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10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, WFM, AXP, QCOM)
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The Bank of Japan upgrades its growth forecast. Japan's central bank kept policy on hold and said it expected growth of 1.8% this year, up from its previous forecast of 1.6% growth.
The European Central Bank meets. Expectations are for the central bank to remain on hold and give clues as to when it will begin tapering its asset-purchase program.
Australia's jobs report misses. The Australian economy added 14,000 jobs in June, a bit below the 15,000 that economists were expecting.
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Goldman Sachs says bitcoin will test $3,000. In a recent note to clients, Sheba Jafari, the head of technical strategy at the bank, said bitcoin would test its all-time high near $3,000 a coin and could get to almost $3,700.
Jana Partners is cashing out its Whole Foods bet. The activist hedge fund has exited its stake in Whole Foods with a $300 million profit.
American Express' profit tumbles. The credit-card company said profit fell 33% versus a year ago, hurt by an increase in customer rewards.
Qualcomm's profit slumps amid legal battle with Apple. Quarterly profit tumbled by 40% year-over-year as Apple contractors didn't pay royalties because of the ongoing legal battle between the two companies.
Stock markets around the world are higher. Australia's ASX (+0.85%) led the overnight gains, and Britain's FTSE (+0.61%) is out front in Europe. The S&P 500 is on track to open little changed near 2,475.
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Earnings reporting picks up. Athenahealth, eBay, Microsoft, and Visa all report after markets close.
US economic data trickles out. Initial claims and the Philly Fed will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The US 10-year yield is unchanged at 2.27%.
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