4:20 pm : The month of September started on an upbeat note thanks to a batch of economic data that validated the Fed's soft landing scenario.�� Specifically, the ISM Index, which is a gauge of national manufacturing activity slipped to 54.5 from 54.7 in the prior month.� A number above 50 reflects expansion, but the August reading clearly marked a deceleration from the 57.3 level seen in April.��The market's focal point from an economic perspective, though, was the August employment report�and its�Goldilocks appearance.
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12:52 pm PT AMR Corp: American Eagle airlines reports August traffic (AMR) 20.41 -0.24 : Co announces American Eagle airlines reported systemwide traffic for August increased 9.3% from August 2005, on a capacity increase of 3.8%. System load factor was 74.3%, up 3.7 points year over year. American Eagle boarded 1.9 mln passengers in August, up 8% from August 2005.
12:48 pm PT Earnings Preview for the week of Sept 4th-8th : Companies reporting earnings the week of Sept 4th-8th include: Monday: Labor Day. Tuesday: DCI, FNSR, and HAIN... Wednesday: CHKE, and PTMK ABM, AZPN, DLLR, FCEL, HOV, and MATK... Thursday: CRMT, CBUK, FLE, HITK, JBSS, KFY, METH, MOV, NOBH, PEC, SEH, UTIW, ASHW, COO, IDWK, JOSB, NSM, ZQK, SHRP, and SHFL... Friday: BKRS and VOL.
12:38 pm PT AMR Corp Airlines reports August traffic (AMR) 20.38 -0.27 : Co announces American Airlines reported an August load factor of 81.9%-- an increase of 0.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 1.4% year over year as capacity decreased 1.9%. Domestic traffic decreased 4.1% year over year on 4.8% less capacity. International traffic increased by 3.7% relative to last year on a capacity increase of 3.7%. American boarded 8.5 mln passengers in August.