Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +58 points.

Wednesday the Dow was up +172.16 (+0.68%) at 25,414.10.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.81%.

There were 25 Dow stocks up Wednesday.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Microsoft (MSFT) +2.94% and Nike (NKE) +2.16%.

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Verizon (VZ) -1.16% and Boeing (BA) -0.66%.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is up seven-tenths of a cent at $2.853 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 6/28/2018 before the market open with $1.53 per share, beating estimates calling for $1.503 per share.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/28/2018 after the market close of $0.69, beating estimates of $0.673 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/13/2018 before the market open of $2.27, beating estimates calling for $2.27 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $5.98, beating estimates calling for $4.66 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $2.10, beating estimates of $2.083 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $3.14, beating estimates of 3.088 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/18/2018 after the market close of $1.84, missing estimates calling for $1.868 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/18/2018 after the market close of $3.08, beating estimates calling for $3.058 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/19/2018 before the market open $1.92, missing estimates of $2.446 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/19/2018 after the market close of $1.13, beating estimates calling for $1.11 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open of $3.07, beating estimates of $2.603 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open of $1.97, beating estimates calling for $1.88 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open of $1.20, beating estimates of $1.159 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 7/25/2018 before the market open of $3.33, missing estimates of $3.448 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/25/2018 before the market open of $0.61, meeting expectations of $0.609 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 7/26/2018 before the market open of $1.90, missing estimates of $1.965 per share.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 7/26/2018 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 7/30/2018 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 7/31/2018 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 7/31/2018 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 7/31/2018 after the market close.

DowDuPont (DWDP) reports earnings on 8/2/2018 before the market open.

Disney (DIS)) reports earnings on 8/7/2018 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

American Express (AXP)

American Express (AXP) is UP +3.34% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

Tentative OPEC Meeting

12:30 Cap Goods Ship Non Defense Ex Air (MoM), 0.4%, 0.2%

12:30 Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,730K, 1,751K

12:30 Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Jun), 0.5%, 0.0%

12:30 Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Jun), 3.0%, -0.4%

12:30 Durables Excluding Defense (MoM) (Jun), -1.3%

12:30 Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air (MoM) (Jun), 0.4%, 0.3%

12:30 Goods Trade Balance (Jun), -67.00B, -64.77B

12:30 Initial Jobless Claims, 215K, 207K

12:30 Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 220.50K

12:30 Wholesale Inventories (MoM), 0.4%, 0.6%

13:45 Bloomberg Consumer Confidence, 58.0

14:30 Natural Gas Storage, 36B, 46B

15:00 KC Fed Composite Index (Jul), 28

15:00 KC Fed Manufacturing Index (Jul), 38

17:00 7-Year Note Auction, 2.809%