for the average American family. It?s our job to be able to help our customers.?

That?s all for the day. Have a great weekend, loyal readers!