Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 174.72 (+0.17%). There were no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +260 points.

Thursday the Dow closed down -11.01 (-0.02%) at 44,911.26.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +5.56%.

Thursday, (12) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (1) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Amazon (AMZN) 230.98 (+2.86%), McDonald’s (MCD) 308.95 (+1.27%) and JPMorgan (JPM) 294.16 (+1.25%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by 3M (MMM) 156.65 (-2.22%), Home Depot (HD) 400.32 (-1.68%) and Cisco (CSCO) 69.30 (-1.56%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 14.83 (2.35%) and the 10 YR at 4.284 (+1.18%). The VIX is currently at 14.58 (-1.69%). The 10YR is at 4.285 (-0.05%).

July’s retail sales data, released on Friday morning, painted a still-healthy picture for the U.S. consumer. Retail sales rose 0.5% last month, meeting consensus expectations. Retail sales excluding automobiles gained 0.3%, also matching estimates. On a year-over-year basis, sales increased 3.9%.

Aiding Dow futures this morning was a +12% surge in UnitedHealth (UNH) after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management revealed they bought stock in the insurance giant during the second quarter.

Import prices increased 0.4%, pushed higher by energy prices, while export prices were up 0.1%. The consensus forecast was for import prices to be flat.

The Empire State Manufacturing Index posted a reading of 11.9, much higher than the 1.8 estimate. New orders posted a strong gain while prices edged lower as did the employment index.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down seven-tenths of a cent at $3.153 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/15/2025 before the market open with $5.24, beating estimates of $4.455 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/16/2025 before the market open with $10.91, beating estimates of $9.821 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/16/2025 before the market open with $2.77, beating estimates of $2.65 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 7/17/2025 before the market open with $6.51, beating estimates of $3.51 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 7/18/2025 before the market open with $2.16, beating estimates of $2.011 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 7/18/2025 before the market open with $4.08, beating estimates of $3.837 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 7/21/2025 before the market open with $1.22, beating estimates of $1.183 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 7/22/2025 before the market open with $0.87, beating estimates of $3.837 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 7/22/2025 before the market open with $3.38, missing estimates of $3.75 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 7/23/2025 after the market close with $2.80, beating estimates of $2.637 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 7/24/2025 before the market open with $2.75, beating estimates of $2.629 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 7/29/2025 before the market open with -$0.847, missing estimates of -$1.24 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 7/29/2025 before the market open with $2.13, beating estimates of $2.035 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 7/29/2025 before the market open with $1.48, beating estimates of $1.423 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/29/2025 before the market open with $4.08, missing estimates of $5.468 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 7/29/2025 after the market close with $2.98, beating estimates of $2.839 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 7/30/2025 after the market close with $3.35, beating estimates of $3.65 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 7/31/2025 after the market close with $1.57, beating estimates of $1.419 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 8/1/2025 before the market open with $1.77, beating estimates of $1.544 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 8/5/2025 before the market open with $4.72, missing estimates of $4.925 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 8/5/2025 after the market close with $6.02, beating estimates of $5.207 per share.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 8/6/2025 before the market open with $1.61, beating estimates of $1.442 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 7/6/2025 before the market open with $3.19, beating estimates of $3.128 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 8/13/2025 after the market close with $0.99, beating estimates of $0.797 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 8/19/2025 before the market open.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 8/21/2025 before the market open.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 8/27/2025 after the market close.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 8/27/2025 after the market close.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 174.72 (+0.17%) is up +20.81% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Jul), 0.3%, 0.5%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (YoY) (Jul), 2.8%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (MoM) (Jul), 0.1%, 0.5%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (YoY) (Jul), -0.2%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (MoM) (Jul), 0.0%, 0.1%
08:30 AM ET NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Aug), -1.20, 5.50
08:30 AM ET Retail Control (MoM) (Jul), 0.4%, 0.5%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (YoY) (Jul), 3.92%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales (MoM) (Jul), 0.6%, 0.6%
08:30 AM ET Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) (Jul), 0.6%
09:15 AM ET Capacity Utilization Rate (Jul), 77.6%, 77.6%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (YoY) (Jul), 0.73%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (MoM) (Jul), 0.0%, 0.3%
09:15 AM ET Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Jul), -0.1%, 0.1%
10:00 AM ET Business Inventories (MoM) (Jun), 0.2%, 0.0%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Aug), 4.5%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (Aug), 3.4%
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Expectations (Aug), 56.5, 57.7
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Aug), 61.9, 61.7
10:00 AM ET Michigan Current Conditions (Aug), 67.9, 68.0
10:00 AM ET Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Jun), 0.0%, 0.1%
13:00 PM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3), 2.5%, 2.5%
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 411
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 539
15:30 PM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, 0.3K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 20.7K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, -108.0K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 141.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 237.1K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, 33.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -93.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, -139.6K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 50.7K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, -39.2K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, -78.6K
16:00 PM ET US Foreign Buying, T-bonds (Jun), 146.30B
16:00 PM ET Overall Net Capital Flow (Jun), 311.10B
16:00 PM ET TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (Jun), 259.4B
16:00 PM ET TIC Net Long-Term Transactions including Swaps (Jun), 259.40B