Tomorrow's Earnings/Economic Releases of Note; Market Movers

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 

Before the Open:

• (AYI)/3.90
• (ACI)/.66
• (ANGO)/-.11
• (HELE)/2.59
• (MSM)/.73
• (SMPL)/.46
  

After the Close: 

• (GBX)/1.16
• (JEF)/.97
• (PSMT)/1.31
  

Economic Releases

8:15 am EST

• The ADP Employment Change for Dec. is estimated to fall to 139K versus 146K in Nov.
  

8:30 am EST

• Initial Jobless Claims for last week is estimated to rise to 215K versus 211K the prior week.
• Continuing Claims are estimated to rise to 1860K versus 1844K prior.
  

10:00 am EST

• Wholesale Trade Sales MoM for Nov. is estimated to rise +.2% versus a -.1% decline in Oct.
  

10:30 am EST

• Bloomberg consensus estimates call for a weekly crude oil inventory decline of -939,500 barrels versus a -1,178,000 barrel decline the prior week. Gasoline supplies are estimated to rise by +591,000 barrels versus a +7,717,000 barrel gain the prior week. Distillate inventories are estimated to rise by +496,500 barrels versus a +6,406,000 barrel gain the prior week. Finally, Refinery Utilization is estimated to fall by -.4% versus a +.2% gain prior.
  

2:00 pm EST

• FOMC Dec. 18 Meeting Minutes.

3:00 pm EST

• Consumer Credit for Nov. is estimated to fall to $10.5B versus $19.24B in Oct.
  

Upcoming Splits

• None of note
  

Other Potential Market Movers

• The Fed's Weller speaking, 10Y T-note auction, Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI for Jan., weekly MBA Mortgage Applications report, weekly EIA natural gas inventory report, CES, Needham growth conference, (LNN) annual meeting, (ANGO) investor meeting and the BHF Forum could also impact global trading tomorrow.

US Equity Market Hours

• 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST