THURSDAY 12/14/17; China Economic Data; European and US PMI Data; Global Central Bank Rate Decisions Including PBOC, BOE and ECB and President Draghi Press Conference; SAFM; ESRX; Retail Sales; Import and Export Prices; Business Inventories; INDU (Dow Industrials) Prints All-Time High; ADBE; ORCL; JBL; COST

US futures are flat. S&P +1. Dow +1. Nasdaq +3.

[Purchase the 2017-12 chronology to take a wild ride in the cybercurrency market, experience the S&P 500 crossing above 2,700, the Dow Industrials above 25,000 and review the EOY 2017 statistics.]

COST rallies +1.3% on earnings. Costco sales are robust. JBL +3.6%. PURE reports a decrease in revenues year-on-year. NQ reports a Q3 loss. HES gains +5.5% on news that Elliott Mgmt is involved in the company and plans to oust the CEO. ORCL -4.2%. ADBE +1.1%. COST +2.3%.