Dow Jones industrials futures were slightly lower Monday morning, pointing to a narrow decline to start the day on Wall Street.
The Nasdaq composite index gained 122.02 points, to 3,778.32, narrowed its decline so far this year to 7.15percentt.
Most economists said later revisions may narrow the decline in GDP, but were unlikely to push economic growth into positive territory.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index popped back into the plus column for the year, while the Dow Jones industrial average narrowed its decline.
The equalising 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s of the 20th century have been replaced by inequality, narrowing opportunity, decline of meritocracy and rise of the super and ugly rich celebrocracy, avoiding taxes and concentrating their wealth in off-shore havens.
The company also revealed that membership continued to slip compared to the year-earlier period, though it narrowed the decline to 4.8%, bringing the total to 2.4 million, compared to a 12.7% year-over-year loss in the third quarter.
Among the retailers posting surprises, J.C. Penney Co. registered a narrower than expected decline in its June same-store sales and reiterated a second-quarter profit forecast that matches analyst expectations.
The home builder D. R. Horton said on Friday that its quarterly loss narrowed despite a decline in revenue as its inventory write-down costs fell.
