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  • On Deck Thursday: Productivity Data, April Store Sales, Kraft

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    Some of the Earnings Action:
    • Before the open -- Dr. Pepper Snapple is expected to report 38 cents on $1.28 billion in revenue.
    • Before the open -- Sara Lee is expected to report 21 cents of EPS on $2.71 billion in revenue.
    • After the close -- Kraft is expected to report 45 cents in EPS on $10.95 billion in revenue.
    Economics:
    • 8:30 a.m.  ET -- Jobless claims are expected to have been 440,000 for the week of May 1, down 8,000 from the previous week, but still stubbornly above that 400,000 rule of thumb that is thought to mark clear economic expansion.
    • 8:30 a.m. ET -- First quarter productivity is expected to have increased 2.6% according to Dow Jones polling of economists.
    • Throughout the day -- Chain store sales numbers for April. Watch the consumer discretionary stocks.

  • Falling Treasury Yields: Proof of U.S. Fiscal Responsibility?

    As scenes of Hellenic havoc rotated heavily on the cable networks, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.55% -- lowest since March 4. But here's the U.S. shouldn't get too cocky.

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