Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Procter & Gamble (PG), up +7.96% YTD. There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -99 points.
Wednesday the Dow was up +117.51 (+0.46%) at 25,543.27.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +9.50%.
There were 23 Dow stocks up Wednesday.
The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Home Depot (HD) +1.56%, 3M (MMM) +1.52% and Walgreens (WBA) +1.22%.
The Dow stock losers Wednesday were Cisco (CSCO) -0.81%, Apple (AAPL) -0.42% and DowDuPont (DWDP) -0.41%.
Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings this morning, see earnings section below.
Unemployment insurance weekly claims in the week ending February 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 239,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 234,000 to 235,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,750, an increase of 6,750 from the previous week’s revised average. This is the highest level for this average since January 27, 2018 when it was 234,000. The previous week’s average was revised up by 250 from 224,750 to 225,000.
European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended lower.
The national average price of gasoline is up eight-tenths of a cent at $2.281 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/15/2019 before the market open of $1.98, missing estimates calling for $2.24 per share.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/15/2019 before the market open of $2.28, just beating estimates of $2.272 per share.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/16/2019 before the market open of $$6.04, beating estimates calling for $4.30 per share.
American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/17/2019 after the market close of $2.32, beating estimates calling for $1.832 per share.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/22/2019 before the market open of $2.02, beating estimates calling for $1.969 per share.
Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/22/2019 before the market open of $2.13, missing estimates calling for $2.315 per share.
IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/22/2019 after the market close of $4.87, meeting estimates of $4.87 per share.
Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 1/23/2019 before the market open of $1.25, beating estimates of $1.224 per share.
United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 1/23/2019 before the market open of $1.95, beating estimates calling for $1.554 per share.
Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 1/24/2019 after the market close of $1.28, beating estimates of $1.261 per share.
Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/28/2019 before the market open of $2.55, missing estimates calling for $3.004 per share.
3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/29/2019 before the market open of $2.31, meeting expectations of $2.305 per share.
Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 1/29/2019 before the market open of $0.64, missing estimates calling for $0.656 per share.
Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/29/2019 before the market open of $1.12, beating estimates calling for $1.102 per share.
Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/29/2019 after the market close of $4.18, missing estimates calling for $4.195 per share.
Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/30/2019 before the market open of $5.48, beating estimates of $4.561 per share.
McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 1/30/2019 before the market open of $1.82, missing estimates of $1.938 per share.
Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/30/2019 after the market close of $1.10, missing estimates calling for $1.128 per share.
DowDuPont (DWDP) reported earnings on 1/31/2019 before the market open of $0.88, inline with estimates of $0.88 per share.
Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 2/1/2019 before the market open of $1.95, missing estimates of $1.97 per share.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 2/1/2019 before the market open of $1.41, beating estimates of $1.135 per share.
Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/1/2019 before the market open of $1.04, missing estimates of $1.06 per share.
Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/5/2019 after the market close of $1.84, beating estimates calling for $1.618 per share.
CIsco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/13/2019 after the market close of $0.73, missing estimates of $0.743 per share.
Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/14/2019 before the market open of $0.433, beating estimates of $0.445 per share.
Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 2/19/2019 before the market open.
Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 2/26/2019 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Intel (INTC) is up +7.54% year-to-date.
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