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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +75 points.

Thursday, the Dow closed down -3.66 (-0.02%) at 16,801.05.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.35%.

There were 10 Dow stock winners Thursday.

Dow stock losers Thursday included JPMorgan (JPM) -1.56% and Intel (INTC) -1.38%.

Dow stock winners Thursday included Nike (NKE) +1.82% and Home Depot +1.34%.

Friday’s Department of Labor report said the US economy added 248,000 jobs in September, rebounding from a disappointing August report.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended mostly higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $3.320 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will report earnings om 10/14/14 before the market open.

JPMorgan (JPM) will report earnings om 10/14/14 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) will report earnings on 10/14/14 after the market close.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/15/14 after the market close.

Notable earnings reports from Thursday include:

Constellation Brands, Inc (STZ) reported second quarter EPS of $1.11 on revenue of $1.61 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.96 on revenue of $1.46 billion.

Global Payment Inc. (GPN) reported first quarter EPS of $1.10 on revenue of $704.90 million, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.00 on revenue of $629.68 million.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) reported third quarter EPS of $0.95 on revenue of $1.04 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.78 on revenue of $1.02 billion.

Stocks reporting earnings today include:

There are no notable earnings reports expected Friday.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) is down -3.00% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Sep non-farm payrolls expected +215,000, Aug +142,000. Sep private payrolls expected +210,000, Aug +134,000. Sep manufacturing payrolls expected +13,000, Aug unch. Sep unemployment rate expected unch at 6.1%.

0830 ET Sep avg hourly earnings expected +0.2% m/m and +2.2% y/y, Aug +0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y. Sep avg weekly hours all-employees expected unch at 34.5 hours.

0830 ET Aug trade balance expected -$40.8 billion, Jul -$40.5 billion.

0945 ET Revised Sep Markit services PMI, prelim-Sep -1.0 to 58.5. Revised Sep Markit composite PMI, prelim-Sep -0.9 to 58.8.

1000 ET Sep ISM non-manufacturing PMI expected -1.1 to 58.5, Aug +0.9 to 59.6.