News Bulletin

Thursday, April 30 2026
Morning Edition

Economic Numbers:

Time	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Thursday, April 30, 2026
8:30	GDP (QoQ) (Q1)		0.022	0.50%
8:30	Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Mar)		0.032	3.00%
8:30	Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Mar)		0.003	0.40%
8:30	Initial Jobless Claims		213K	214K
8:30	Employment Cost Index (QoQ) (Q1)		0.008	0.70%
8:30	Core PCE Prices (Q1)		0.041	2.70%
8:30	GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q1)		0.038	3.70%
8:30	Personal Spending (MoM) (Mar)		0.009	0.50%
8:30	PCE price index (MoM) (Mar)		0.007	0.40%
8:30	PCE Price index (YoY) (Mar)		0.035	2.80%
8:30	Continuing Jobless Claims		1,820K	1,821K
8:30	Employment Wages (QoQ) (Q1)			0.70%
8:30	Employment Benefits (QoQ) (Q1)			0.70%
8:30	Real Consumer Spending (Q1)			1.90%
8:30	GDP Sales (Q1)			0.30%
8:30	PCE Prices (Q1)			2.90%
8:30	Personal Income (MoM) (Mar)		0.003	-0.10%
8:30	Real Personal Consumption (MoM) (Mar)			0.10%
8:30	Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.			210.75K
9:45	Chicago PMI (Apr)		54.8	5280.00%
10:00	Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q2)
10:00	US Leading Index (MoM) (Feb)		-0.002	-0.10%
10:00	Dallas Fed PCE (Mar)			1.80%
10:30	Natural Gas Storage		83B	103B
16:30	Fed's Balance Sheet			6,707B
16:30	Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks			2.915T

Indices

	CLOSE	50 DMA	200 DMA
DJIA	48861.81	47858.10	47153.78
NASDAQ	24673.24	22833.33	22665.71
S&P 500	7135.88	6801.83	6720.43

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital)

Company	EPS	Consensus	Previous	Revenue	Consensus	Previous	MarketCap	Fiscal	Time
Apple AAPL		22:48	1.65		108.9B	95.36B	$3.9T	Q2	PM
Eli Lilly LLY	855.00%	6:00	3.34	19.8B	17.61B	12.73B	$1T	Q1	AM
Mastercard MA		9:36	3.73		8.25B	7.3B	$507.24B	Q1	AM
Caterpillar CAT	554.00%	12:57	4.25	17.4B	16.29B	14.25B	$321.18B	Q1	AM
Merck MRK	-128.00%		2.22	16.29B	15.9B	15.53B	$297.33B	Q1	AM
Amgen AMGN			4.9		8.61B	8.15B	$202.29B	Q1	PM
ConocoPhillips COP	189.00%	5:31	2.09		14.21B	16.09B	$135.8B	Q1	AM
Stryker SYK		0:00	2.84		6.36B	5.9B	$134.8B	Q1	PM
Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY	158.00%	10:48	1.8	11.49B	10.85B	11.2B	$124.53B	Q1	AM
Parker-Hannifin PH	817.00%	19:55	6.94	5.49B	5.4B	4.96B	$121.78B	Q3	AM
Altria MO	132.00%	6:00	1.23	4.76B	4.57B	5.26B	$107.28B	Q1	AM
Southern SO	132.00%	5:31	1.23	8.4B	8.25B	7.78B	$103.68B	Q1	AM
Royal Caribbean Cruises RCL	360.00%	5:02	2.71	4.5B	4.45B	4B	$98.5B	Q1	AM
Intercontinental Exchange ICE	235.00%	22:19	1.72	2.98B	2.67B	2.47B	$96.4B	Q1	AM
Western Digital WDC		8:09	1.36		3.21B	2.29B	$90.81B	Q3	PM
Monster Beverage MNST		12:43	0.45		2.16B	1.85B	$90.18B	Q1	PM
Illinois Tool Works ITW	266.00%	13:40	2.38	4.02B	4.01B	3.84B	$87.22B	Q1	AM
Cigna CI	779.00%	14:38	6.74	68.52B	66.89B	65.5B	$81.16B	Q1	AM
Quanta Services PWR	268.00%	3:50	1.78	7.87B	7.04B	6.23B	$80.74B	Q1	AM
L3Harris Technologies LHX	272.00%	13:12	2.41	5.7B	5.39B	5.13B	$67.68B	Q1	AM
Arthur J. Gallagher AJG		10:19	3.67		4.77B	3.68B	$62.74B	Q1	PM
Air Products & Chemicals APD	320.00%	1:12	2.69	3.2B	3.06B	2.92B	$59.71B	Q2	AM
Valero Energy VLO	422.00%	8:09	-1.9	32.38B	28.85B	30.26B	$59.21B	Q1	AM
Carrier Global CARR	57.00%	12:28	0.65	5.34B	4.98B	5.22B	$56.62B	Q1	AM
Monolithic Power Systems MPWR		21:21	4.04		737.97M	637.6M	$56.39B	Q1	PM
Cardinal Health CAH	317.00%	18:43	2.35	60.9B	62.15B	54.9B	$54.98B	Q3	AM
Ametek AME	197.00%	21:36	1.75	1.93B	1.91B	1.73B	$52.95B	Q1	AM
AIG AIG		22:19	1.17		7.02B	6.8B	$46.73B	Q1	PM
Roblox RBLX			-0.32		1.74B	1.21B	$46.29B	Q1	PM
Hershey HSY	235.00%	0:57	2.09	3.1B	3.02B	2.81B	$45.82B	Q1	AM
Xcel Energy XEL	91.00%	22:48	0.84	4.02B	4.16B	3.91B	$42.11B	Q1	AM
Martin Marietta Materials MLM	193.00%	8:24	1.9	1.36B	1.33B	1.35B	$40.85B	Q1	AM
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ALNY	199.00%	23:45	-0.01	1.17B	1.16B	594.19M	$39.74B	Q1	AM
ResMed RMD		19:40	2.37		1.42B	1.3B	$37.89B	Q3	PM
Block SQ		16:07	0.56		6.24B	5.77B	$35.61B	Q1
Iron Mountain IRM	60.00%	12:28	0.43	1.94B	1.86B	1.6B	$30.98B	Q1	AM
DTE Energy DTE	195.00%	1:55	2.14		4.69B	3.37B	$30.24B	Q1	AM
Cheniere Partners CQP		2:24	1.08		2.71B	2.99B	$29.41B	Q1	PM
LPL Financial LPLA		19:26	5.15		4.93B	3.67B	$27.09B	Q1	PM
Hubbell HUBB	393.00%	21:36	3.5	1.52B	1.5B	1.37B	$27.05B	Q1	AM
FMC Technologies FTI	64.00%	13:12	0.33	2.49B	2.49B	2.23B	$26.27B	Q1	AM
First Solar FSLR		3:50	1.95		1.22B	844.57M	$26.04B	Q1	PM
Atlassian TEAM		23:31	0.97		1.57B	1.36B	$25.53B	Q3	PM
Dexcom DXCM		11:16	0.32		1.18B	1.04B	$25.44B	Q1	PM
Laboratory Of America LH	425.00%	3:07	3.84	3.54B	3.51B	3.35B	$23.98B	Q1	AM
MasTec MTZ		23:16	0.51		3.44B	2.85B	$22.99B	Q1	PM
Tenet Healthcare THC	482.00%	3:50	4.36	5.37B	5.4B	5.22B	$22.62B	Q1	AM
Coterra Energy CTRA		16:19	0.8		2.08B	1.9B	$22.1B	Q1	PM
T. Rowe Price TROW	252.00%	11:02	2.23	1.86B	1.88B	1.76B	$21.71B	Q1	AM
XPO Logistics XPO	101.00%	21:07	0.73	2.1B	2.04B	1.95B	$21.55B	Q1	AM
Illumina ILMN		1:26	0.97		1.07B	1.04B	$21.21B	Q1	PM
Fortive FTV	70.00%	15:21	0.85	1.07B	1.04B	1.47B	$20.86B	Q1	AM
Broadridge Financial Solutions BR	272.00%	15:07	2.44	1.95B	1.91B	1.81B	$20.62B	Q3	AM
Entegris ENTG	86.00%	18:00	0.67	812M	808.54M	773.2M	$20.15B	Q1	AM
Twilio Inc TWLO		6:28	1.14		1.34B	1.17B	$20.1B	Q1	PM
Weyerhaeuser WY		0:43	0.11		1.71B	1.76B	$18.92B	Q1	PM
Allegheny Technologies ATI	100.00%	20:52	0.72	1.15B	1.18B	1.14B	$18.31B	Q1	AM
Alliant Energy LNT		20:24	0.83		1.13B	1.13B	$17.92B	Q1	PM
Textron TXT	145.00%	8:09	1.28	3.7B	3.5B	3.3B	$17.03B	Q1	AM
Lincoln Electric LECO	250.00%	11:16	2.16	1.12B	1.09B	1B	$16.83B	Q1	AM
Hyatt Hotels H	63.00%	16:04	0.46		1.77B	1.67B	$16.79B	Q1	AM
Wesco International WCC	337.00%	20:09	2.21	6.1B	5.86B	5.34B	$15.65B	Q1	AM
Kimco Realty KIM	23.00%	4:33	0.18	558.02M	543.11M	536.62M	$15.05B	Q1	AM
Clorox CLX		14:09	1.45		1.67B	1.67B	$14.72B	Q3	PM
Jones Lang LaSalle JLL	343.00%	23:02	2.31	6.39B	5.92B	5.7B	$14.67B	Q1	AM
Rivian Automotive RIVN			-0.48		1.35B	1.24B	$13.68B	Q1	PM
International Paper IP	15.00%	5:02	0.23	5.97B	5.94B	5.9B	$13.51B	Q1	AM
Builders Firstsource BLDR	27.00%	9:21	1.51	3.3B	3.19B	3.7B	$12.72B	Q1	AM
GoDaddy GDDY		12:28	1.51		1.26B	1.2B	$12.28B	Q1	PM
Camden Property CPT		6:14	0.36		391.06M	390.57M	$11.37B	Q1	PM
Ensign ENSG		19:12	1.52		1.39B	1.17B	$10.73B	Q1	PM
Saia SAIA	186.00%	20:24	1.86	806.2M	785.78M	787.6M	$10.15B	Q1	AM
AES AES		10:48	0.27		3.05B	2.93B	$10.08B	Q1	PM
Molson Coors Brewing TAP	62.00%	10:04	0.5	2.35B	2.34B	2.3B	$10.06B	Q1	AM
Encompass Health EHC		12:00	1.37		1.58B	1.46B	$10.03B	Q1	PM
Wayfair W	26.00%	6:43	0.1	2.93B	2.89B	2.73B	$9.58B	Q1	AM
Baxter International BAX	36.00%	8:09	0.55	2.7B	2.64B	2.63B	$9.55B	Q1	AM
CubeSmart CUBE		8:24	0.64		277.01M	273.04M	$9.09B	Q1	PM
LKQ LKQ	67.00%	16:33	0.79	3.47B	3.39B	3.5B	$8.94B	Q1	AM
Cullen/Frost Bankers CFR		11:02	2.3		583.36M	560.41M	$8.9B	Q1	AM
InterDigital IDCC		15:21	4.21		167.35M	210.5M	$8.79B	Q1	AM
Chart Industries GTLS		11:16	1.86		1.12B	1B	$8.77B	Q1	AM
A.O. Smith AOS	85.00%	23:02	0.95	946M	978.46M	963.9M	$8.72B	Q1	AM
Mohawk Industries MHK		19:40	1.52		2.74B	2.53B	$8.5B	Q1	PM
Eastman Chemical EMN		2:52	1.91		2.17B	2.29B	$8.26B	Q1	PM
AptarGroup ATR		3:36	1.2		929.76M	887M	$8.25B	Q1	PM
Darling Ingredients DAR	83.00%	13:26	-0.16	1.55B	1.54B	1.38B	$8.11B	Q1	AM
National Retail Properties NNN		12:00	0.51		237.4M	230.85M	$7.88B	Q1	AM
Sirius XM SIRI	72.00%	17:02	0.59	2.09B	2.07B	2.07B	$7.66B	Q1	AM
Axalta Coating Systems AXTA	56.00%	12:00	0.59	1.25B	1.22B	1.26B	$7.44B	Q1	AM
IdaCorp IDA	121.00%	3:21	1.1		434.92M	448.94M	$7B	Q1	AM
Silicon Laboratories SLAB		12:00	-0.08		213.89M	178M	$6.92B	Q1	AM
Kirby KEX	150.00%	13:26	1.33	844.1M	855.59M	785.66M	$6.86B	Q1	AM
Casella Waste Systems CWST		4:19	0.19		454.87M	417.1M	$6.34B	Q1	PM
Bio-Rad Laboratories BIO		23:16	2.54		587.12M	585.4M	$6.14B	Q1	PM
FTI Consulting FCN	190.00%	1:40	2.29	983.3M	959.95M	898.28M	$6.04B	Q1	AM
Belden BDC	177.00%	16:33	1.6	696M	660.64M	625M	$6.04B	Q1	AM
Dolby Laboratories DLB		7:55	1.34		385.8M	370M	$6.03B	Q2	PM
Ryman Hospitality Properties RHP		19:55	1		650.6M	587.28M	$5.9B	Q1	PM
Option Care Health BIOS	40.00%	9:07	0.4	1.35B	1.4B	1.33B	$5.76B	Q1	AM
Crocs CROX	299.00%	18:14	3	921.5M	898.91M	937M	$5.74B	Q1	AM
ADT ADT	23.00%	5:02	0.21	1.3B	1.26B	1.27B	$5.72B	Q1	AM
Granite Construction GVA	26.00%		0.01	912.46M	801.63M	614.62M	$5.68B	Q1	AM
CNX Resources CNX	218.00%	19:12	-1.34	786.65M	554.19M	551.09M	$5.61B	Q1	AM
Universal Display OLED		6:43	1.35		168.44M	166.3M	$5.55B	Q1	PM
Brunswick BC	70.00%	11:16	0.56	1.38B	1.32B	1.22B	$5.32B	Q1	AM
Balchem BCPC	133.00%	6:00	1.22	270.7M	265.8M	250.52M	$5.29B	Q1	AM
TXNM Energy PNM		5:31	0.19		513.94M	482.79M	$5.25B	Q1	AM
Choice Hotels International CHH	107.00%	7:12	1.34	340.6M	333.05M	333M	$5.21B	Q1	AM
Grand Canyon Education LOPE		19:40	2.57		309.34M	289.31M	$5.05B	Q1	PM
Group 1 Automotive GPI	869.00%	13:26	10.17	5.4B	5.6B	5.5B	$4.87B	Q1	AM
Telephone Data Systems TDS			-0.09		323.04M	1.15B	$4.8B	Q1	AM
Merit Medical Systems MMSI		21:21	0.86		380.43M	355.4M	$4.78B	Q1	PM
Patrick Industries PATK		3:50	1.11		1.03B	1B	$4.72B	Q1	AM
CNO Financial CNO		22:33	0.79		1B	1B	$4.61B	Q1	PM
Northwestern NWE	131.00%	5:31	1.22	497.6M	484.06M	466.6M	$4.37B	Q1	AM
Federated Hermes FHI		5:02	1.25		476.82M	423.54M	$4.34B	Q1	PM
International Bancshares IBOC		16:33	1.56			214.64M	$4.13B	Q1
Exponent EXPO		13:40	0.52		144.47M	145.51M	$4.1B	Q1	PM
PBF Energy PBF	165.00%		-3.53	7.9B	6.8B	7.07B	$4.01B	Q1	AM
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers SKT		5:45	0.17		141.68M	135.36M	$3.87B	Q1	PM
Lancaster Colony LANC		13:55	1.49		470.04M	457.84M	$3.83B	Q3
Corcept Therapeutics CORT			0.17		183.5M	157.2M	$3.82B	Q1	PM
Columbia Sportswear COLM		8:52	0.75		760.86M	778.5M	$3.61B	Q1	PM
Prestige Brands PBH		9:21	1		296.53M	296.52M	$3.25B	Q4	AM
NMI NMIH		5:31	1.28		154.4M	173.2M	$3.24B	Q1	PM
Mge Energy MGEE		3:21	1.14			218.97M	$2.99B	Q1	AM
Standex Intl SXI		6:00	1.95		227.94M	207.8M	$2.92B	Q3	PM
Trinity Industries TRN	32.00%	7:26	0.29	492M	569.16M	585M	$2.83B	Q1	AM
California Water Service CWT	7.00%	5:31	0.22	214.57M	210M	203.97M	$2.77B	Q1	PM
Boston Beer SAM		23:45	2.16		441.51M	453.87M	$2.74B	Q1	PM
HUB HUBG		9:21	0.44		885.76M	915.22M	$2.72B	Q1	PM
Quaker Chemical KWR		16:04	1.58		466.83M	442.9M	$2.66B	Q1	PM
SPS Commerce SPSC		1:55	0.86		197.63M	181.5M	$2.39B	Q1	PM
Sonic Automotive SAH	162.00%	10:48	1.36	3.69B	3.76B	3.7B	$2.27B	Q1	AM
DiamondRock Hospitality DRH		0:57	0.04		257.06M	251.8M	$2.14B	Q1	PM
Huntsman HUN			-0.11		1.39B	1.41B	$2.14B	Q1	PM
Minerals Technologies MTX		8:24	1.14		516.32M	491.8M	$2.11B	Q1	PM
Select Medical SEM		11:02	0.75		1.41B	1.35B	$2.06B	Q1	PM
Celldex Therapeutics CLDX			-0.71		874.9K	1.18M	$2.04B	Q1	PM
TriNet TNET	199.00%	19:55	1.99	1.23B	336.39M	1.29M	$2.04B	Q1	AM
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical RARE			-1.57		163.77M	139.29M	$1.93B	Q1	PM
Organon & Co OGN	71.00%	19:55	1.02	1.46B	1.52B	1.51B	$1.89B	Q1	AM
Albany International AIN	60.00%	14:52	0.73	311.3M	261.32M	289M	$1.83B	Q1	AM
Veris Residential CLI			-0.12		67.94M	67.76M	$1.76B	Q1	PM
Sally Beauty SBH		9:50	0.42		898.48M	883M	$1.71B	Q2	AM
MDC Partners MDCA	17.00%	4:04	0.12	704.14M	722.38M	652M	$1.66B	Q1	AM
Yelp YELP		6:14	0.36		353.47M	358.53M	$1.56B	Q1	PM
Trimas TRS		5:02	0.46		157.55M	241.67M	$1.55B	Q1	AM
Cohu COHU		2:38	-0.02		120.2M	96.8M	$1.53B	Q1	PM
Carters CRI		2:24	0.66		653.53M	630M	$1.33B	Q1	AM
NOW DNOW		5:31	0.22		1.24B	599M	$1.31B	Q1	AM
Five9 FIVN		16:19	0.62		299.92M	279.7M	$1.29B	Q1	PM
Insperity NSP		16:33	1.57		1.96B	1.86B	$1.26B	Q1	AM
Safehold SAFE		10:48	0.44		96.68M	97.7M	$1.07B	Q1	PM
Pacira PCRX		17:31	0.62		186.54M	168.92M	$1.05B	Q1	PM
Distribution Solutions Group LAWS	24.00%	4:48	0.31	496M	491.35M	478.03M	$1.02B	Q1	AM
Upbound Group RCII	108.00%	1:40	1	1.2B	1.26B	1.18B	$963.2M	Q1	AM
Gogo GOGO		0:57	0.09		234.99M	230.5M	$575M	Q1	AM
Cable One CABO		6:43	0.46		359.88M	380.6M	$510.8M	Q1	PM

Market News:

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as anticipated on Thursday, but warned of intensifying risks from rising inflation and slowing economic growth stemming from an energy shock caused by the Iran war. Leaving its key deposit rate steady at 2%, the ECB said that incoming data has been "broadly consistent" with its previous assessment of the inflation outlook.

Brent crude prices turned negative on Thursday, erasing earlier gains after notching a four-year high in the wake of a media report that U.S. President Donald Trump was considering new military options against Iran. Global benchmark Brent oil futures for June fell 0.9% to $117.00 a barrel by 05:32 ET (09:32 GMT), after having touched their highest level since March 2022, following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Hertz Global Holdings (NASDAQ:HTZ) shares surged 22% Thursday following the announcement of two strategic fleet partnerships with Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) through its newly launched affiliate, Oro Mobility

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) reported first quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on Thursday.The company’s shares fell 2.23% in pre-market trading following the release, as the company’s raised full-year guidance fell short of what investors expected.

Vistance Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISN) reported first quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations.The company’s shares surged 26.07% in pre-market trading following the release, as the company announced a definitive agreement to sell its RUCKUS Networks business to Belden Inc. for $1.846 billion.

Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) on Thursday reported third-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $8.17 beating the consensus estimate of $7.84 by $0.33.Revenue reached $5.49 billion, surpassing the $5.4 billion consensus and marking an 11% increase from the prior year period.

PHINIA Inc. (NYSE:PHIN) reported first quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.29 compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19.Shares of the company rose 2.69% in pre-market trading following the results.

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) reported first-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, sending shares up 6.4% in premarket trading Thursday as both earnings and guidance topped forecasts.

Wolfe Research has identified The Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO) as a new investment idea, highlighting the medical technology device company’s position in the global contact lens market amid ongoing activist involvement.

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