NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Monday, February 14

S&P Futures are moving lower this morning. Bond yields and stock futures fell on the possibility of an imminent war in Europe after weekend diplomacy between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to yield a breakthrough. There is a media report suggesting that the CIA intercepted a message intended for Russian Generals to begin its invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is shaking up a fragile global oil market, pushing prices higher. In deal news, Lockheed Martin scraps to buy out Aerojet & Cisco is said to be looking to buy Splunk for $20B.