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发帖数: 2077 | 1 Stock futures are off 1%, Wall Street looks headed for another brutal day
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks futures slumped on Thursday, implying
that there may be more carnage in store for investors after Wednesday’s
wild roller-coaster trading session when markets open Thursday.
Stronger-than-expected jobless claim data did little to alleviate fears of a
slowdown in the U.S. recovery. A hefty lineup of Federal Reserve speakers,
and earnings from prominent companies such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,
which posted healthy trading results, could steer the market.
Futures for the S&P 500 index SPZ4, -1.15% dropped 27 points, or 1.5%, to 1
,820, while those for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJZ4, -0.73% lost
203 points, or 1.3%, to 15,805. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index NDZ4, -1.31
% fell 52 points, or 1.4%, to 3,700.
The weakness came after U.S. stock benchmarks flirted with their worst daily
decline in more than three years on Wednesday, although they trimmed losses
before the bell.
Earnings: The results season continued at full speed on Thursday, with a
heavy lineup ahead of the opening bell.
Goldman Sachs GS, -3.18% reported third-quarter earnings of $4.57, beating
a consensus estimate from FactSet of $3.21, but reported higher expenses.
Shares 3% premarket amid broader market losses.
Delta Air Lines DAL, -3.49% dropped 2.4% after reporting third-quarter
results.
Tobacco maker Philip Morris International PM, -0.13% reported third-quarter
profit that topped expectations, but cut its full-year outlook citing the
negative impact from the currency markets. Shares lost 0.8% premarket.
Toy maker Mattel Inc. MAT, -4.68% posted earnings and sales that fell short
of expectations as gross sales of its flagship Barbie doll fell 21% world-
wide. Shares dropped 4% ahead of the open.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, +3.42% reported third-quarter profit of $1.63
a share, beating estimates of EPS of $1.53. Shares, however, slipped 0.5% in
premarket trade.
Baker Hughes Inc. BHI, -9.99% shares dropped 10% ahead of the open after
the oil-field-services company reported earnings per share that fell short
of forecasts.
Movers and shakers: Netflix Inc. NFLX, -26.45% shares sank 26% in premarket
trade, after the video-streaming company on Wednesday said its new-
subscriber count fell short of its forecast of 3.69 million. It added 3.02
million new members during the quarter.
Ebay Inc. EBAY, -3.36% lost 3% in premarket trade after the online retailer
late Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings fell to $673 million, or 54
cents a share, from $837 million, or 53 cents a share, in the year-earlier
period.
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