Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Boeing (BA), Cisco (CSCO), Dupont (DD), Home Depot (HD), IBM (IBM), JPMorgan (JPM), 3M (MMM), UnitedHealth (UNH) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to down -59 points.
Thursday the Dow was up +7.91 (+0.04%) at 20,619.77.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +4.34%.
There were 15 Dow stocks up Thursday.
The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Cisco (CSCO) +2.38% and Coca Cola (KO) +1.88%.
The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Chevron (CVX) -1.68% and Exxon Mobil (XOM) -1.03%.
Total U.S. household debt climbed to a near-record $12.58 trillion by the end of 2016. February’s 33-page “Quarterly Report of Household Debt and Credit” shows that every category of debt measured — including mortgages, credit cards, student loans and auto loans — saw an increase. The total increase of $460 billion in 2016 was the largest in a decade. Mortgage balances, now at $8.48 trillion, made up 67 percent of the household debt. At the current rate of growth, household debt is expected to break the 2008 record high, of $12.68 trillion, sometime in 2017. The year 2008 was marked by the start of a recession.
European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended lower.
The national average price of gasoline is up one-tenth of a cent at $2.285 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) reported earnings on 1/26/2017 after the market close of $0.79, beating estimates calling for $0.755 per share.
Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/26/2017 after the market close of $0.83, beating estimates of $0.785 per share.
Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 1/27/2017 after the market close of $0.22, missing estimates calling for $0.64 per share.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 1/31/2017 before the market open of $0.41, missing estimates calling for $0.724 per share.
Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/31/2017 after the market close of$3.36, beating estimates calling for $3.219 per share.
Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 1/31/2017 after the market close of $0.47, missing estimates calling for $0.496 per share.
Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/2/2017 before the market open of $0.89, beating estimates calling for $0.88 per share.
Visa (V) reported earnings on 2/2/2017 after the market close of $0.86,beating estimates calling for $0.777 per share.
Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/7/2017 after the market close of $1.55, beating estimates calling for $1.478 per share.
Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/9/2017 before the market open of$0.37, barely beating estimates calling for $0.362 per share.
Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/15/2017 after the market close of $0.57, beating estimates calling for $0.502 per share.
Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 2/21/2017 before the market open.
Wal-Mart (WMT) reports earnings on 2/21/2017 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Verizon (VZ) is down -9.22% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
1000 ET Jan leading indicators expected +0.5%, Dec +0.5%.