10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

Mamta Badkar

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Good morning. Here's what you need to know.

• Asian markets were up in overnight trading with the Nikkei up 1.17 percent reaching a one-week high on positive economic data in the U.S.. Europe is mixed and U.S. futures are flat.

• Today's non-farm payrolls data out at 8:30 a.m. ET, is the final jobs report before the November 6 presidential election. Economists polled by Bloomberg are looking for 125K new jobs and for the unemployment rate to rise to 7.9 percent. 

• Eurozone manufacturing PMI fell to 45.4 in October, down from 46.1 the previous month, signaling further contraction. German, Italian and Spanish manufacturing deteriorated, while French manufacturing climbed to 43.5 but remained in contraction.

• Linkedin beat expectations when it reported third quarter earnings of $0.22 per share on revenue of $252 million. It raised full-year guidance on revenue to $939-$944 million. Shares are up 9 percent in pre-market trading. 

• The death toll from Hurricane Sandy continues to rise, reaching 98, according to latest reports. Meanwhile, gas shortages continue in the aftermath of the storm and power is expected to be restored to all of Manhattan today. 

• Berkshire Hathaway will report third quarter earnings today and analysts polled by FactSet are looking for earnings of $1.38 per share, on revenue of $39.04 billion. Investors will also be watching for clue on what Warren Buffet might invest in.

• Fitch downgraded Japanese electronics company Sharp by six notches to junk status. This came after Sharp said it expects a record full-year loss of $5.6 billion and said there is "material doubt" about its ability to operate.

• Factory orders for September will be released at 10 a.m. ET. Expectations are for factory orders to rise 4.9 percent month-over-month.

• Priceline beat expectations when it reported third quarter earnings of $11.66 per share. It also forecast fourth quarter earnings of $6.12 - $6.57 per share.

• UK home prices are expected to rise 2 percent in 2013, according to London-based property broker Hamptons International. Prices are expected to climb another two percent every year through 2015 and 4 percent in 2016. The stock is up over 9.5 percent in pre-market trading.