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The Dow ended virtually flat on Thursday, and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 added roughly 0.2% each as investors digested more earnings results from corporate America while weighing hawkish remarks from several Fed policymakers. BJ's Wholesale Club surged over 7% after the company beat Wall Street forecasts for its fiscal second-quarter 2022 sales and earnings. Cisco Systems jumped almost 6% after posting results that exceeded analysts' expectations. On the flip side, Kohl's plunged nearly 8% after the company issued full-year guidance that surprised investors on the downside. On the policy side, Louis Fed President James Bullard echoed the Fed's intention to tighter monetary policy, leaning towards favoring another 75 bps hike in September. San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly highlighted the need to push interest rates to the restrictive territory to bring inflation down to its 2% target.