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Dow Jones Today Opens Flat as Boeing Smashes Earnings Estimates

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning • April 25, 2018

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The Dow Jones today traded nearly 20 points off of Tuesday's close in pre-market trading despite a stellar earnings report from aviation giant Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). Boeing beat earnings forecasts by 41% has already increased annual revenue by 5% over last year.

Investors are hoping to snap a five-day losing streak following Tuesday's 1.74% decline in the Dow. Despite strong earnings, disappointing annual forecasts from blue-chip stocks like Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and 3M Inc. (NYSE: MMM) fueled pessimism across markets.

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Here are the numbers from Tuesday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:

Index Previous Close Point Change Percentage Change
Dow Jones 24,024.13 -424.56 -1.74%
Nasdaq 7,007.35 -121.25 -1.70%
S&P 500 2,634.56 -35.73 -1.70%

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The Top Stock Market Stories for Wednesday

  • Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) reported earnings before the bell and will lead the busiest day of earnings reports this week. BA shares rose nearly 2.5% after the firm reported earnings per share (EPS) of $3.64 on top of $23.38 billion. That shattered EPS expectations of $2.59 and revenue projections of $22.32 billion.

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  • FAANG stocks are attempting to rebound today after a brutal sell-off hit the Nasdaq components Tuesday. The social media giant Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) will report earnings after the bell, but it's likely that analysts are more interested in the company's ongoing response to a data scandal that rocked investor sentiment and spurred privacy fears during the first quarter. Wall Street forecasts EPS of $1.36 on top of $11.45 billion in revenue.
  • Right now, the 10-year interest rate is sitting on the border of 3%. And this news has many investors jittery about the impact on the stock market and the broader economy. Of course, many people forget that interest rates remain historically low for this stage of an economic expansion. And inflation targets remain stubbornly elusive for members of the U.S. Federal Reserve. The truth is that investors have little to worry about regarding interest rates. Instead, they should listen to Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald, who offered his insight to Fox Business Network earlier this week. Here's what Keith had to say.

Three Stocks to Watch Today: TWTR, CS, GE

  • General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is under pressure to fire its auditor of 109 years, KPMG (for perspective, GE began its longtime relationship with KPMG a year after the first Model-T was built). Shareholder rights firms Glass-Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services are spearheading the change and will push for adjustments during the firm's annual shareholder meeting. The move comes after a calamitous year for GE, which saw the company become the worst-performing Dow component of 2017.
  • Twitter Inc. (NYSE TWTR) will lead a very busy day of earnings reports. The social media giant is expected to report EPS of $0.12 on top of $609.8 million in revenue.
  • Shares in Credit Suisse (ADR) (NYSE: CS) rallied more than 4% today after the Swiss financial giant beat earnings expectations before the bell. This was a significant milestone for Credit Suisse, which has experienced three straight years of annual losses. The firm is in the middle of a turnaround strategy after it faced massive fines for selling toxic mortgage products prior to the global financial crisis.
  • Look for additional earnings reports from eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM), PayPal Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM), and Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA).

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