Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -106 points.

Monday the Dow was up +28.90 (+0.11%) at 27,221.35.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +16.69%.

There were 18 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Intel (INTC) +1.78%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +1.75% and 3M (MMM) +1.60%.

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Pfizer (PFE) -3.81%, Dow (DOW) -2.16% and Boeing (BA) -1.39%.

The Fed two day FOMC meeting begins today.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings after the close today.

Merck (MRK) rose about 3% in early trading Tuesday after crushing Wall Street estimates for second-quarter earnings and announcing rapid sales growth for its Keytruda cancer treatment.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $2.727 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 6/27/2019 before the market open of $1.47, beating estimates calling for $1.46 per share.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/27/2019 after the market close of $0.62, missing estimates calling for $0.698 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/16/2019 before the market open of $5.81, beating estimates of $5.149 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/16/2019 before the market open of $2.58, beating estimates of $2.436 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/16/2019 before the market open of $2.82, beating estimates of $2.568 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/17/2019 after the market close of $3.17, beating estimates of $3.078 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/18/2019 before the market open of $3.60, beating estimates of $3.528 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/18/2019 after the market close of $1.37, beating estimates of $1.249 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/19/2019 before the market open of $2.07, meeting estimates of $2.069 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/23/2019 before the market open of $0.63, meeting estimates of $0.629 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/23/2019 before the market open of $2.02, missing estimates calling for $2.374 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 7/23/2019 before the market open of $2.20, beating estimates of $2.082 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 7/23/2019 after the market close of $1.37, beating estimates calling for $1.363 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 7/24/2019 before the market open of -$5.82, missing estimates calling for $1.133 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 7/24/2019 before the market open of $2.83, missing estimates calling for $3.152 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 7/25/2019 before the market open of $2.20, beating estimates calling for $2.07 per share.

Dow (DOW) reported earnings on 7/25/2019 before the market open of $0.86 per share.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 7/25/2019 after the market close of $1.06, beating estimates calling for $0.908 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 7/26/2019 before the market open of $1.97, missing estimates calling for $2.092 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 7/30/2019 before the market open of $1.30, beating estimates of $1.182 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 7/30/2019 before the market open of $1.10, beating estimates of $1.079 per share.

Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 7/30/2019 before the market open of $0.80, beating estimates of $0.789 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 7/30/2019 after the market close.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 8/1/2019 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 8/2/2019 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 8/2/2019 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 8/6/2019 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar (CAT) is up +5.82% year-to-date.

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