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Stock futures (/ES) are trading flat as investors await the release of the monthly nonfarm payrolls report. The report, which is due out at 7:30 am CT, is expected to show that the economy added 215,000 non-farm jobs and 210K private jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to drop to 6.6%. We saw light volume yesterday as stocks traded in a tight range near unchanged for most of the session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq out-performed as some of the high-fliers saw inflows again including Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Yelp (YELP). Jobless claims for last week jumped to the highest level since February but it had little negative effect on stocks. All focus is on the Jobs data and most are expecting a positive number above 200K as weather-related issues should be behind us.
Treasuries are a little lower this morning but rallied again yesterday despite the strength in stocks recently. Many are expecting yields to rise but inflows into Bonds remains strong at this point. The 10-year yield fell to 2.61% but expectations are for this benchmark to rise above 3% by the end of the year. Global equities are mixed ahead of the U.S. jobs report today and as government forces in Ukraine attempt to retake a rebel-held city in the eastern part of the country. Eurozone unemployment held steady at 11.8% in March and came in below forecasts of 11.9%. Housing activity growth in the UK was close to a 10-year high, and while the rate of overall expansion was the weakest in six months, the construction sector still grew sharply.
Stock Stories:
CVS Caremark. (CVS) – Sold – The retailer posted better than expected to-line Revenue this morning but missed on EPS. The company backed its previous FY14 guidance but the shares are down about 1% ahead of the opening bell.
LinkedIn (LNKD) – Endorsed – The business social media reported quarterly results that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. Despite the beat, the company gave guidance for for Q2 and FY14 that is below analyst estimates. The stock is down 2% in the pre-market.
Major Economic Reports:
7:30 am CT – U.S. Jobs Report
9:00 am CT – Factory Orders
Notable Earnings:
Friday:
Before Market: CVX, CTB, CVS, EL, KCG, MMC, NWL, USM
After Market: None
Monday – 5/5:
Before Market: IVR, OXY, PETS, PFE, SYY, TSN
After Market: APC, CKP, EOG, MED, SMG, THC, VNO, WSTL |
发表于 2014-5-2 08:07
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