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Macro Focus
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 102 points to 17,955.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures
declined 12.25 points to 2,119.75. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index fell 29.50 points to 4,785.50.
Oil prices traded mixed as Brent crude futures gained 0.04 percent to trade at $51.83 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures
also fell 0.08 percent to trade at $50.60 a barrel.
The Fed's
voting policymakers noted there was a reasonable argument for either hiking in September or waiting for additional data
minutes. Several voting Fed policymakers thought rates should rise relatively soon.
Initial Jobless Claims for Oct 7 246.0K vs 252.0K consensus estimate. Continuing Claims for Sep 30 2.05M
- The Energy Information Administration's weekly report on natural gas stocks is schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- The Energy Information Administration's weekly report on petroleum inventories is schedule for release at 11:00 a.m. ET.
- Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker is set to speak at 12:15 p.m. ET.
- The U.S. Treasury budget data for September will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET.
- Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
- Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari will speak in Missoula at 9:00 p.m. ET.
BZ News Desk Focus
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CSX (NYSE: CSX) Reports Q3 EPS $0.48 vs.
Est. $0.45, Revenue $2.71B vs $2.69B
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Delta Air (NYSE: DAL) Reports Q3 Adj. EPS
$1.70; Sees Q4 CASM Excluding Profit Sharing Up 1-2% YoY, Operating Margin in 14-16% Range $DAL
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Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA) Raises Q3 EPS
Outlook from $1.25-$1.30 to $1.35-$1.38 vs $1.30 Est., Comps Up 14-15%
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EXFO (NASDAQ: EXFO) Reports Q4 EPS
$0.04 vs $0.05 Est., Adj. EBITDA $6.2M, Sales $62.9M vs $59.5M Est.
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Lindsay Corp. (NYSE: LNN) Reports Q4 EPS
$0.73 vs $(0.28) in Same Qtr. Last Year, Sales $132.9M vs $123.5M YoY
As the public awaits further earnings news flow over the course of the next few weeks, here are some
prognoses concerning how the season could pan out.
Sell-Side Themes
KeyBanc initiated coverage on Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) at Sector Weight, while giving Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) and Overweight rating.
Sell-Side's Most Noteworthy Calls
- Jefferies downgraded Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
to Hold.
- Citi downgraded Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) to
Sell.
- Mizuho upgraded Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) to Buy.
- KeyBanc upgraded HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA) to Overweight.
Deal Talk
Imperva (NYSE: IMPV) shares spiked on
continued interest by IBM, Cisco and Private Equity firms. However, the stock closed in the red.
SoftBank is seeking to acquire Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) stake in Yahoo Japan and merge it with Rakuten, according to a report in the
New York Post.
In The News
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Chairman and Chief
Executive John Stumpf is stepping down from both roles, effective immediately, as the bank’s sales tactics scandal continues to
roil the firm. He won’t receive a severance package.
Two women told The New York Times in a report published Wednesday night that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately,
allegations that were swiftly followed by a similar claim in People magazine. The Trump campaign has asked for a retraction and
there a re rumors he might sue the New York Times.
Blogosphere
"Donald Trump, currently steering the Republican Party into an iceberg, will never be president," writes John Thorpe, a
Michigan-based political columnist who is a registered Democrat and spent most of his life working on behalf of the Republican
Party. "That's a very good thing for Americans who value the Constitution and a very bad thing for bigots, chauvinists and the
ne’er-do-wells who orbit Trump Tower."
Trending
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In light of last night's reports, the hashtag #NextFakeTrumpVictim is making the round.
- This company announced they're hiring 120,000 seasonal workers this year.
- This stock is a top 10 component in the S&P 500 Index.
- Stocks potentially affected by this company include Wal-Mart, Sears and FedEx.
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