Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT), Dupont (DD), Home Depot (HD), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +22 points.

Wednesday the Dow was up +155.80 (+0.78%) at 20,068.51.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.55%.

There were 23 Dow stocks up Wednesday.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Boeing (BA) +4.24% and Caterpillar (CAT) +1.98%.

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Procter & Gamble (PG) -0.80% and Wal-Mart (WMT) -0.76%.

Caterpillar (CAT +1.98%) is down 1.5% in premarket trading after it reported Q4 revenue of $9.57 billion, below consensus of $9.81 billion.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 259,000 for the week ended Jan. 21. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 3,000 more applications received than previously reported.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down four-tenths of a cent at $2.293 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/20/16 after the market close of $0.50, beating estimates calling for $0.431 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/13/2016 before the market open of $1.71, beating estimates calling for $1.422 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/17/2017 before the market open of $2.11, beating estimates of $2.073 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/18/2017 before the market open of $5.08, beating estimates of $4.761 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/19/2017 after the market close of $0.91, lower than estimates calling for $0.979 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/19/2017 after the market close of $5.01, beating estimates calling for $4.89 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 1/20/2017 before the market open of $1.13, beating estimates calling for $1.065 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 1/20/2017 before the market open of $1.08, beating estimates of $1.06 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 1/23/2017 before the market open of $1.44, beating estimates calling for $1.407 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 1/24/2017 before the market open of $0.51, beating estimates calling for $0.419 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/24/2017 before the market open of $1.58, beating estimates of $1.556 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/24/2017 before the market open of $1.88, barely beating estimates calling for $1.871 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/24/2017 before the market open of $3.20, smashing estimates calling for $2.893 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/24/2017 before the market open of $0.86, missing estimates calling for $0.892 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/25/2017 before the market open of $2.47, beating consensus of $2.336 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 1/25/2017 before the market open of $1.56, meeting estimates calling for $1.557 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/26/2017 before the market open of $0.83, beating estimates calling for $0.654 per share.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 1/26/2017 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 1/26/2017 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 1/27/2017 after the market close.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 1/31/2017 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 1/31/2017 after the market close.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 1/31/2017 after the market close.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 2/2/2017 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 2//2017 after the market close.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 2/7/2017 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Intel (INTC)

Intel (INTC) is up +4.22% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +13,000 to 247,000, previous -15,000 to 234,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -6,000 to 2.040 million, previous -47,000 to 2.046 million.

0830 ET Dec wholesale inventories expected +0.1% m/m, Nov +1.0% m/m. Dec retail inventories, Nov +1.0% m/m.

0830 ET Dec Chicago Fed national activity index expected +0.22 to -0.05, Nov -0.22 to -0.27.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

0945 ET Jan Markit services PMI expected +0.5 to 54.4, Dec -0.7 to 53.9.

1000 ET Dec new home sales expected -0.8% to 587,000, Nov +5.2% to 592,000.

1000 ET Dec leading indicators expected +0.5%, Nov unch. LEI benchmark revisions.

1100 ET Jan Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey expected -3 to 8, Dec +10 to 11.

1300 ET Treasury auctions $28 billion of 7-year T-notes.

n/a President Trump is scheduled to meet with House and Senate Republicans at their 3-day policy retreat in Philadelphia.