What to Watch Thursday: Dollar General, Kroger Report Earnings

On Thursday, December 1, investors await multiple consumer earnings reports. Dollar General (DG) - Get Report and Kroger (KR) - Get Report release earnings before the markets open. After the markets close, chipmaker Ambarella (AMBA) - Get Report and Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA) - Get Report unveil earnings. On the economic calendar, jobless claims are released at 8:30 a.m. The ISM Nonmanufacturing Index for November is released at 10 a.m., along with construction spending figures for October, released at the same time. Federal Reserve officials Loretta Mester and Robert Kaplan are speaking at various events.