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The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -80 points.
Thursday the Dow was up +9.45 (+0.05%) at 17,660.71.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.35%.
There were 15 Dow stocks up Thursday.
The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by IBM (IBM) +1.54% and Disney (DIS) +1.22%.
The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) -1.95% and Nike (NKE) -1.56%.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 160,000 jobs last month as construction employment barely rose and the retail sector shed jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday. That was the smallest gain since September and below the first-quarter average job growth of 200,000. Employers added 19,000 fewer jobs in February and March than previously reported. While the unemployment rate held at 5.0 percent that was because people dropped out of the labor force. Economists had forecast payrolls rising 202,000 last month and the jobless rate unchanged at 5 percent.
European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended lower.
The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $2.220 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/13/2016 before the market open of $1.35, beating estimates of $1.259 per share.
IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 4/18/2016 after the market open of $2.35, beating estimates of $2.085 per share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open of $2.68, beating estimates for $2.566 per share.
Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 4/19/2016 after the market open of $0.54, beating estimates for $0.47 per share.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open of $1.72, beating estimates for $1.639 per share.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open of $1.81, beating estimates for $1.721 per share.
Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 4/20/2016 before the market open of $0.45, beating estimates of $0.44 per share.
American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 4/20/2016 after the market close of $1.45, beating estimates of $1.355 per share.
Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 4/21/2016 before the market open of $2.30, missing estimates of $2.568 per share.
Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/21/2016 before the market open of $1.06, meeting estimates of $1.064 per share.
Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 4/21/2016 after the market open of $0.62, almost meeting expectations for $0.625 per share.
Visa (V) reported earnings on 4/21/2016 after the market open of $0.68, beating estimates of $0.663 per share.
Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/22/2016 before the market open of $0.46, missing estimates of $0.67 per share.
General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 4/22/2016 before the market open of $0.21, barely beating estimates of $0.206 per share.
McDonald’s reported earnings on 4/22/2016 before the market open of $1.23, beating estimates of $1.169 per share.
Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 4/25/2016 after the market close of $1.90, missing estimates calling for $1.97 per share.
3M (MMM) reported earnings on 4/26/2016 before the market open of $2.05, beating estimates of $1.924 per share..
Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 4/26/2016 before the market open of $1.26, beating estimates calling for $1.02 per share.
Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 4/26/2016 before the market open of $0.89, beating estimates of $0.81 per share..
Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 4/27/2016 before the market open of $1.74, missing estimates calling for $1.806 per share.
United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 4/27/2016 before the market open of $1.47, beating estimates of $1.387 per share.
Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 4/29/2016 before the market open of -$0.39, missing estimates for -$0.139 per share.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 4/29/2016 before the market open of $0.43, beating estimates of $0.306 per share.
Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 5/3/2016 before the market open of $0.67, beating estimates of $0.47 per share.
Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 5/5/2016 before the market open of $0.89, beating estimates calling for $0.853 per share.
Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/10/2016 after the market close.
Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/17/2016 before the market open.
Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/18/2016 after the close.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is up +9.89% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0830 ET Apr non-farm payrolls expected +200,000, Mar +215,000. Apr private payrolls expected +195,000, Mar +195,000. Apr manufacturing payrolls expected -5,000, Mar -29,000. Apr unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 4.9%, Mar 5.0%.
0830 ET Apr avg hourly earnings expected +0.3% m/m and +2.4% y/y, Mar +0.3% m/m and +2.3% y/y. Apr avg weekly hours all-employees expected +0.1 to 34.5 hours, Mar 34.4 hours.
1500 ET Mar consumer credit expected +$16.0 billion, Feb +$17.217 billion.