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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -132 points.

Wednesday, the Dow was down -55.99 (-0.32%) at 17,702.22.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -0.68%.

There were 10 Dow stocks up Wednesday

Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by General Electric (GE) +1.83% and Dupont (DD) +0.99%.

Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Nike (NKE) -1.98% and Wal-Mart (WMT) -1.87%.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 276,000 for the week ended Nov. 7, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week’s claims were unrevised. Claims have now held below the 300,000 threshold for 36 consecutive weeks, the longest stretch in years.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down seven-tenths of a cent at $2.200 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will reported earnings on 10/13/2015 before the market open of $1.63, beating $1.44 consensus.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/13/2015 after the market close of $1.32, missing $1.383 consensus.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 10/13/2015 after the market close of $0.64, beating $0.589 consensus.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/15/2015 before the market open of $2.90, missing $3.076 consensus.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/15/2015 before the market open of $1.65, beating $1.636 consensus.

General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 10/16/2015 before the market open of $0.32, beating $0.262 consensus.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 10/19/2015 after the market close of $3.34, above consensus of $3.30.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open of $2.93, higher than consensus of $2.26..

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 after the market close.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 after the market close.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/23/2015 before the market open.

Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 10/30/2015 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 10/30/15 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 11/5/2015 after the market close.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 11/2/2015 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Nike (NKE)

Nike (NKE) is up +32.52% year-to-date and the overall Dow stock leader.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -6,000 to 270,000, previous +6,000 to 276,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -8,000 to 2.155 million, previous +17,000 to 2.163 million.

0915 ET St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks on monetary policy at a conference hosted by the Caito Institute.

0930 ET Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivers opening remarks at a Fed policy conference on Monetary Policy Implementation and Transmission in the Post-Crisis Period.

1000 ET Sep JOLTS job openings expected +30,000 to 5.400 million, Aug -298,000 to 5.370 million.

1015 ET Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks on monetary policy and the economic outlook at the National Communities Council Fall Leadership Forum.

1100 ET EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 10-year TIPS to be auctioned on Nov 19.

1210 ET New York Fed President William Dudley speaks on the economic outlook and what it means for monetary policy at an Economic Club of New York luncheon.

1300 ET Treasury auctions $16 billion 30-year T-bonds.

1400 ET Oct monthly budget statement expected -$131.50 billion, Sep +$91.06 billion.

1800 ET Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fisher delivers a speech on incorporating financial stability into monetary policy at a conference hosted by the Fed Board.