Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS). Dow stock 52 week lows include IBM (IBM).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -60 points.

Friday the Dow was up +64.89 (+0.26%) at 25,444.34.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.93%.

There were 19 Dow stocks up Friday.

The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Procter & Gamble (PG) +8.80%, American Express (AXP) +3.78% and Disney (DIS) +2.34%.

The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Intel (INTC) -2.16%, Nike (NKE) -1.84% and IBM (IBM) -1.11%.

European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $2.852 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) reported earnings on 10/16/18 after the market close of $3.42, missing estimates of $3.434 per share.

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.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 10/19/2018 before the market open of $1.12,meeting expectations of $1.116 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/19/18 before the market open of $2.54, beating estimates calling for $2.19 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 10/18/18 after the market close of $1.88,beating estimates of $1.808 per share.

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.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 11/14/2018 after the market close.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 11/15/2018 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Walgreens (WBA)

Walgreens (WBA) is up +6.51% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

12:30 Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Sep), -0.1%, 0.4%, 0.2%

12:30 NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Oct), 21.10, 20.40, 19.00

12:30 Retail Control (MoM) (Sep), 0.5%, 0.3%, 0.1%

12:30 Retail Sales (MoM) (Sep), 0.1%, 0.7%, 0.1%

12:30 Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) (Sep), 0.0%, 0.1%

14:00 Business Inventories (MoM) (Aug, 0.5%, 0.5%, 0.7%

15:30 3-Month Bill Auction, 2.270%, 2.220%

15:30 6-Month Bill Auction, 2.415%, 2.380%

18:00 Federal Budget Balance, 119.0B, 71.0B, -214.0B