Futures indicated a lower open for Wall Street Wednesday as cautious words from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Yahoo's missing revenue expectations lent to investors taking profits.

Floor trading resumed at the New York Stock Exchange after a computer glitch knocked out trading in 242 stocks around midday.

Historic anti-smoking legislation sped to final congressional passage on Friday— after a bitter fight lasting nearly a half-century— and lawmakers and the White House quickly declared it would save the lives of thousands of smokers of all ages.

After enjoying a three-month ride off the March lows, Wall Street is now bracing for payback time—a mild retreat that many experts actually think would be healthy.

From safe municipal bonds to risky closed-end bond funds, just about everything is on sale.