Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Amgen (AMGN) 384.33 (+0.38%), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 245.17 (-0.45%) and Merck (MRK) 122.46 (-1.19%). There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +110 points.

Wednesday the Dow closed up +307.65 (+0.63%) at 49,482.15.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.95%.

Wednesday, (26) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (3) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 284.20 (+3.74%), IBM (IBM) 237.54 (+3.58%) and Salesforce (CRM) 191.75 (+3.41%).

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Home Depot (HD) 375.57 (-2.32%), Sherwin Williams (SHW) 357.25 (-2.05%) and Boeing (BA) 230.36 (-1.30%).

The VIX closed Wednesday at 17.93 (-8.29%) and the 10 YR at 4.052 (+0.07%). The VIX is currently at 17.61 (-1.78%). The 10YR is at 4.043 (-0.10%).

Initial unemployment claims edged higher last week but stayed within a historical range, suggesting that employers continue to hold off on layoffs even amid weak hiring, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 212,000 for the week ending Feb. 21, up 4,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised total but below the consensus estimate for 215,000. On a longer-term basis, the four-week moving average rose by just 750 to 220,250. Continuing claims, which run a week behind, dropped by 31,000 to 1.833 million.

Nvidia (NVDA) reported strong earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth-quarter. Nvidia reported adjusted earnings of $1.62 per share, while analysts expected $1.53 per share. The chipmaker’s revenue of $68.13 billion for the period also exceeded the $66.21 billion estimated, driven by significant growth in its core data center business. Total revenue climbed 73% from the figure Nvidia reported a year ago and guidance also came in ahead of expectations.

Salesforce (CRM) dropped close to 4% after the software company’s full-year revenue guidance failed to impress Wall Street.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up eight-tenths of a cent at $2.983 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/13/2026 before the market open with $4.63, missing estimates for $5.009 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/15/2026 before the market open with $14.01, beating estimates for $11.776 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/20/2026 before the market open with $1.83, beating estimates for $1.807 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/21/2026 before the market open with $2.46, beating estimates for $2.434 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/21/2026 before the market open with $11.13, beating estimates for $8.419 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 1/22/2026 before the market open with $1.88, beating estimates for $1.874 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/27/2026 before the market open with $9.92, beating estimates for -$0.399 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/27/2026 before the market open with $2.11, beating estimates for $2.093 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/28/2026 after the market close with $4.52, beating estimates for $4.33 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/28/2026 after the market close with $4.14, beating estimates for $3.875 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $5.16, beating estimates for $4.674 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $2.23, beating estimates for $2.122 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $2.59, beating estimates for $2.527 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 after the market close with $2.84, beating estimates for $2.654 per share.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 1/29/2026 after the market close with $3.17, beating estimates for $3.137 per share.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $3.53, missing estimates for $3.554 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $1.52, beating estimates for $1.444 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $1.09, beating estimates for $1.061 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/2/2026 before the market open with $1.63, beating estimates for $1.569 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/3/2026 before the market open with $2.04, beating estimates for $2.028 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 2/3/2026 after the market close with $5.29, beating estimates for $4.758 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on 2/5/2026 after the market close with $1.95, missing estimates for $1.978 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/10/2026 before the market open with $0.58, beating estimates for $0.565 per share.

McDonalds (MCD) reported earnings on 2/11/2026 before the market open with $3.12, beating estimates for $3.047 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/11/2026 after the market close with $1.04, beating estimates for $0.82 per share.

Walmart (WMT) reported earnings on 2/19/2026 before the market open with $0.74, beating estimates for $0.73 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 2/24/2026 before the market open with $2.72, beating estimates for $2.54 per share.

Nvidia (NVDA) reported earnings on 2/25/2026 after the market close with $1.62, beating estimates for $1.452 per share.

Salesforce (CRM) reported earnings on 2/25/2026 after the market close with $3.81, beating estimates for $2.142 per share.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Procter & Gamble (PG)

Procter & Gamble (PG) 163.39 (-1.14%) is up +14.01% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,860K, 1,869K
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 217K, 206K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 219.00K
10:00 AM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, -36B, -144B
11:00 AM ET KC Fed Composite Index (Feb), 0
11:00 AM ET KC Fed Manufacturing Index (Feb), -2
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 3.625%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 3.630%
13:00 PM ET 7-Year Note Auction, 4.018%