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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -117 points.

Thursday the Dow was down -40.27 (-0.22%) at 18,162.35.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +4.23%.

There were 10 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by American Express (AXP) +9.03% and UnitedHealth (UNH) +0.48%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Travelers (TRV) -5.77% and Verizon (VZ) -2.46%.

Microsoft (MSFT -0.49%) rose over 5% in premarket trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 76 cents, above consensus of 68 cents.

McDonald’s (MCD -0.62%) reported better-than-expected earnings and solid growth in same-restaurant sales for the September quarter, helped in part by the continued popularity of its all-day breakfast and the introduction of new chicken nuggets.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $2.232 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/27/2016 after the market close of $0.73, beating consensus of $0.556 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/17/2016 before the market open of $1.58, beating estimates calling for $1.401 per share..

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 10/17/2016 after the market close.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $4.88, crushing estimates calling for $3.855 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $1.68, beating estimates for $1.646 per share.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $2.17, beating estimates of $2.077 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 10/19/2016 after the market close of $1.24, beating estimates of $0.963 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 after the market close of $0.76, beating estimates of $0.678 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $1.01, beating estimates of $0.992 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $2.40, beating estimates of $2.374 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $0.32, Beating estimates of $0.305 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $1.50, beating estimates of $1.483 per share.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 10/24/2016 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 after the market close.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 11/1/2016 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 11/10/2016 after the market close.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 11/15/2016 before the market open.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 11/16/2016 after the market close.

Wal-Mart (WMT) reports earnings on 11/17/2016 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron (CVX) is up +13.24% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

1015 ET Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks on Pedagogy and Scholarship in a Post-Crisis World at Columbia Law School.

1430 ET San Francisco Fed President John Williams (non-voter) delivers keynote address at the Federal Home Loan Banks 2016 conference.

1500 ET USDA Sep Cold Storage.

1500 ET USDA Sep Cattle on Feed.