The Dow Market Happenings For Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Salesforce (CRM) 181.32 Down -31.55% YTD

There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +8 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed down -25.86 (-0.05%) at 49,141.93.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.24%.

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

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Coca Cola (KO) 78.35 (+3.86%), UnitedHealth (UNH) 366.77 (+3.41%) and IBM (IBM) 233.04 (+2.19%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Sherwin Williams (SHW) 324.27 (-33.52%), Nvidia (NVDA) 213.17 (-1.59%) and Cisco (CSCO) 86.86 (-1.59%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 17.83 (-1.05%) and the 10 YR at 4.349 (+0.37%). The VIX is currently at 18.32 (+2.75%). The 10YR is at 4.380 (+0.60%).

Investors will be watching for any commentary from the Federal Reserve on inflation amid the conflict in the Middle East, as Wednesday will mark the conclusion of the April Fed policy meeting, which will likely be Powell’s last at the helm before his term as chair ends in May. Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominated successor, appears on track to take over for Powell at the central bank. The market does not expect the Fed to make any adjustments to the current federal funds rate.

Visa (V) shares rise almost 5%. Second-quarter adjusted earnings of $3.31 per share and revenue of $11.23 billion surpassed analysts’ expectations.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up 5.3 cents at $4.229 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 3/31/26 after the market close with $0.35, beating estimates for $0.29 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 4/13/26 before the market open with $17.55, beating estimates for $16.342 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open with $2.70, beating estimates for $2.671 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open with $5.94, beating estimates for $5.486 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 4/16/26 before the market open with $7.71, beating estimates for $6.976 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open with $2.14, beating estimates for $2.016 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open with $7.23, beating estimates for $6.475 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 4/22/26 before the market open with -$0.20, beating estimates for -$0.946 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 4/22/26 after the market close with $1.91, beating estimates for $1.813 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open with $4.28, beating estimates for $4.033 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open with $2.45, beating estimates for $2.309 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 4/24/26 before the market open with $1.59, beating estimates for $1.563 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/27/26 before the market open with $1.24, beating estimates for $1.217 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 4/28/26 before the market open with $0.86, beating estimates for $0.809 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 4/28/26 before the market open with $2.35, beating estimates for $2.24 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 4/28/26 after the market close with $3.31, beating estimates for $3.091 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 5/1/26 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/6/26 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 5/7/26 before the market open.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/13/26 after the market close.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/19/26 before the market open.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 5/20/26 after the market close.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 5/21/26 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Salesforce (CRM)

Salesforce (CRM) 181.32 (+0.63%) is down -31.55% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 6.35%
07:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), 7.9%
07:00 AM ET MBA Purchase Index, 175.6
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Market Index, 303.3
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Refinance Index, 1,023.1
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (Mar), 1.390M, 1.386M
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (MoM) (Mar), -4.7%
08:30 AM ET Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Mar), 0.4%, 0.8%
08:30 AM ET Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Mar), 0.4%, -1.3%
08:30 AM ET Durables Excluding Defense (MoM) (Mar), -1.1%
08:30 AM ET Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air (MoM) (Mar), 0.5%, 0.6%
08:30 AM ET Goods Trade Balance (Mar), -87.50B, -83.50B
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (Mar), 1.380M, 1.487M
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (MoM) (Mar), 7.2%
08:30 AM ET Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Mar), 0.4%
08:30 AM ET Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Mar), 0.4%, 0.8%
10:00 AM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1), 1.2%, 1.2%
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Inventories, 1.925M
10:30 AM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), -0.055M
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Imports, 1.214M
10:30 AM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, 0.806M
10:30 AM ET Distillate Fuel Production, 0.087M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, -3.427M
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Production, 0.315M
10:30 AM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, -0.328M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), -0.5%
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Inventories, -4.570M
14:00 PM ET FOMC Statement
14:00 PM ET Fed Interest Rate Decision, 3.75%, 3.75%
14:30 PM ET FOMC Press Conference

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