Busiest earnings day tomorrow | Zuckerberg grilled | WeWork job cuts

More earnings reports barely budged the market on Wednesday. But the largest number of companies report on Thursday.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE WED, OCT 23, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF WED, OCT 23, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 26833.58 +0.17% +45.48 S&P 500 3004.56 +0.29% +8.57 NASDAQ 8119.79 +0.19% +15.50   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG MSFT 137.24 +0.87 +0.64% AAPL 243.18 +3.22 +1.34% INTC 51.72 -0.29 -0.56% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG GE 9.14 +0.08 +0.88% BAC 31.42 +0.22 +0.71% F 9.21 +0.14 +1.54% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG MSFT 137.24 +0.87 +0.64% AMD 31.36 -0.15 -0.48% CMCSA 45.72 -0.05 -0.11% EDITOR'S NOTE The earnings reports keep rolling in and the market is barely budging.   So far, 124 S&P 500 companies have reported, and on a market cap-adjusted basis they represent 29% of the index.   Refinitiv crunched the incoming reports and blended them with the estimates of companies yet to report. The results show the "blended" earnings per share of the S&P 500 will be down 2.9% but the "blended" revenues  will be up 3.2%.   The energy sector is driving much of the overall earnings decline with a 39.1% drop in blended earnings. Excluding energy, the blended earnings of the S&P 500 are only down 0.5%.     We all know that companies manage earnings expectations with the analysts who cover them, and this effort has been more of a challenge with third-quarter numbers. On average, earnings have come in 3.7% above estimates. Over the past four quarters, by contrast, they've come in 5.3% higher.   Stocks were slightly higher on Wednesday with 40 S&P 500 companies reporting earnings.   Thursday will be the biggest day of the earnings season with 45 companies reporting, including 3M, Amazon, American Airlines and Visa.   Stock indexes have remained just below record highs throughout the earnings season. So far, there hasn't been a report surprising enough to push them over. We'll see if Amazon can do the trick.     Navigating the world of financial products such as credit cards can be confusing. That's why we launched CNBC Select where we simplify the process by crunching the numbers, reviewing dozens of offers and providing you with all the information you need in one place. Click here to learn more. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Stocks little changed as traders evaluate earnings from Caterpillar, Boeing Mark Zuckerberg grilled over Facebook's spotty track record on diversity Boeing is still assuming 737 Max gets regulatory OK by year-end, but production costs rise Boeing shares rise despite big earnings miss Trade tensions weigh on Texas Instruments revenue forecast As Chipotle's stock slides, analysts ask if its valuation has peaked Federal Reserve economist says growth would have been better with negative interest rates WeWork's new chairman says job cuts are coming in internal memo Billionaire investor Jeffrey Vinik closes hedge fund less than a year after its relaunch Why China isn't cutting lending rates like the rest of the world     TOP VIDEO Chipotle CEO on how the company is catering to the digital consumer   CNBC PRO UBS upgrades Coca-Cola, says its stable earnings growth perfect for these 'defensive times'   SPECIAL REPORTS Bet on this one sector during third-quarter earnings season, trader says This one group of stocks holds the transports rally in the balance   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS