News Bulletin
Thursday, October 1st 2026
Morning Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Thursday,
October 1, 2026 |
|||
|
5:30 |
Challenger Job Cuts (Sep) |
|
52.881K |
|
8:00 |
Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) |
|
|
|
8:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
201K |
197K |
|
8:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
1,730K |
1,719K |
|
8:30 |
Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. |
|
202.25K |
|
9:05 |
FOMC Member Barkin
Speaks |
|
|
|
9:05 |
Fed Collins Speaks |
|
|
|
9:05 |
Fed Schmid Speaks |
|
|
|
9:45 |
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Sep) |
57 |
21:36 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing PMI (Sep) |
54.8 |
14:24 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing Prices (Sep) |
72.9 |
2:24 |
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing Employment (Sep) |
|
4:48 |
|
10:00 |
Construction Spending (MoM)
(Aug) |
0 |
|
|
10:00 |
Fed Waller Speaks |
|
|
|
10:00 |
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index (Sep) |
|
16:48 |
|
10:30 |
Natural Gas Storage |
63B |
53B |
|
11:30 |
Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3) |
0.037 |
0:53 |
|
11:30 |
4-Week Bill Auction |
|
0:55 |
|
11:30 |
8-Week Bill Auction |
|
0:57 |
|
13:30 |
Fed Governor Jefferson Speaks |
|
|
|
15:00 |
FOMC Member Bowman Speaks |
|
|
|
15:30 |
FOMC Member Williams Speaks |
|
|
|
15:30 |
Fed Governor Cook Speaks |
|
|
|
16:30 |
Fed's Balance Sheet |
|
6,748B |
|
16:30 |
Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks |
|
2.969T |
|
18:45 |
Fed Logan Speaks |
|
|
Indices:
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
50,906.05 |
52,750.49 |
50,249.34 |
|
NASDAQ |
26,861.06 |
26,244.85 |
24,691.30 |
|
S&P 500 |
7,651.54 |
7,648.73 |
7,216.05 |
Earnings Calendar:
|
Symbol |
Company |
Event Name |
Time |
EPS
Estimate |
|
ACN |
Accenture plc |
Q4 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
4:19 |
|
NKE |
NIKE, Inc. |
Q1 2027
Earnings Announcement |
AMC |
10:33 |
|
MKC |
McCormick & Company, Incorporated |
Q3 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
18:14 |
|
AYI |
Acuity Inc. |
Q4 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
13:26 |
|
TORO |
Toro Corp. |
Q2 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
- |
|
MWC |
Micware Co., Ltd. |
Q1 2027
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
- |
|
NAMM |
Namib Minerals |
H1 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
- |
|
ELBM |
Electra Battery Materials Corporation |
Q2 2026
Earnings Announcement |
TNS |
|
|
GNS |
Genius Group Limited |
Q3 2026
Earnings Announcement |
BMO |
- |
|
CGTL |
Creative Global Technology Holdings Limited |
H1 2026
Earnings Announcement |
AMC |
- |
|
ISGIF |
InsuraGuest Technologies Inc. |
Q3 2026
Earnings Announcement |
AMC |
- |
Market
News:
·
U.S. futures are mixed/higher at the
start of October, with technology stocks receiving support from Micron's
results. Nasdaq-100 futures were recently around +0.6%, while S&P 500
futures were roughly flat-to-positive.
·
September ended weakly for the Dow and
S&P 500: Dow −4.3%, S&P 500 −0.5%, while Nasdaq gained 1.9%.
·
Micron (MU): Reported a strong quarter,
beating expectations and raising its next-quarter outlook. Strong AI-related
memory demand remains a key driver.
·
Nike (NKE): Scheduled to report after
the market close today. The earnings report is being closely watched as the
company works through weak sales and competitive pressure.
·
Accenture (ACN): Scheduled to report
before market open today; consensus EPS is around $3.21.
·
Acuity (AYI): Also scheduled before the
open, with consensus EPS around $5.72.
·
Other companies listed with earnings
events today include Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Park
Aerospace (PKE) and several BlackRock municipal
funds.
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