Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Boeing (BA), Coca Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Visa (V). Dow stock 52 week lows include IBM (IBM).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -38 points.

Thursday the Dow was up +85.54 (+0.39%) at 21,796.55.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +10.29%.

There were 17 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Verizon (VZ) +7.68% and Boeing (BA) +3.23%.

The Dow stock loser Thursday was Apple (AAPL) -1.89% and American Express (AXP) -1.70%.

U.S. gross domestic product increased 2.6 percent in the second quarter, meeting expectations. Last quarter’s growth rate came in at 1.4 percent. The economy grew at a 2.1 percent pace in the fourth quarter of 2016.

European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is up 1.1 cents at $2.298 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/29/17 after the market close of $0.60, beating estimates calling for $0.512 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/14/17 before the market open of $1.82, beating estimates calling for $1.62 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $3.95, beating estimates calling for $3.71 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $1.83, meeting estimates calling for $1.827 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/18/17 before the market open of $2.46, beating estimates of $2.398 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/18/17 after the market close of $2.97, beating estimates calling for $2.758 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/19/17 after the market close of $1.47, meeting estimates of $1.47 per share..

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 before the market open of $2.11, missing estimates calling for $2.212 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 after the market close of $0.98, beating estimates calling for $0.736 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 7/20/2017 after the market close of $0.86, beating estimates of $0.843 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 7/21/2017 before the market open of $0.28, missing estimates calling for $0.532 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open of$1.49, beating estimates calling for $1.262 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open of $1.38, beating estimates calling for $1.341 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open of $1.70, beating estimates of $1.66 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open of $2.58, beating estimates calling for $2.504 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 7/25/2017 before the market open of $1.85, beating estimates of $1.804 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/26/2017 before the market open of $0.59, beating estimates calling for $0.576 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 7/26/2017 before the market open of $2.55, beating estimates of $2.383 per share.

Procter & Gamble repored earnings on 7/27/2017 before the market open of $0.85, beating estimates of $0.789 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/27/2017 before the market open of $0.96, meeting expectations for $0.961 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 7/27/2017 after the market close of $0.72, beating expectations for $0.692 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open of $0.77, missing estimates calling for $0.977 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open of $0.78, missing estimates calling for $0.881 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 7/28/2017 before the market open of $1.01, beating estimates calling for $0.879 per share.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 8/1/2017 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 8/1/2017 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

McDonald’s (MCD)

McDonald’s (MCD) is up +28.94% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Q2 employment cost index expected +0.6%, Q1 +0.8%.

0830 ET U.S. GDP revisions from 2014-16.

0830 ET Q2 GDP expected +2.5% (q/q annualized), Q1 +1.4%. Q2 personal consumption expected +2.9%, Q1 +1.1%. Q2 GDP price index expected +1.3%, Q1 +1.9%. Q2 core PCE expected +0.7%, Q1 +2.0% q/q.

1000 ET Revised U.S. Jul University of Michigan consumer sentiment expected unchanged at 93.1, prelim-Jul -2.0 to 93.1.

1320 ET Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (voter) answers questions form a moderator art a townhall meeting in Oakdale, MN.