Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Coca Cola (KO) 73.18 (+2.59%). Dow stock 52-week lows include Caterpillar (CAT) 305.76 (-8.64%) and Nike (NKE) 55.58 (-14.44%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -900 points.

Thursday the Dow closed down -1679.39 (-3.98%) at 40,545.93.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -4.70%.

Thursday, (7) Dow stocks were up, (2) made 52-week lows, and (1) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 540.44 (+3.30%), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 159.82 (+2.87%) and Coca Cola (KO) 73.18 (+2.59%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Nike (NKE) 55.58 (-14.44%), Boeing (BA) 150.91 (-10.47%) and American Express (AXP) 247.82 (-9.97%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 30.02 (+39.56%) and the 10 YR at 4.014 (-0.96%). The VIX is currently at 38.75 (+28.81%). The 10YR is at 3.931 (-3.01%).

Trump, thank you so much for wiping out our 401k’s. I’m guessing you and your family have all loaded up on puts long ago and are now waiting for the right moment to cash them in and load up on calls. This reeks of market manipulation.

The Dow was down -1679 points yesterday and looks to be down another -1000 points today. The Russell 2000 was down -7% yesterday and another -4% this morning. That’s a very notable and historical accomplishment for you.

U.S. markets dropped Friday morning after China announced retaliatory tariffs of 34% on all goods from America.

Can we impeach Trump for this? You know his lying about everything and being the-worst-president, the United States of America has ever seen?

I hope there is something we can do to get payback.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up eight-tenths of a cent at $3.268 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 3/20/25 after the market close with $0.54, beating estimates of $0.279 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 4/11/25 before the market open.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/14/25 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 4/15/25 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/16/25 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 4/17/25 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 4/17/25 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 4/22/25 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/22/25 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/23/25 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/23/25 after the market close.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/24/25 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/24/25 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 4/25/25 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/29/25 after the market close.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 5/1/25 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 5/1/25 after the market close.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 5/1/25 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Coca Cola (KO)

Coca Cola (KO) 73.18 (+2.59%) is up +17.54% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Mar), 0.3%, 0.3%
08:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (YoY) (Mar), 3.9%, 4.0%
08:30 AM ET Average Weekly Hours (Mar), 34.2, 34.1
08:30 AM ET Government Payrolls (Mar), 11.0K
08:30 AM ET Manufacturing Payrolls (Mar), 5K, 10K
08:30 AM ET Nonfarm Payrolls (Mar), 137K, 151K
08:30 AM ET Participation Rate (Mar), 62.4%
08:30 AM ET Private Nonfarm Payrolls (Mar), 130K, 140K
08:30 AM ET U6 Unemployment Rate (Mar), 8.0%
08:30 AM ET Unemployment Rate (Mar), 4.1%, 4.1%
11:25 AM ET Fed Chair Powell Speaks
11:25 AM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
12:45 AM ET Fed Waller Speaks
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 484
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 592
15:30 AM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, 1.9K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 25.2K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, 200.4K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 180.6K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 257.9K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, 23.0K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -131.9K
15:30 AM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, 68.3K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 62.3K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, -14.4K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, -82.5K