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This morning, futures are trending to the downside after Walmart reported earnings. Before the bell, here’s what you to know this A.M:
Update: 8:30 a.m. ET
Data Drop: Jobless Claims Hot; Philly Fed Manufacturing Plummets
A few moments ago, we were treated to the first major economic data point of the day when Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims dropped:
- Initial Jobless Claims: 235,000 [Prev: 224,000] [Consensus: 225,000]
- Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.972 million [Prev: 1.942 million]
Both figures were up month-over-month, which is not great. Stocks are now plummeting even further in futures trading.
The Philadelphia Fed also released a slew of data points, including the heavily-watched Manufacturing Index, which declined month-over-month. More on that shortly.
Update: 7:39 a.m. ET
Boeing in talks for China mega deal, Bloomberg reports
Boeing (BA) (+1.9% in premarket) is reportedly in talks to sell up to 500 aircraft to China, per Bloomberg. However, the deal is still in the works. A similar deal has been worked out in recent weeks between China and Airbus. More details will be added as they emerge.
Update: 7:31 a.m. ET
Earnings Today: Walmart, Zoom, Intuit
There are only 39 earnings reports today, per Nasdaq. Still, there are some heavyweights today. Walmart (WMT) (-2%) already reported this morning. And we’ll be getting earnings from software players like Zoom (ZM) , Intuit (INTU) , and Workday (WDAY) in the after hours session.
Here are the top ten reports coming down the line today:
Economic Data
Today, the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium will kick off in Wyoming. It’ll also be a busy day for economic data. Here’s what investors will be keeping an eye on today, with forecasted figures provided by TradingEconomics.
(All times are in ET; all data is for August unless otherwise indicated.)
7:30 a.m.
- Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic is set to deliver remarks
8:30 a.m.
- Initial Jobless Claims (Wk of Aug. 16) [Prev: 224,000]
- 4-week avg: 221,750
9:45 a.m.
- S&P Global Composite PMI [Prev: 55.1] [Forecast: 53]
- S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash [Prev: 49.8] [Forecast: 49.7]
- S&P Global Services PMI Flash [Prev: 55.7] [Forecast: 53]
10:00 a.m.
- Existing Home Sales (Jul.) [Prev: 3.93 million] [Forecast: 3.9 million]
- Month-over-Month [Prev: -2.7%]
Other Data Points of Note:
- Philadelphia Fed CAPEX, Employment, New Orders, and Prices Paid at 8:30 a.m.
- EIA Natural Gas Stocks change at 10:30 a.m.
- 4- and 8- week bill auction at 11:30 a.m.
- 15- and 30-year mortgage rate at 12:00 p.m.
- 30-year TIPS auction at 1:00 p.m.
- Fed Balance Sheet out at 4:30 p.m.