The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Thursday after a round of weak economic data and mixed earnings reports.

Weekly jobless claims from last week came in higher than economists had anticipated; meanwhile, U.S. capital goods orders in September fell by their fastest pace since February. The news raises fresh concerns about business investment a day before the U.S. Commerce Department reports third-quarter GDP.

Let’s look at the final numbers on Thursday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:

Dow Jones: 18,169.68; -29.65; -0.16%

S&P 500: 2,133.04; -6.39; -0.30%

Nasdaq: 5,215.97; -34.29; -0.65%

Now, here’s a look at today’s most important market events and stocks, plus a preview of Friday’s economic calendar.

DJIA Today: Markets Slide After Lackluster Round of Economic Data

The Dow Jones fell 29 points after a round of lackluster economic data rattled investor sentiment and real estate stocks slumped nearly 2%. After the bell, keep an eye on Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN). The e-commerce giant will report quarterly earnings. Wall Street expects an EPS figure of $0.85 on top of $32.57 billion in revenue. Before today’s AMZN earnings report, read our outlook on the Amazon stock price after earnings.

It appears that the markets are stuck in neutral until the November election. But it’s very likely that we will once again see Washington divided by party and for political gridlock to reign again for the next four years. That’s why investors need to establish a profit plan for what happens after the 2016 election. 

Meanwhile, in deal news, shares of NXP Semiconductors NV (Nasdaq: NXPI) gained more than 2% on news that it will sell itself to rival Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) for roughly $38 billion. This is the largest deal in the history of the semiconductor industry.

The WTI crude oil price today gained roughly 1.0%, while the Brent crude oil price added about 0.8%.