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The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +218 points.
Monday the Dow was down -89.44 (-0.35%) at 25,250.55.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.15%.
There were 10 Dow stocks up Monday.
The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Walgreens (WBA) +1.66%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +1.35% and Disney (DIS) +0.74%.
The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Cisco (CSCO) -2.28%, Apple (AAPL) -2.14% and Visa (V) -2.02%.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ +0.06%) rose +0.5% in premarket trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $2.95, better than consensus of $$2.03.
Goldman Sachs (GS) earned $6.28 per share for the third quarter, well above the consensus estimate of $5.38 a share. Revenue was also above analysts’ forecasts, and Goldman said its year-to-date return-on-equity is its highest in nine years.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reported adjusted quarterly profit of $3.41 per share, beating estimates by 12 cents a share. Revenue topped forecasts on growth in both insurance and medical services, and UnitedHealth raised its full-year outlook.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported adjusted quarterly profit of $2.05 per share, beating forecasts by 2 cents a share. Revenue was also above estimates, helped by strong growth in pharmaceuticals and the consumer business, among other factors.
Walmart (WMT) cut its full-year earnings outlook by 25 cents per share, a move designed to reflect the impact of its acquisition of India’s Flipkart. Separately, Walmart and Advance Auto Parts announced plans to open a specialty store on Walmart .com.
European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly higher.
The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $2.885 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/25/2018 after the market close of $0.67, just beating estimates calling for $0.657 per share.
Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 10/11/18 before the market open of $1.48, barely beating estimates of $1.471 per share.
JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/12/18 before the market open of $2.36, beating estimates calling for $2.26 per share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open of $6.28, beating estimates of $5.695 per share.
IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 10/16/18 after the market close.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open of $2.05, missing estimates calling for $2.061 per share.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open of $3.41, beating estimates of $3.356 per share.
Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/19/18 before the market open.
American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/18/18 after the market close.
McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 10/23/2018 before the market open.
3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/23/2018 before the market open.
United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 10/23/2018 before the market open.
Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/23/2018 before the market open.
Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/24/2018 before the market open.
Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/24/2018 after the market close.
Visa (V) reports earnings on 10/24/2018 after the market close.
Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/25/2018 before the market open.
Visa (V) reports earnings on 10/25/2018 after the market close.
Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/30/2018 before the market open.
Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 10/30/2018 before the market open.
Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 11/1/2018 after the market close.
Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 11/2/2018 after the market close.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 11/2/2018 after the market close.
Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 11/8/2018 after the market close.
Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 11/13/2018 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
UnitedHealth (UNH) is up +18.05% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
12:55 Redbook (YoY), 6.5%
12:55 Redbook (MoM), 0.4%
13:15 Capacity Utilization Rate (Sep), 78.2%, 78.1%
13:15 Industrial Production (MoM) (Sep), 0.2%, 0.4%
13:15 Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Sep), 0.2%, 0.2%
14:00 JOLTs Job Openings (Aug), 6.945M, 6.939M
14:00 NAHB Housing Market Index (Oct), 68, 67
15:30 4-Week Bill Auction, 2.135%
15:30 8-Week Bill Auction
20:00 US Foreign Buying, T-bonds (Aug), 18.90B
20:00 Overall Net Capital Flow (Aug), 52.20B
20:00 TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (Aug), 47.7B, 74.8B
20:00 TIC Net Long-Term Transactions including Swaps (Aug), 56.60B
20:15 FOMC Member Daly Speaks
20:30 API Weekly Crude Oil Stock, 9.750M