Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include American Express (AXP) 312.32 (+3.98%) and Cisco (CSCO) 59.98 (+1.10%). There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -91 points.

Wednesday the Dow closed up +703.27 (+1.65%) at 43,221.55.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.59%.

Wednesday, (23) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (2) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Goldman Sachs (GS) 605.92 (+6.02%), American Express (AXP) 312.32 (+3.98%) and Mvidia (NVDA)136.24 (+3.40%). 16.

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Salesforce (CRM) 321.16 (-0.74%), Boeing (BA) 166.20 (-0.49%) and Coca Cola (KO)61.77 (-0.44%).

The VIX closed Wednesday at 16.12 (-13.84%) and the 10 YR at 4.656 (-2.76%). The VIX is currently at 16.04 (-0.50%). The 10YR is at 4.668 (+0.26%).

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported mixed fourth-quarter results, sending shares down more than 4%. The company earned an adjusted $6.81 per share, beating an LSEG estimate of $6.72 per share. Revenue, however, came in at $100.81 billion, just below the $101.76 billion consensus. Revenue from premiums totaled $76.48 billion, below an estimate of $78.18 billion.

Yesterday, JPMorgan (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) also beat fourth-quarter estimates.

U.S. futures are mixed, European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is up 1.4 cents at $3.103 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/19/24 after the market close with $0.78, beating estimates for $0.63 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/15/25 before the market open with $4.81, beating estimates for $4.025 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 1/15/25 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 1/16/25 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 1/21/25 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 1/28/25 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reports earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 1/31/25 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 2/4/25 before the market open.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 2/4/25 after the market close.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 2/5/25 before the market open.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 2/6/25 before the market open.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 2/6/25 after the market close.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 2/10/25 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 2/10/25 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

UnitedHealth (UNH)

UnitedHealth (UNH) 543.42 (-0.06%) is up +7.43% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,870K, 1,867K
08:30 AM ET Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec), 0.5%, 0.2%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (YoY) (Dec), 0.8%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (MoM) (Dec), 0.2%, 0.0%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (MoM) (Dec), -0.1%, 0.1%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (YoY) (Dec), 1.3%
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 210K, 201K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 213.00K
08:30 AM ET Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Jan), -5.2, -16.4
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Business Conditions (Jan), 30.7
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed CAPEX Index (Jan), 18.80
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Employment (Jan), 6.6
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed New Orders (Jan), -4.3
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Prices Paid (Jan), 31.20
08:30 AM ET Retail Control (MoM) (Dec), 0.4%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec), 0.6%, 0.7%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (YoY) (Dec), 3.80%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) (Dec), 0.2%
10:00 AM ET Business Inventories (MoM) (Nov), 0.1%, 0.1%
10:00 AM ET NAHB Housing Market Index (Jan), 45, 46
10:00 AM ET Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Nov), 0.6%, 0.1%
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, -260B, -40B
11:00 AM ET FOMC Member Williams Speaks
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 4.245%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 4.240%
13:00 PM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q4), 2.7%, 2.7%
16:30 PM ET Fed’s Balance Sheet, 6,854B
16:30 PM ET Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks, 3.332T