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The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -27 points.

Friday the Dow closed up +105.25 (+0.30%) at 35,281.40.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +6.44%.

Friday, (21) Dow stocks were up, none were at 52-week lows and none were at 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Chevron (CVX) 164.15 (+2.06%, Merck (MRK) 107.44 (+1.77%) and American Express (AXP) 165.27 (+1.06%).

The Dow stock losers Friday were Disney (DIS) 89.02 (-2.99%), Boeing (BA) 235.72 (-1.07%) and Dow (DOW) 55.45 (-0.95%).

The VIX closed Friday at 14.84 (-6.37%) and the 10 YR at 4.165 (+0.05%). The VIX is currently at 15.93 (+7.35%). The 10YR is at 4.185 (+0.53%).

Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.62% for its fourth positive week in five.

Chevron (CVX) dividend will be increasing from last year’s payment of the same period to $1.51 on 11th of September. This takes the annual payment to 3.7% of the current stock price, which is about average for the industry.

U.S. futures are lower, European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is up three-tenths of a cent at $3.851 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 6/27/2023 before the market open with $1.00, missing estimates of $1.069 per share.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/29/2023 after the market close with $0.66, missing estimates of $0.672 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/14/2023 before the market open with $4.75, beating estimates of $3.615 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 7/14/2023 before the market open with $6.14, beating estimates of $5.921 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/19/2023 before the market open with $3.08, missing estimates of $3.245 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/19/2023 after the market close with $2.18, beating estimates of $2.002 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/20/2023 before the market open with $2.80, beating estimates of $2.614 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/20/2023 before the market open with $0.06, missing estimates of $2.273 per share.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 7/21/2023 before the market open with $2.88, beating estimates of $2.801 per share.

Dow (DOW) reported earnings on 7/25/2023 before the market open with $0.68, missing estimates of $0.699 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 7/25/2023 before the market open with $2.17, beating estimates of $1.648 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/25/2023 before the market open with $1.21, beating estimates of $1.17 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/25/2023 after the market close with $2.69, beating estimates of $2.544per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 7/25/2023 after the market close with $2.16, beating estimates of $2.109 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/26/2023 before the market open with $0.78, beating estimates of $0.716 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 7/26/2023 before the market open with $-0.82, beating estimates of $-0.986 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 7/27/2023 before the market open with $2.23, beating estimates of $2.201 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 7/27/2023 before the market open with $3.17, beating estimates of $2.772 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 7/27/2023 after the market close with $0.13, beating estimates of $-0.189 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/28/2023 after the market close with $3.08, beating estimates of $2.95 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 7/28/2023 after the market close with $1.37, beating estimates of $1.321 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 8/1/2023 before the market open with $5.55, beating estimates of $4.513 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 8/1/2023 before the market open with $-2.06, beating estimates of $-2.165 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 8/3/2023 after the market close with $5.00, beating estimates of $4.436 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 8/3/2023 after the market close with $1.26, beating estimates of $1.188 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 8/9/2023 after the market close with $1.03, beating estimates of $0.985 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 8/15/2023 before the market open.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 8/16/2023 after the market close.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 8/17/2023 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Amgen (AMGN)

Amgen (AMGN) 262.51 (0.17%) is flat in 2023.

Financial Calendar

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