" This is Money Markets & More for this Monday march 2 2009. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network and Adrian Mitchell. Coming up a look at the week ahead on Wall Street and help homeowners are trying to save by getting stuff they've ordinarily might not. Those stories coming up in just a moment want the latest buzz from Wall Street. Listen to Morning Stock Talk on iTunes and on marketwatch.com. Slash podcasts among the companies reporting earnings we're finding out what their people looking for cheap seats are helping out Wendy's. Also reporting American International Group -- Edison International Pepco Holdings and McDermott International. On -- stayed in business history in 1791. A similar -- machine was unveiled in Paris it's been out long distance communication. In 1937 the US steel industry was unionized when steelworkers signed a collective bargaining agreement with the US steel. In 1949 the first automatic street light was installed in new Milford Connecticut. And in 198912. European countries agreed to ban the production of CFCs by the end of the century. Now that this Citigroup deal is done with the government upping its stake to 36%. At least one credit ratings firm thinks Bank of America will be next. Egan Jones says Bank of America is next in line for a massive government injection and that it's too big to fail. Google is planning to include -- in its search result pages. One industry watcher at digital Daly says the move was inevitable as Google looks to expand it's revenue and a weak economy and John -- reminds us that while some grumbling is also inevitable. In 2006 newspapers demanded that Google news stop indexing its member sites. And he asks what would their crumbling newspaper industry say now. After another rough week that ended the worst February ever for the Dow inside the S&P closed below -- from last November. Will this month be the one that begins the steep climb out of the ditch. We get a look ahead at the new week from MarketWatch correspondent Andrew a day."

" Well Adrien each month of the past several months there have been market experts who say okay we have seen the worst of it and now things are gonna get better. That might be a tough prospect to sell right now. Especially after the S&P 500 failed to hold the November lows last week that whole idea of successfully retesting the lows is gone. And we failed. So what can help us Wall Street faces an absolute tidal wave of numbers this week economic reports on personal income consumer spending manufacturing. Auto sales pending home sales factory orders employment and unemployment. All hit investors this week. So what is the market expect you can guess what it expects a stinker of markets looking for bad and it strategist Greg Rappaport with Janney Montgomery Scott."

" The data so -- and things are so rocky at even if by you get a good number are there reaction short lives."

" Among potential big movers car companies report February US sales Tuesday Edmunds predicts at 39% drop industrywide. Sales at the Detroit three. Down as much as 50%. The report with by far the biggest potential to move the market is February employment. The market predicts we will have lost almost 600000. Jobs Rappaport says even if it isn't quite that bad so --"

" If you go to lose that many jobs and I can categorize any that is good news is. 400000 jobs lost better than 500000. Now I get in the markets had to could be. But for the real economy and real families doesn't make it --"

" Adrian thanks --"

" Well we needed to save a buck specifically around your home."

" Howard John word I can and Kate's explore that question soon in the warm weather will be here across most of America and long wars everywhere will be starting up. That's mine personally I -- my own. Long. -- more Americans apparently are going to be doing that because of the down economy joining us to talk more about this. Is consumer race and Kate so I guess this is bad news for. The guys who. Mow lawns out there and take care of cartons and all the other stuff."

" Right among others people obviously are cutting back because of the recession and -- you know those those lawn maintenance services can be expensive you know that some of them -- 2530 bucks a pop to -- your lawn so. A lot of people this summer and to have decided to drop. You know -- lawn care services and are mowing the lawns themselves."

" I'm glad to see the rest of America is now living my life pinching pennies left and right. The you know why. On animal mile long lighting your ally because of the money that IC from that goes into my kids' college account we'll see -- US citizen yes maybe I cannot be Treasury Secretary and you know I actually pay my taxes how about -- well good for you John has."

" Anyway people are cutting back. It but there areas still getting back to the topic at hand of the a lot of people instead of going to the salon every month or whatever get their hair cut and colored a lot of people are doing and at home because Procter & Gamble which makes -- number. Of those hair color products have seen increase. In the number of calls are getting to their consumer tip line on you know people want to know how to do that at home and also interesting enough Wal-Mart. Has seen sales of sewing kits jumped by 30% so instead of going to the dry cleaner and having them selling your button you know people are doing it themselves people are also mine. More you know flower in tomato and herb seeds to plant this summer to."

" Yeah I know I mean it's like we have gone back to the dark days you know when people had pretty much fend for themselves and do whatever it took to survive. And look to cut money from the budget wherever they could."

" Yup and and and so now target for example hasn't changed its advertising campaign to sort of focus on this you know people are doing it themselves thinks another calling. It's not a two dollar bottle of wind -- anymore it's that the new car watched that the economy tired consequence ads. Good luck getting the a seagull who parked your car now -- they go speaking approve those are nice transition one area. That has not seen it cut back on service industry as is companies. Who hire people clicked -- from Mary argue your dog food. They've actually seen business go up 21% last year and their expecting you know to maintain some growth this year as well."

" Yeah I guess that's one thing that I you know I never like doing them when we have it on August or it will always be in need for. -- want to pick up you know. And that's where we -- We're on the crap -- folks with us economy. That's our consumer racing and Cates always bringing heady intellectual station that's -- under the table here and thanks as always yet."

" Thanks giant man. And finally in Britain the phrase spend a penny means to them to do number one. Now the head of Europe's biggest budget airline is thinking about taking that step further. Ryan -- chief says he's been thinking about installing points slots and restroom doors so passengers have to spend a talent to spend a penny. A spokesman admits the airline has considered a lavatory theme -- his bus makes a lot of this stuff up as he goes along. That's it for Money Markets & More have a story idea want to still looking to something feel free -- at MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. I'm Adrian Mitchell thanks for listening till next time."