A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.
STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are mixed after Wednesday's mild rally. We get the ISM manufacturing report this morning.
-Treasury bond yields continue to rise. The yield on the 10-year note is now at 2.74 percent. Any rise in the 10-year yield has been spooking the stock market lately.
-January's planned job cuts were down nearly 3 percent from last year.