Today’s Earnings Report Schedule: 08/28/2020

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 28,492.27) added 160.4 points, or 0.6% yesterday. Walmart (WMT) finished the day on Thursday with a 4.5% jump, pacing the 20 gainers. Apple (AAPL) paced the 10 laggards with a 1.2% fall yesterday.

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 3,484.55) earned 5.8 points, or 0.2% during yesterday's trading session. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC - 11,625.34) dropped 39.7 points, or 0.3% by the close on Thursday.

Lastly, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX - 24.47) added 1.2 points, or 5.2% yesterday.

We have rounded up all the companies slated to release their quarterly earnings today, August 28, 2020.

• Big Lots, Inc (NYSE: BIG -- $55.70) is a retailer of furniture and household goods in the United States. BIG is up 31.3% year-to-date.

  -         Big Lots will report its fiscal first-quarter earnings of 2021 before the bell today.
  

• Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB -- $30.10) is a retailer of athletic-inspired fashion products. HIBB is currently up a whopping 74.8% year-to-date.

  -         Hibbett Sports will report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell today.

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