Stocks finished the day with modest losses after disappointing data provoked selling. This morning's retail sales numbers fell short of estimates while business inventories registered a larger than expected build. The data was not all bad as Empire Manufacturing topped forecasts.
Today after the close the following companies reported earnings: BRO, CTAS, ELS, ICUI, JBHT, LNCR, PKG, PPHM
Futures are mixed after hours: S&P 500 futures are -1.83 from fair value of 1348.53 and Nasdaq100 futures are +0.47 from fair value of 2571.03.
Tomorrow morning before the open, four economic reports are scheduled to be released: 1) CPI (Consensus 0.1%) and Core CPI (Consensus 0.2%), 2) Net Long-Term TIC Flows, 3) Industrial production (Consensus 0.3%), and 4) Capacity Utilization (Consensus 79.2%).
Tomorrow before the open look for the following companies to report: KO, CMA, FRX, GS, HST, IRWD, JAKK, JNJ, KSU, MTB, MAT, MMR, MOS, EDU, OMC, STT, AMTD






