Today's Stock Market News & Events: 1/7/2022

Today's market-moving economic data and earnings schedule

Jan 7, 2022 at 7:15 AM

Today nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, average hourly earnings, and the consumer credit report, are slated for release.

The following public companies are slated to release corporate earnings today, January 7:

Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE:AYI -- $27.74) provides lighting and building management solutions in North America and internationally. Acuity Brands will report its Q1 earnings of 2022 before the close today.

The Greenbrier Co. Inc. (NYSE:AYI -- $47.46) designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America, Europe, and South America. Greenbrier will report its Q2 earnings of 2022 before the close today.

Looking ahead to next week, the second week of January will feature no shortage of useful economic data. Employment numbers will continue to be an area of interest, though there will be some noteworthy updates from the Federal Reserve that will grab investors' attention throughout the week. And a slew of corporate reports are due out next week, most notably from major banking names. Companies slated to report earnings include BlackRock (BLK), Citigroup (C), Delta Air Lines (DAL), First Republic Bank (FRC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), KB Home (KBH), Tilray (TLRY), and Wells Fargo (WFC).

All economic dates listed here are tentative and subject to change.

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