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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -161 points.

Thursday, the Dow was down -6.84 (-0.04%) at 18,105.77.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.59%.

There were 9 Dow stocks up Thursday.

Dow stock winners Thursday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) +3.65% and American Express (AXP) +1.45%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were Merck (MRK) -1.04% and McDonald’s (MCD) -0.84%.

General Electric (GE) reported Q1 EPS of 31 cents, better than consensus of 30 cents.

Goldman Sachs (GS) looks like a buy, Barron’s says in its ‘Barron’s Take’ column.

American Express (AXP) reported Q1 EPS of $1.48, better than consensus of $1.37.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is up 2.1 cents at $2.429 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

1. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported Q1 EPS of $1.53, below consensus of $1.54 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.

2. JMorgan (JPM) reported Q1 EPS of $1.61, better than consensus of $1.41 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.

3. Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 4/14/2015 after the market close.

4. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.

5. American Express reports earnings on 4/16/2015 after the market close.

6. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.

7. United Health (UNH) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.

8. General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 4/17/2015 before the market open.

9. IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/20/2015 after the market close.

10. Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 4/21/2015before the market open.

11. Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.

12. Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.

13. United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.

14. Caterpiller (CAT) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.

15. Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open.

16. McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open.

17. Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open.

18. 3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.

19. Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.

20. Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 after the market close

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

American Express (AXP)

American Express (AXP) is down -13.04% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Mar CPI expected +0.3% m/m and unch y/y, Feb +0.2% m/m and unch y/y. Mar CPI ex food & energy expected +0.2% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Feb +0.2% m/m and +1.7% y/y.

0950 ET IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde press conference at IMF/World Bank meetings.

1000 ET Prelim-Apr U.S. consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan expected +1.0 to 94.0, Mar -2.4 to 93.0.

1000 ET Mar leading indicators expected +0.3%, Feb +0.2%.

n/a World Bank and IMF spring meeting in Washington, D.C.