CNBC Morning Squawk w/ Peter Schacknow and Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

OCTOBER 26, 2017

CONTRIBUTORS Berkeley Lovelace Jr. News Associate @BerkeleyJr Peter Schacknow Senior Producer @peterschack An extremely busy day for earnings is likely to be a key driver as the Dow and S&P 500 seek a rebound and the Nasdaq tries to avoid its first back-to-back losses in about a month.

Dow Jones Fut 23,329.46 Current: 23,336.00 Change: 35.00 Impl. Open: 61.54	S&P 500 Fut 2,557.15 Current: 2,561.75 Change: 3.25 Impl. Open: 6.90	NASDAQ 100 Fut 6,055.04 Current: 6,073.75 Change: 9.25 Impl. Open: 19.41	Russell 2000 Mini 1,493.48 Current: 1,500.10 Change: 2.10 Impl. Open: 7.22
Quotes as of 10/26/2017 7:41:11 AM ET

BY THE NUMBERS U.S. stock futures were higher this morning following a drop for the Dow and S&P 500 on Wednesday. An extremely busy day for earnings is likely to be a key driver as the Dow and S&P seek a rebound and the Nasdaq tries to avoid its first back-to-back losses in about a month. (CNBC) Among the major earnings out before-the-bell are results from Twitter (TWTR), Comcast (CMCSA), and Ford (F). Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) are set to report after the bell. •  Twitter surges 9% after results beat;but it recalculates active users (CNBC) •  Comcast beats on earnings, misses slightly on revenue; shares higher(CNBC) •  Ford third-quarter earnings beat expectations; shares rise(CNBC) Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) shares were about 20 percent higher premarket after it posted higher-than-expected earnings. The restaurant chain said its results have been helped greatly by a shift from traditional to boneless chicken wings, which helps control costs. (CNBC) Nokia (NOK) shares tanked about 16 percent in the premarket after the company reported a sharp fall in quarterly earnings and warned about tough market conditions. (The Street) Two notable economic reports are out today: the Labor Department issues at 8:30 a.m. ET initial jobless claims for the week ending October 21. At 10 a.m. ET, the National Association of Realtors issues its pending home sales report for September. (CNBC)