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The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +19 points.
Thursday, the Dow closed down -161.39 (-0.94%) at 16,976.81.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.41%.
Dow stock winners Thursday included United Health (UNH) +1.61% and Microsoft (MSFT) +1.02%.
Dow stock losers Thursday included Visa (V) -2.15% and Caterpillar (CAT) -2.09%.
Thursday there were 3 Dow stock winners.
General Electric (GE) reported Q2 EPS of 39 cents, right on consensus.
International Business Machines (IBM) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $4.32, better than consensus of $4.29, and said that it sees fiscal year 2014 EPS at least $18.00, above consensus of $17.87.
European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mixed.
The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $3.588 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/26/14 after the market close of $0.78/share, beating consensus for $0.76/share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) will report earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open.
Intel (INTC) will report earnings on 7/15/14 after the market close.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will report earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open.
JPMorgan (JPM) will report earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) will report earnings on 7/17/14 before the market open.
IBM (IBM) will report earnings on 7/17/14 after the market close.
General Electric (GE) will report earnings on 7/18/14 before the market open.
Dupont (DD) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Coca Cola (KO) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
McDonald’s (MCD) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Microsoft (MSFT) will report earnings on 7/22/14 after the market close.
Travelers (TRV) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Verizon (VZ) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Boeing (BA) will report earnings on 7/23/14 before the market open.
AT&T (T) will report earnings on 7/23/14 after the market close.
Caterpillar (CAT) will report earnings on 7/24/14 before the market open.
3M (MMM) will report earnings on 7/24/14 before the market open.
Visa (V) will report earnings on 7/24/14 after the market close.
Notable earnings reports from Wednesday include:
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported second quarter EPS of $0.54 on revenue of $5.55 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.46 on revenue of $5.45 billion.
Bank of America (BAC) reported second quarter EPS of $0.41 on revenue of $21.96 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.32 on revenue of $22.73 billion.
eBay (EBAY) reported second quarter EPS of $0.69 on revenue of $4.40 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $3.88 billion.
PNC Financial Services (PNC) reported second quarter EPS of $1.85 on revenue of $3.81 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.99 on revenue of $4.06 billion.
U.S. Bankcorp (USB) reported second quarter EPS of $0.78, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.76 on revenue of $4.95 billion.
Stocks reporting earnings today include:
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.26 on revenue of $31.98 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.40 on revenue of $30.41 billion.
Morgan Stanley (MS) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $8.39 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.45 on revenue of $8.33 billion.
Novartis AG (NVS) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.42 on revenue of $14.81 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.28 on revenue of $14.49 billion.
Philip Morris (PM) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.24 on revenue of $7.52 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.30 on revenue of $7.92 billion.
Schlumberger N.V. (SLB) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.36 on revenue of $11.92 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.15 on revenue of $11.18 billion.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
United Technologies Corp. (UTX)
United Technologies Corp. (UTX) is down -0.91% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
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