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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -49 points.

Thursday the Dow was down -15.82 (-0.09%) at 18,456.35.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +5.92%.

There were 10 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Apple (AAPL) +1.35% and Home Depot (HD) +1.21%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Boeing (BA) -2.17% and Caterpillar (CAT) -1.40%.

Merck (MRK -0.29%) reported earnings of $0.93, beating $0.91 expected,

Gross domestic product rose at a 1.2 percent annualized rate after a 0.8 percent advance the prior quarter. The median forecast of economists called for a 2.5 percent second-quarter increase.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $2.139 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/28/16 after the market close of $0.49, beating estimates calling for $0.477 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/14/2016 before the market open of $1.55, beating estimates calling for $1.431 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/18/2016 after the market close of $2.95, beating estimates of $2.871 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/19/2016 before the market open of $3.72, beating consensus of $3.013 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/19/2016 before the market open of $1.74, beating estimates calling for $1.675 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/19/2016 before the market open of $1.96, beating estimates calling for $2.871 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 7/19/2016 after the market close of $0.69, beating estimates calling for $0.576 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/20/2016 after the close of $2.10, beating estimates calling for $1.924 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 7/20/2016 after the close of $0.59, beating estimates calling for $0.533 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/21/2016 before the market open of $2.24, beating estimates of $2.106 per share.

Visa (V) reports earninged on 7/21/2016 after the close of $0.69, beating estimates calling for $0.669 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 7/22/2016 before the market open of $0.51, beating estimates calling for $0.455 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 before the market open $0.963, beating estimates for $0.93 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 before the market open of $1.25, missing estimates for $1.376 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 after the market close of $1.42, beating estimates of $1.389.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 before the market open of $1.82, beating estimates calling for $1.652.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 before the market open of $0.17, missing estimates calling for $0.941 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 7/26/2016 after the market close of $1.24, beating estimates calling for $1.095 per share.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 7/27/2016 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earning on 7/27/2016 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/29/2016 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 7/29/2016 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/29/2016 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 8/2/2016 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 8/2/2016 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 8/9/2016 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Disney (DIS)

Disney (DIS) is down -8.73% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Q2 GDP expected +2.0% (q/q annualized), Q1 +1.1%. Q2 personal consumption expected +4.3%, Q1 +1.5%. Q2 GDP price index expected +1.9%, Q1 +0.4%. Q2 core PCE deflator expected +1.7% q/q, Q1 +2.0% q/q.

0830 ET Q2 employment cost index expected +0.6%, Q1 +0.6%.

0930 ET San Francisco Fed President John Williams (non-voter) speaks at an event in Cambridge, Massachusetts titled Policy Dialogue: Whats Left in the Feds Toolkit.

0945 ET Jul Chicago PMI expected -2.8 to 54.0, Jun +7.5 to 56.8.

1000 ET Final-July University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment expected +0.7 to 90.2, prelim-Jul -4.0 to 89.5.

1300 ET Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan speaks at a moderated Q&A at the Independent Bankers Association of New Mexico annual meeting.