US Stock Futures Flat; All Eyes On Jobless Claims Data

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US stock futures are flat this morning, ahead of jobless claims data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 point to 12,654.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.20 points to 1,320.00. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.50 points to 2,488.00. US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 12,716.46, the S&P 500 index gaining 0.89% to 1,324.09 and the Nasdaq 100 index surging 1.22% to 2,848.27. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke will begin his testimony on the state of the economy to the House Budget Committee after the opening bell. Kellogg Company
K
is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.62 per share on sales of $2.99 billion. Sara Lee Corporation
SLE
is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $2.14 billion. New York Times Company
NYT
is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $646.5 million. Mastercard Incorporated
MA
is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $3.91 on revenue of $1.73 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
RCL
is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $1.78 billion. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc
HOT
is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.57 on revenue of $1.42 billion. Cigna Corp
CI
is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $1.19 per share on revenue of $5.5 billion. Dow Chemical Company (The)
DOW
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is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.30 on revenue of $14.19 billion. Goodrich Corporation (The)
GR
is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $1.57 on revenue of $2.13 billion. International Paper Company
IP
is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.61 on revenue of $6.50 billion. Electronic Arts Inc
EA
reported upbeat results for the December quarter. It projects adjusted net revenue in the range of $925 million to $975 million, versus analysts' estimates of $996.3 million. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
CMG
reported downbeat fourth-quarter profit. European markets were flat today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 0.07%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.17%, French CAC 40 index fell 0.04% and German DAX 30 index gained 0.14%. Asian markets ended higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rising 0.76%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 1.96% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving up 0.98%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 2% and India's Sensex surged 0.76%. The dollar index (DXY) gained 0.21% to 79.01, up from 78.925 in late North American trading on Wednesday.
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