Markets are mixed before the opening bell on a busy Thursday that will bring the latest government report on retail sales, weekly applications for unemployment benefits, and a slew of corporate earnings reports.

ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68.82 points, the S&P 500 lost 1.49 points, the Nasdaq Composite lost 12.88 points

Wall Street just brought the fireworks, and the markets are loving it. Major U.S. banks like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup delivered blockbuster earnings, blowing past expectations and sending their stock prices higher.