• Sony (NYSE:SNE) said weak cell phone sales and lower PlayStation III console prices resulted in another quarterly loss.  The firm also said full-year prospects improved from the company's aggressive cost-cutting measures

• Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) reported its twelfth straight quarterly loss of $269 million. The firm said it expects operating results to break even by yearend

• Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) reported third quarter earnings one cent above Zacks estimates at 40 cents, as revenues of $3.4 billion were below Zacks estimates of $4.25 billion. The company noted, "Industry sales volumes continued to show signs of stabilization"

• ITT Industries (NYSE:ITT) reported third quarter beat Zacks estimates by 14 cents a share, coming in at $1.03 on inline revenues of $2.7 billion, down 6.3%

• Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH) reported its third quarter of 68 cents topped Zacks estimates by 14 cents, on inline revenues of $3.44 billion, up 17.7%

• Aon (NYSE:AOC), reported third quarter

The third-largest US automaker, Chrysler, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday. The firm is expected to undergo a 30-60 day restructuring, receiving $8 billion in government funds and creating an alliance with Italian automaker Fiat, which managed its owned turnaround in the past 5 years.

Today's expected releases include: Allergan (NYSE:AGN), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Clorox (NYSE:CLX), Dean Foods (NYSE:DF), and MasterCard (NYSE:MA).

Aon (NYSE:AOC) reported a first quarter as earnings at 76, 12 cents less than expected, along with a 2.7% revenue decline to $1.85 billion.

Dean Foods (NYSE:DF) reported first quarter results of 52 cents, 10 cents better than expected, as revenues dropped 12.2% to $2.7 billion with indications of a solid start to the second quarter.

Fortune Brands (NYSE:FO) reported first quarter results of $1.03, ahead of estimates by 8 cents notwithstanding revenues plunged 20.3% to $1.44 billion, as was expected.

Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) received an analyst upgrade from UBS (NYSE:UBS).

Goldman Sachs