Major stock market averages started the day on a mixed and uneventful note and that's pretty much how they traded the rest of the day. There were plenty of storylines, which we will introduce shortly, but there just wasn't any conviction on the part of buyers or sellers outside of some individual stock stories.
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: OZRK, CLC, CVBF, EBAY, EPB, FUL, KMP, PLXS, SLM
Futures are lower after hours: S&P 500 futures are -2.33 from fair value of 1467.53 and Nasdaq100 futures are -1.54 from fair value of 2728.79.
Tomorrow morning before the open three economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) Initial Claims (Consensus 370k) and Continuing Claims (Consensus 3100k), 2) Housing Starts (Consensus 889k), and 3) Building Permits (Consensus 905k).
Tomorrow before the open the following companies are scheduled to report earnings: APH, ASML, BAC, BBT, BLK, C, FAST, FITB, HOMB, HBAN, IGTE, IIIN, NTCT, PNC, TSM, UNH, VCBI






