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The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -130 points.
Friday, the Dow closed up +263.17 (+1.63%) at 16,380.41.
Year-to-date the Dow is down -1.18%. Nasdaq is at +2.0%, S&P 500 +2.1% and Russell 2000 -7.0%.
Last week the Dow lost -1.0%, Nasdaq -0.4%, S&P 500 -1.0% and Russell 2000 gained +2.8%.
There were no Dow stock losers Friday.
Dow stock winners Friday included United Health (UNH) +3.27%, American Express (AXP) +2.92%, Disney (DIS) +2.56% and Goldman Sachs (GS) +2.51%.
International Business Machines (IBM) reported Q3 EPS of $3.68, well below consensus of $4.32.
Looks like today’s Dow drop is due to IBM falling.
The Fed is set to hold its two-day policy meeting on October 28 and 29, where it is largely expected to finish its bond-buying program as scheduled.
European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended higher.
The national average price of gasoline over the weekend is down 4.4 cents at $3.100 per gallon. Friday at the local Gig Harbor Costco, regular gas was $2.99 a gallon. I really can’t remember when I last saw it that low.
Earnings Reports.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will report earnings on 10/14/14 before the market open.
JPMorgan (JPM) will report earnings on 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.
Goldman Sachs (GS) will report earnings on 10/16/14 before the market open.
United Health (UNH) will report earnings on 10/16/14 before the market open.
International Business Machines (IBM) will report earnings on 10/16/14 after the market close.
General Electric (GE) will report earnings on 10/17/14 before the market open.
Coca Cola (KO) will report earnings on 10/21/14 before the market open.
McDonald’s (MCD) will report earnings on 10/21/14 before the market open.
Travelers (TRV) will report earnings on 10/21/14 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) will report earnings on 10/21/14 before the market open.
Verizon (VZ) will report earnings on 10/21/14 before the market open.
Boeing will report earnings on 10/22/14 before the market open.
AT&T (T) will report earnings on 10/22/14 after the market close.
3M (MMM) will report earnings on 10/23/14 before the market open.
Caterpillar (CAT) will report earnings on 10/23/14 before the market open.
Microsoft (MSFT) will report earnings on 10/23/14 after the market close.
Procter & Gamble (PG) will report earnings on 10/24/14 before the market open.
Merck (MRK will report earnings on 10/27/14 before the market open.
Dupont (DD) will report earnings on 10/28/14 before the market open.
Pfizer (PFE) will report earnings on 10/28/14 before the market open.
Visa (V) will report earnings on 10/29/14 after the market close.
Notable earnings reports from Friday include:
General Electric Company (GE) reported third quarter EPS of $0.38 on revenue of $36.20 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.40 on revenue of $35.73 billion.
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) reported third quarter EPS of $1.47 on revenue of $10.108 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.24 on revenue of $9.65 billion.
Morgan Stanley (MS) reported third quarter EPS of $0.77 on revenue of $8.70 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.50 on revenue of $8.10 billion.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) reported third quarter EPS of $0.81 on revenue of $2.03 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.33 on revenue of $1.92 billion.
Stocks reporting earnings today include:
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $1.31 on revenue of $39.85 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.18 on revenue of $37.47 billion.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $3.84 on revenue of $1.06 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $2.66 on revenue of $826.91 million.
Halliburton Company (HAL) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $1.10 on revenue of $8.53 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.83 on revenue of $7.47 billion.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $4.32 on revenue of $23.37 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $3.99 on revenue of $23.72 billion.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Visa Inc. (V) is down -7.49% year-to-date.
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