Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Caterpillar (CAT) 502.12 (+3.17%), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 189.69 (+0.42%) and Travelers (TRV) 282.76 (-0.78%). There were no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +7 points.

Wednesday the Dow closed down -1.20 (-0.00%) at 46,601.78.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +9.54%.

Wednesday, (14) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (3) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) 502.12 (+3.17%), Nvidia (NVDA) 189.11 (+2.20%) and Cisco (CSCO) 70.33 (+1.95%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Goldman Sachs (GS) 776.51 (-1.66%), IBM (IBM) 289.46 (-1.50%) and Merck (MRK) 86.40 (-1.38%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 16.30 (-5.45%) and the 10 YR at 4.129 (+0.02%). The VIX is currently at 16.75 (+2.76%). The 10YR is at 4.137 (+0.71%).

Nothing happening on the Dow.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered welcoming remarks Thursday to a community bank conference in Washington, D.C. However, the central bank chief did not touch on monetary policy. In remarks delivered via recorded message, Powell noted that the Fed has “long been committed to tailoring our supervisory practices as appropriate for community banks to reduce unnecessary burden, while still ensuring that community banks continue to operate in a safe and sound manner.”

Not much happening with the Dow.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down five-tenths of a cent at $3.110 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/30/2025 after the market close with $0.49, beating estimates of $0.273 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/16/2025 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/17/2025 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 10/22/2025 after the market close.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 10/23/2025 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/24/2025 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 after the market close.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

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

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft (MSFT) 524.85 (+0.17%) is up +24.52% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,930K, 1,926K
08:30 AM ET Fed Chair Powell Speaks
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 223K, 218K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 237.50K
08:35 AM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Aug), -0.2%, -0.2%
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) (Aug), 1.4%
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, 76B, 53B
11:00 AM ET CB Employment Trends Index (Sep), 106.41
11:00 AM ET Construction Spending (MoM) (Aug), -0.1%, -0.1%
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 4.060%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 3.960%
12:00 PM ET WASDE Report
12:45 PM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
13:00 PM ET 30-Year Bond Auction, 4.651%
13:00 PM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3)
15:45 PM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
16:30 PM ET Fed’s Balance Sheet, 6,587B
16:30 PM ET Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks, 2.980T
21:40 PM ET FOMC Member Daly Speaks