Dow stocks at 52 week highs includes Chevron (CVX), 3M (MMM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -35 points.
Thursday, the Dow closed down -2.83 (-0.02%) at 17,083.80.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +3.06%.
Visa (V) late yesterday reported fiscal Q3 EPS of $2.17, better than the consensus of $2.10.
European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mixed.
The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $3.550 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/26/14 after the market close of $0.78/share, beating consensus for $0.76/share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open of $4.10/share, beating consensus of $3.07/share.
Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 7/15/14 after the market close of $0.55/share, beating consensus of $0.52/share.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will report earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open.
JPMorgan (JPM) will report earnings on 7/15/14 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) will report earnings on 7/17/14 before the market open.
IBM (IBM) will report earnings on 7/17/14 after the market close.
General Electric (GE) will report earnings on 7/18/14 before the market open.
Dupont (DD) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Coca Cola (KO) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
McDonald’s (MCD) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Microsoft (MSFT) will report earnings on 7/22/14 after the market close.
Travelers (TRV) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Verizon (VZ) will report earnings on 7/22/14 before the market open.
Boeing (BA) will report earnings on 7/23/14 before the market open.
AT&T (T) will report earnings on 7/23/14 after the market close.
Caterpillar (CAT) will report earnings on 7/24/14 before the market open.
3M (MMM) will report earnings on 7/24/14 before the market open.
Visa (V) will report earnings on 7/24/14 after the market close.
Merck (MRK) will report earnings om 7/29/14 before the market open.
Pfizer (PFE) will report earnings on 7/29/14 before the market open
American Express (AXP) will report earnings on 7/29/14 after the market close.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) will report earnings on 7/31/14 before the market open.
Chevron (CVX) will report earnings on 8/1/14 before the market open.
Procter & Gamble (PG) will report earnings on 8/1/14 before the market open.
Notable earnings reports from Thursday include:
Caterpillar (CAT) reported second quarter EPS of $1.69 on revenue of $14.15 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.45 on revenue of $14.62 billion.
Amazon.com (AMZN) reported a second quarter loss of $0.27 on revenue of $19.34 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.02 on revenue of $15.70 billion.
Ford Motor Company (F) reported second quarter EPS of $0.40 on revenue of $37.40 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.45 on revenue of $36.08 billion.
General Motors Company (GM) reported second quarter EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $39.60 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.84 on revenue of $39.08 billion.
Stocks reporting earnings today include:
Covidien (COV) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $1.01 on revenue of $2.69 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.91 on revenue of $2.58 billion.
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.37 on revenue of $2.94 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.21 on revenue of $2.87 billion.
Tyco International (TYC) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $0.54 on revenue of $2.64 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.50 on revenue of $2.68 billion.
Xerox Corporation (XRX) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.26 on revenue of $5.31 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.27 on revenue of $5.40 billion.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is up +13.61% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0830 ET Jun durable goods orders expected +0.5% and +0.5% ex-transportation, May -0.9% and unch ex-transportation. June non-defense capital goods orders ex-aircraft expected +0.5%, May +0.7%.
1500 ET USDA Jun Cattle on Feed.