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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -23 points.

Wednesday the Dow was up +286.01 (+0.83%) at 34,798.00.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +13.69%.

There were 25 Dow stocks up Wednesday.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Chevron (CVX) 99.82 (+3.41%), Boeing (BA) 222.54 (+2.48%) and Goldman Sachs (GS) 373.50 (+2.40%).

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Amgen (AMGN) 244.85 (-0.83%), Apple (AAPL) 145.40 (-0.51%) and Walmart (WMT) 141.17 (-0.49%).

The Labor Department reported Thursday an unexpected jump in initial jobless claims to 419,000 for last week, the highest weekly count since May 15. New filings for unemployment benefits for the prior week were upwardly revised to 368,000, matching last month’s Covid-era low.

The 10-year Treasury yield turned lower after the jobless report to roughly 1.27% after hitting a 5½-month low of nearly 1.13% earlier this week. Bond yields move in the opposite direction of bond prices.

US futures are mostly lower, European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $3.159 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/24/2021 after the market close of $0.93, beating estimates of $0.51 per share.

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 7/1/2021 before the market open of $1.51, beating estimates of $1.114 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/13/2021 before the market open of $15.02, beating estimates of $10.24 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/13/2021 before the market open of $3.78, beating estimates of $3.10 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/15/2021 before the market open of $4.70, beating estimates of $4.407 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/19/2021 after the market close of $2.33, beating estimates of $2.252 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/20/2021 before the market open of $3.45, beating estimates of $2.346 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/21/2021 before the market open of $2.48, beating estimates of $2.28 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/21/2021 before the market open of $0.68, beating estimates of $0.566 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/21/2021 before the market open of $1.37, beating estimates of $1.303 per share.

Dow (DOW) reported earnings on 7/22/2021 before the market open of $2.72, beating estimates calling for $2.477 per share.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 7/22/2021 after the market close.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 7/23/2021 before the market open.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 7/23/2021 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 7/27/2021 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 7/27/2021 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 7/27/2021 after the market close.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 7/27/2021 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 7/28/2021 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 7/28/2021 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/29/2021 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 7/30/2021 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/30/2021 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 7/30/2021 before the market open.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 8/3/2021 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Travelers (TRV)

Travelers (TRV) 151.84 (+0.50%) is up +8.17% in 2021.

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