DJIA Market Happenings For Wednesday, February 21, 2018

There are no Dow stocks at 52 week highs. There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -11 points.

Tuesday the Dow was down -254.63 (-1.01%) at 24,964.75.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +0.99%.

There were 5 Dow stocks up Tuesday.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Intel (INTC) +1.67% and Microsoft (MSFT) +0.78%.

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Wal-Mart (WMT) -10.18% and Verizon (VZ) -2.45%.

JPMorgan (JPM) plans to build a headquarters in midtown Manhattan that would consolidate other offices into a new building for 15,000 employees on Park Avenue.

Walmart (WMT) posted a profit of $2.18 billion, or 73 cents a share, compared with a profit of $3.76 billion a year ago.

European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is up one-tenth of a cent at $2.526 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/21/17 after the market close of $0.46, beating estimates of $0.437 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/12/2018 before the market open of $1.07, missing estimates calling for $1.726 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/16/2018 before the market open of $2.59, beating estimates of $2.559 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/17/2018 before the market open of -$5.51 (includes tax loss), missing estimates calling for $5.064 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/18/2017 after the market close of -$1.41, missing estimates calling for $1.564 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/18/2018 after the market close of $5.01, missing estimates calling for $5.191 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open of $1.19, beating estimates of $1.166 per share.

Procter & Gamble reports earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open of $1.74, missing estimates calling for $1.757 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open of $0.86, missing estimates of $0.887 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open of $2.28, handily beating estimates calling for $1.657 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 1/24/2018 before the market open of -$0.35, missing estimates calling for $0.282 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 1/24/2018 before the market open of $1.60, meeting estimates of $1.597 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/25/2018 before the market open of $2.16, beating estimates calling for $1.827 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 1/25/2018 after the market close of $1.08, beating estimates calling for $0.891 per share.

3M (MMM) reporte earnings on 1/25/2018 before the market open of $2.10, beating estimates of $2.052 per share.

Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 1/30/2018 before the market open of $0.62, beating estimates of $0.583 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 1/30/2018 before the market open of $0.87, missing estimates calling for $1.616 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 1/31/2018 after the close of $0.96, beating estimates of $0.895 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/31/2018 before the market open of $4.80, beating estimates calling for $2.951 per share.

DowDupont (DWDP) reported earnings on 2/1/2018 before the market open of $0.83.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 2/1/2018 after the market close of $3.89, beating estimates of $3.839 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 2/1/2018 after the market close of $1.08, beating estimates of $1.007 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 2/2/2018 before the market open of $1.64, beating estimates of $1.306 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 2/2/2018 before the market open of $1.97, beating estimates of $1.092 per share.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 2/2/2018 before the market open of $0.98, beating estimates of $0.97 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/6/2018 after the market close of $1.89, beating estimates calling for $1.633 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/14/2018 after the market close of $0.63, beating estimates calling for $0.603 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/16/2018 before the market open of $0.39, meeting expectations of $0.39 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 2/20/2018 before the market open of $1.52, missing estimates calling for $1.654 per share.

Wal-Mart (WMT) reported earnings on 2/20/2018 before the market open of $1.33, missing estimates calling for $1.379 per share.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

IBM (IBM)

IBM (IBM) is up +1.13% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

12:00 MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 4.64%, 4.57%

12:00 MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), -6.6%, -4.1%

12:00 MBA Purchase Index , 225.5, 240.4

12:00 Mortgage Market Index, 372.9, 399.4

12:00 Mortgage Refinance Index, 1,183.1, 1,274.0

13:55 Redbook (YoY) 3.7%, 2.8%

13:55 Redbook (MoM), -0.7%, -1.1%

14:00 FOMC Member Harker Speaks

43 min Manufacturing PMI (Feb) , 55.4, 55.5

43 min Markit Composite PMI, 53.8

43 min Services PMI (Feb), 53.8, 53.3

58 min Existing Home Sales (Jan), 5.61M, 5.57M

58 min Existing Home Sales (MoM) (Jan, 0.9%, -3.6%

18:00 5-Year Note Auction, 2.434%

19:00 FOMC Meeting Minutes

21:30 API Weekly Crude Oil Stock, 3.947M

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