There are no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. Dow stock 52-week lows include Merck (MRK) 76.46 (-2.46%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -519 points.

Wednesday the Dow closed down -699.57 (-1.73%) at 39,669.39.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -6.76%.

Wednesday, (5) Dow stocks were up, (1) made 52-week lows, and none made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Travelers (TRV) 252.48 (+1.13%), Boeing (BA) 156.47 (+0.61%) and Chevron (CVX) 135.36 (+0.61%).

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Nvidia (NVDA) 104.49 (-6.87%), Amgen (AMGN) 282.64 (-4.29%) and Apple (AAPL) 194.27 (-3.89%).

The VIX closed Wednesday at 32.64 (+8.37%) and the 10 YR at 4.284 (+0.16%). The VIX is currently at 30.80 (-5.64%). The 10YR is at 4.295 (+0.42%).

UnitedHealth (UNH) stock plunged more than 19% after the insurer’s first-quarter results missed analysts’ estimates. UnitedHealth reported adjusted earnings of $7.20 per share on revenue of $109.58 billion, below the $7.29 in earnings per share and $111.60 billion that analysts were looking for. The company also slashed its full-year guidance. It told investors to expect between $26 and $26.50 in earnings per share, excluding items, for the full year. That is down from earlier guidance of between $29.50 and $30.

Jobless claims for the week ended April 12 totaled 215,000, while economists had expected a print of 225,000. The report comes as investors assess the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy.

Shares of American Express (AXP) were under pressure in premarket trading despite first-quarter results that beat expectations. American Express reported $3.64 in earnings per share on $16.97 billion of revenue. Analysts were expecting $3.46 per share and $16.94 billion in revenue. However, the company maintained its full-year guidance for revenue and earnings despite the strong first quarter. Non-interest revenue of $12.80 billion was also slightly below analyst expectations of $12.86 billion.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $3.167 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 with $5.07, beating estimates of $4.623 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/14/25 before the market open with $14.12, beating estimates of $12.35 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 4/15/25 before the market open with $2.77, beating estimates of $2.567 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/16/25 before the market open with $1.91, beating estimates of $0.685 per share.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 4/17/25 before the market open with $3.64, beating estimates of $3.46 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 4/17/25 before the market open with $7.20, missing estimates of $7.29 per share.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/22/25 before the market open.

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

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.

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.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 4/30/25 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/30/25 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.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 5/2/25 before the market open.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 5/6/25 after the market close.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/7/25 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Travelers (TRV)

Travelers (TRV) 252.48 (+1.13%) is down -4.81% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Building Permits (MoM) (Mar), -1.0%
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (Mar), 1.450M, 1.459M
08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,870K, 1,850K
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (Mar), 1.420M, 1.501M
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (MoM) (Mar), 11.2%
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 225K, 223K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 223.00K
08:30 AM ET Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Apr), 2.8, 12.5
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Business Conditions (Apr), 5.6
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed CAPEX Index (Apr), 13.40
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Employment (Apr), 19.7
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed New Orders (Apr), 8.7
08:30 AM ET Philly Fed Prices Paid (Apr), 48.30
10:30 AM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1), -2.2%, -2.2%
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, 27B, 57B
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 4.245%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 4.235%
11:45 AM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
13:00 AM ET 5-Year TIPS Auction, 2.121%
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count