News Bulletin
Thursday,
 July 2nd 2026
Morning Edition

Economic Numbers:

 

Time

Event

Forecast

Previous

9:00 AM

FOMC Member Daly Speaks

8:30 AM

Nonfarm Payrolls (Jun)

114K

172K

8:30 AM

Unemployment Rate (Jun)

4.30%

4.30%

8:30 AM

Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Jun)

0.30%

0.30%

8:30 AM

Average Hourly Earnings YoY (Jun)

3.50%

3.40%

8:30 AM

Private Nonfarm Payrolls (Jun)

110K

120K

8:30 AM

Initial Jobless Claims

219K

215K

8:30 AM

Continuing Jobless Claims

1.81M

1.821M

8:30 AM

Participation Rate (Jun)

61.80%

8:30 AM

U6 Unemployment Rate (Jun)

8.10%

10:00 AM

Factory Orders (May)

-1.70%

4.80%

1:00 PM

Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count

440

1:00 PM

Baker Hughes Total Rig Count

573

4:30 PM

Fed Balance Sheet

$6.736T

 

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

52,305.24

50,481.78

48,407.94

NASDAQ

26,040.03

25,881.82

23,685.45

S&P 500

7,483.23

7,395.31

6,942.93

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

 

Company

EPS Forecast

Revenue Forecast

Report Time

Lindsay Corporation LNN

1.35

$162.2M

BMO

America's Car-Mart, Inc. CRMT

-0.58

$332.5M

BMO

Park Aerospace Corp.PKE

$17.6M

AMC

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX

AMC

 

Market News:

U.S. stock futures are mixed Thursday morning as investors await the closely watched June Nonfarm Payrolls report for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. While the Dow Jones futures are modestly higher, S&P 500 futures are little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures are under pressure as semiconductor stocks extend their recent pullback. Markets are also monitoring ongoing geopolitical developments in the Middle East ahead of the Independence Day holiday.

 

Here are some of the key premarket movers:

 

Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) surged 6.3% after optimism surrounding its Bitcoin holdings and continued capital allocation initiatives.

 

Rollins (NYSE: ROL) gained 5.9%, ranking among the session's strongest large-cap premarket performers.

 

D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) climbed more than 5% following positive trading momentum in the homebuilder sector.

 

Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) advanced over 5% in active premarket trading.

 

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM) rose more than 5%, outperforming the broader market.

 

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) tumbled 14.6%, making it one of the biggest large-cap losers before the opening bell.

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) fell 11.2% in heavy premarket trading.

 

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) declined as investors continued taking profits across AI-related semiconductor stocks amid broader sector weakness.

 

Overall, investors remain focused on this morning's U.S. employment report, which is expected to be the week's most important economic release and could significantly influence expectations for future Federal Reserve policy.

 

 

 

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