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Today is Thursday, April 21st. Let's get trading!

 

Good morning! Here's what's happening around the market this week.

 

U.S. equities were mixed following Tuesday's rally, as Netflix tumbled, weighing heavily on the Nasdaq's communications services sector. ​​​​At close yesterday, the Dow gained 0.7%, while the S&P 500 Index dropped a very slight 0.1%, and the Nasdaq fell by 1.2%.

 

Futures were up in the pre-market session this morning, with Dow futures reporting 0.62% gains, S&P futures up 0.79%, and Nasdaq futures up by 1.10%.

 

• Initial jobless claims ... 8:30a
• Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey [April] ... 8:30a
• Leading economic indicators [March] ... 10a
• St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks ... 12:30p
• Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks on global economy to IMF ... 1p

• S&P Global U.S. manufacturing PMI (flash) [April] ... 9:45a
• S&P Global U.S. services PMI (flash) [April] ... 9:45a

 

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