News Bulletin
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Evening Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Thursday, October 1st, 2026 |
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|
8:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
197K |
201K |
198K |
|
8:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
1,701K |
1,730K |
1,712K |
|
8:30 |
Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. |
200.00K |
|
202.50K |
|
9:05 |
FOMC Member Barkin
Speaks |
|
|
|
|
9:05 |
Fed Collins Speaks |
|
|
|
|
9:05 |
Fed Schmid Speaks |
|
|
|
|
9:45 |
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Sep) |
55.9 |
57 |
53.9 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing PMI (Sep) |
54.5 |
54.8 |
54.6 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing Prices (Sep) |
77.9 |
72.9 |
71.1 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing Employment (Sep) |
52.7 |
52 |
51.2 |
|
10:00 |
Construction Spending (MoM)
(Aug) |
0.90% |
0.00% |
-0.10% |
|
10:00 |
Fed Waller Speaks |
|
|
|
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index (Sep) |
55.30 |
5470.00% |
53.7 |
|
10:30 |
Natural Gas Storage |
64B |
63B |
53B |
|
11:00 |
Atlanta Fed GDPNow
(Q3) |
3.70% |
3.70% |
3.70% |
|
11:30 |
4-Week Bill Auction |
3.89% |
|
3.85% |
|
11:30 |
8-Week Bill Auction |
3.99% |
|
3.99% |
|
13:30 |
Fed Governor Jefferson Speaks |
|
|
|
|
15:00 |
FOMC Member Bowman Speaks |
|
|
|
|
15:30 |
FOMC Member Williams Speaks |
|
|
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Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
50,926.74 |
52,722.02 |
50,261.03 |
|
NASDAQ |
26,871.60 |
26,266.50 |
24,709.20 |
|
S&P 500 |
7,666.45 |
7,651.55 |
7,220.17 |
Earnings Calendar:
(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO :
Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)
|
NAME |
COMPANY |
Mkt CAP |
EPS/Forcast |
Rev/Forcast |
Time |
|
PKE |
Park
Electrochemical |
$643.84M |
- / $0.16 |
- / $20.01M |
|
|
VFS |
VinFast Auto |
$7.39B |
- / -$0.27 |
- / $1.06B |
|
|
AEHR |
Aehr Test
Systems |
$3.29B |
- / $0.11 |
- / $27.04M |
|
|
NVA |
Nova
Minerals Corp |
$206.18M |
― |
― |
BMO |
|
AYI |
Acuity
Brands |
$9.24B |
$5.770 /
$5.57 |
$1.244B /
$1.24B |
BMO |
|
MKC |
McCormick
& Company |
$13.04B |
$0.860 /
$0.76 |
$2.025B /
$1.98B |
BMO |
|
ACN |
Accenture |
$108.39B |
$3.300 /
$3.18 |
$18.679B /
$18.03B |
BMO |
|
NKE |
Nike |
$53.17B |
- / $0.44 |
- / $11.32B |
AMC |
Market
News:
At 13:26 ET (17:26 GMT), the benchmark S&P 500 climbed 0.2% to
7,665.64 points, the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite added 0.2% to 26,914.06
points, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.1% to
50,930.56 points.
Warner
Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) executive Casey Bloys
said Thursday that HBO Max could be bundled with Paramount+ following the
company’s expected acquisition by Paramount Skydance
Corp., pointing to the successful HBO Max-Disney bundle as a model.
Bank of
America’s (NYSE:BAC) Merrill Lynch unit will pay $39 million
to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it paid brokerage customers
near-zero interest rates rather than market rates on unused cash in their
retirement accounts. The preliminary settlement was filed late Wednesday in
Manhattan federal court and requires approval by US District Judge Valerie Caproni.
Cardinal
Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) shares rose 3.7% in Thursday trading
after the company announced an extension of its drug distribution agreement
with CVS Health through June 2032. The pharmaceutical distributor entered into
a binding Letter of Intent to extend its existing distribution agreement with
CVS Health through June 30, 2032, maintaining its current scope of distribution
services.
Walt Disney
Co. (NYSE: DIS) is trading at $101.72, down $3.18, or 3.03%, in
Thursday afternoon trade, according to Investing.com data, with shares touching
a session low of $101.39 as the WSJ report circulated. At that level, DIS sits
roughly 13% below its 52-week high of $117.09.
Honda Motor
Co. (HMC) reported U.S. sales of 121,796 units in September,
a 15.9% increase compared to the same month a year earlier, according to a
company statement. Year-to-date sales through the first nine months of 2026
reached 1,149,261 units, up 4.7%.
Twilio Inc’s Class A stock reached a 52-week high,
touching $304.85, with shares currently trading at $305.43—just 1% below the
peak of $304.75. The stock has surged more than 200% from its 52-week low of
$99.22. This milestone reflects a significant upward trend, with the stock
experiencing a 1-year change of 188.54%. The surge in Twilio’s
stock price underscores the company’s strong performance over the past year,
marking a substantial recovery and growth in market value.
Mattel
(NASDAQ:MAT) shares rose 23% on Thursday following a report that
the toy maker has attracted takeover interest from brand-licensing company
Authentic Brands Group. The Wall Street Journal reported that Authentic Brands
Group has approached Mattel and has been privately discussing an offer that
could value the company at more than $20 per share, or around $6 billion or
more, according to people familiar with the matter.
Boeing
shares rose about 4% Thursday after the company’s largest white-collar union
approved a new four-year contract, removing the threat of a strike that could
have disrupted production and certification work at the aircraft maker.
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