Dow stocks at 52 week highs include McDonald’s (MCD).Dow stock 52 week lows include American Express (AXP).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +21 points.

Thursday the Dow was up +125.10 (+0.79%) at 16,069.64.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -7.78%.

There were 22 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) +4.73% and Chevron (CVX) +3.16%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by American Express (AXP)-3.01% and Merck (MRK) -2.32%.

Microsoft (MSFT +1.64%) is up over 3% in premarket trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 78 cents, above consensus of 71 cents.

Visa (V -2.23%) gained over 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 69 cents, higher than consensus of 68 cents.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher..

The national average price of gasoline is down nine-tenths of a cent at $1.813 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/14/2015 before the market open of $1.32, better than consensus of $1.261.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 1/14/2015 after the market close of $0.74, beating estimates of $0.63 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/19/2016 before the market open of $1.40, beating estimates of $1.37 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/19/2016 after the market close of $4.84, beating estimates of $4.755 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/20/2015 before the market open of $1.27, missing estimates calling for $3.79 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/21/2016 after the market of $1.23, beating consensus of $1.13 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/21/2016 before the market open of $2.90, beating estimates calling for $2.70 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/21/2016 before the market open of $0.89, beating estimates for $0.877 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 1/22/2016 before the market open of $0.31, missing estimates for $0.495 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 1/25/2016 before the market open of $1.31, beating estimates calling for $1.228 per share.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 1/26/2016 before the market open of $1.66, beating estimates for $1.62 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/26/2016 before the market open of $3.28, beating estimates for $3.235 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 1/26/2016 before the market open of $0.27, beating estimates for $0.259 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 1/26/2016 before the market open of $1.04, beating estimates for $0.98 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/26/2016 after the market close of $1.44, beating estimates for $1.418 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/27/2016 before the market open.of $1.60, beating estimates for $1.35 per share

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 1/27/2016 before the market open of$1.53, beating estimates for $1.505 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/28/2015 after the market close of $0.78, beating estimates for $0.693.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 1/28/2015 after the market close of $0.69, beating estimates for $0.675.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/28/2016 before the market open of $0.74, beating estimates for $0.694 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 1/29/2016 before the market open of -$0.31, missing estimates calling for $0.478 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 2/2/2016 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 2/2/2016 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 2/3/2016 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 2/9/2016 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 2/9/2016 after the market close.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 2/10/2016 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

General Electric (GE)

General Electric (GE) is down -9.44% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Q4 GDP expected +0.8% (q/q annualized), Q3 +2.0%. Q4 personal consumption expected +1.8%, Q3 +3.0%. Q4 GDP price index expected +0.8%, Q3 +1.3%. Q4 core PCE deflator expected +1.2% q/q, Q3 +1.4% q/q.

0830 ET Q4 employment cost index expected +0.6%, Q3 +0.6%.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

0900 ET Jan Milwaukee ISM expected +1.47 to 50.00, Dec +3.19 to 48.53.

0945 ET Jan Chicago PMI expected +2.4 to 45.3, Dec -5.8 to 42.9.

1000 ET University of Michigan final-Jan U.S. consumer sentiment index expected -0.3 to 93.0, prelim-Jan +0.7 to 93.3.

1500 ET USDA bi-annual Cattle inventory.

1530 ET San Francisco Fed President John Williams speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.