i just knighted sir john lechleiter.he swiss maker animal health division. >> quarterly results expected from dow component travelers. and media giant comcast coming up at the top of the hour. ♪ "first day of my life" by bright eyes ♪ you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbc. andrew is off. we have been watching futures. not a lot of movement. this comes after the first five years of gains. up to five days in a row. the first time that has happened since february. the yield is sitting just at around 2.7%. 2.71% the last tick. we have hraerpbgs that have just been hittings. we have earnings from dow. insurance company coming with $2.95 per share for the quarter for travelers. revenue was slightly below consensus. travelers announcing a 10% increase in its quarterly to 50 cents a share. incredibly strong performer for as many quarters as i can remember. >> beating estimates by 5 cents. revenue slightly above co

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