Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Cisco (CSCO) 63.84 (+2.09%), Visa (V) 355.63 (+1.18%) and Walmart (WMT) 105.05 (+1.39%). Dow stock 52-week lows include Merck (MRK) 84.42 (-1.46%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -45 points.

Thursday the Dow closed up +342.87 (+0.77%) at 44,711.43.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +5.09%.

Thursday, (26) Dow stocks were up, (1) made 52-week lows, and (3) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Nvidia (NVDA) 135.29 (+3.16%), Cisco (CSCO) 63.84 (+2.09%) and Apple (AAPL) 241.53 (+1.97%). 16.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Merck (MRK) 84.42 (-1.46%), Boeing (BA) 185.44 (-0.43%) and 3M (MMM) 148.72 (-0.10%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 15.10 (-4.97%) and the 10 YR at 4.538 (+0.27%). The VIX is currently at 15.04 (-0.40%). The 10YR is at 4.470 (-1.24%).

Apple (AAPL) stock is 6% higher this week. Thursday, CEO Tim Cook said on X the company will launch a new product next week. That may potentially be a 4th-generation iPhone SE supportive of its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.

That’s about everything notable for Dow stocks.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up five-tenths of a cent at $3.160 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) reported earnings on 1/15/25 before the market open with $7.99 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/16/25 before the market open with $6.81, beating estimates for $6.708 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/21/25 before the market open with $1.68, beating estimates for $1.661 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $2.04, beating estimates for $2.003 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $1.88, beating estimates for $1.863 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/22/25 before the market open with $9.15, beating estimates for $6.562 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open with $3.04, beating estimates for $3.029 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 1/24/25 before the market open with $1.10, beating estimates for $1.094 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/28/25 before the market open with -$5.90, missing estimates for -$3.221 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close with $3.90, beating estimates for $3.728 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/29/25 after the market close with $3.23, beating estimates for $3.11 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open with $5.14, beating estimates for $4.967 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close with $2.75, beating estimates for $2.659 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 1/30/25 before the market open with $2.09, beating estimates for $2.069 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/30/25 after the market close with $2.40, beating estimates for $2.355 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 1/31/25 before the market open with $2.06, missing estimates for $2.191 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/4/25 before the market open with $1.72, beating estimates for $1.694 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 2/4/25 after the market close with $5.31, beating estimates for $5.029 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/5/25 before the market open with $1.76, beating estimates for $1.437 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 2/6/25 before the market open with $2.47, beating estimates for $2.314 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on 2/6/25 after the market close with $1.86, beating estimates for $1.518 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 2/10/25 before the market open with $2.83, matching estimates for $2.835 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/11/25 before the market open with $0.55, matching estimates for $0.514 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/12/25 after the market close with $0.94, beating estimates for $0.741 per share.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 2/20/25 before the market open.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 2/25/25 before the market open.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 2/26/25 after the market close.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 2/26/25 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Coca Cola (KO)

Coca Cola (KO) 69.50 (+1.15%) is up +11.63% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan), 0.3%, 0.4%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (YoY) (Jan), 1.8%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (MoM) (Jan), 0.3%, 0.3%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (MoM) (Jan), 0.4%, 0.1%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (YoY) (Jan), 2.2%
08:30 AM ET Retail Control (MoM) (Jan), 0.3%, 0.7%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan), -0.2%, 0.4%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (YoY) (Jan), 3.92%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) (Jan), 0.3%
09:15 AM ET Capacity Utilization Rate (Jan), 77.7%, 77.6%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (YoY) (Jan), 0.55%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (MoM) (Jan), 0.3%, 0.9%
09:15 AM ET Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Jan), 0.1%, 0.6%
10:00 AM ET Business Inventories (MoM) (Dec), 0.0%, 0.1%
10:00 AM ET Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Dec), 0.2%, 0.5%
13:00 PM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1), 2.9%, 2.9%
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 480
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 586
15:00 PM ET Fed Logan Speaks
15:30 PM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, 3.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 15.4K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, 462.4K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 230.3K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 302.5K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, 19.0K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -72.2K
15:30 PM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, -4.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 50.4K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, 37.2K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, -67.4K