The Dow Market Happenings For Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – McDonald’s (MCD) 319.80 Up +10.32% YTD

Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include IBM (IBM) 266.95 (-0.54%). There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -389 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed down -114.83 (-0.27%) at 42,677.24.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +0.31%.

Tuesday, (10) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (1) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by UnitedHealth 321.58 (+1.80%), Boeing (BA) 207.67 (+1.18%) and Merck (MRK) 77.97 (+0.96%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by American Express (AXP) 296.17 (-1.05%), Amazon (AMZN) 204.07 (-1.01%) and Goldman Sachs (GS) 606.52 (-0.94%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 18.09 (-0.28%) and the 10 YR at 4.478 (+0.02%). The VIX is currently at 19.21 (+6.19%). The 10YR is at 4.538 (+1.41%).

UnitedHealth (UNH) shares dropped more than 6% after HSBC downgraded the health insurance giant, saying valuations are still elevated despite a recent rout.

Yesterday, the Dow snapped a three-day winning streak. That’s about all the news for the Dow today.

U.S. futures are 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 $3.182 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 $7.271 per share.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/22/25 before the market open with $1.88, beating estimates of $1.765 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 4/22/25 before the market open with $1.19, beating estimates of $1.149 per share.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/23/25 before the market open with -$0.49, beating estimates of -$1.54 per share.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/23/25 after the market close with $1.60, beating estimates of $1.42 per share.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/24/25 before the market open with $2.22, beating estimates of $2.154 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/24/25 before the market open with $1.54, meeting estimates of $1.535 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open with $0.73, beating estimates of $0.712 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open with $2.51, beating estimates of $2.205 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reports earnings on 4/29/25 before the market open with $2.25, beating estimates of $2.18 per share.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/29/25 after the market close with $2.76, beating estimates of $2.677 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 4/30/25 before the market open with $4.25, missing estimates of $4.302 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/30/25 after the market close with $3.46, beating estimates of $3.201 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 5/1/25 before the market open with $2.67, beating estimates of $2.643 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 5/1/25 after the market close with $1.59, beating estimates of $1.348 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 5/1/25 after the market close with $1.65, beating estimates of $1.61 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 5/1/25 after the market close with $4.90, beating estimates of $4.158 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 5/2/25 before the market open with $2.18, beating estimates of $2.152 per share.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/7/25 before the market open with $1.45, beating estimates of $1.18 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/14/25 after the market close with $0.96, beating estimates of $0.75 per share.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 5/15/25 before the market open with $0.61, beating estimates of $0.574 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/20/25 before the market open with $3.56, missing estimates of $3.594 per share.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 5/28/25 after the market close.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 5/28/25 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

McDonald’s (MCD)

McDonald’s (MCD) 319.80 (-0.45%) is up +10.32% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 6.86%
07:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), 1.1%
07:00 AM ET MBA Purchase Index, 166.5
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Market Index, 251.2
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Refinance Index, 718.1
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Inventories, -1.850M, 3.454M
10:30 AM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), 0.330M
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Imports, 0.422M
10:30 AM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -1.069M
10:30 AM ET Distillate Fuel Production, -0.069M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, -1.200M, -3.155M
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Production, -0.327M
10:30 AM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, 0.292M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), 1.2%
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Inventories, -1.760M, -1.022M
12:00 PM ET FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
12:15 PM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
13:00 PM ET 20-Year Bond Auction, 4.810%

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