Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Apple (AAPL) 287.44 (-0.02%) and Caterpillar (CAT) 895.69 (-3.37%%). Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows include McDonald’s (MCD) 283.70 (-0.14%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +118 points.

Thursday the Dow closed down -313.62 (-0.63%) at 49,596.97.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +3.19%.

Thursday, (11) Dow stocks were up, (1) made 52-week lows, and (2) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Salesforce (CRM) 186.34 (+2.84%), IBM (IBM) 231.31 (+2.47%) and NVDA (NVDA) 211.50 (+1.77%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) 895.69 (-3.37%), JPMorgan (JPM) 306.27 (-2.74%) and 3M (MMM) 143.75 (-1.90%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 17.08 (-1.78%) and the 10 YR at 4.392 (-0.05%). The VIX is currently at 17.13 (+0.29%). The 10YR is at 4.360 (-0.77%).

Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 115,000 for the month, down from the 185,000 created in an unusually strong March but better than the 55,000 forecast in the consensus estimate. The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, further proof that the labor market has reached a point where only modest job creation is needed to keep the jobless level steady, given little growth in the labor force. Average hourly earnings, another closely watched metric of labor market health, came in lower than expected, increasing 0.2% for the month and 3.6% on an annual basis, compared to respective estimates for 0.3% and 3.8%.

Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 115,000 for the month, down from the 185,000 created in an unusually strong March but better than the 55,000 forecast in the Dow Jones consensus estimate. The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, further proof that the labor market has reached a point where only modest job creation is needed to keep the jobless level steady, given little growth in the labor force. Average hourly earnings, another closely watched metric of labor market health, came in lower than expected, increasing 0.2% for the month and 3.6% on an annual basis, compared to respective estimates for 0.3% and 3.8%.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down 1.2 cents at $4.546 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) reported earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close with $2.78, beating estimates for $1.595 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close with $4.27, beating estimates for $4.068 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open with $5.54, beating estimates for $4.55 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open with -$1.28, beating estimates for -$1.514 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close with $2.01, beating estimates for $1.916 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close with $5.15, beating estimates for $4.73 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 5/1/26 before the market open with $1.41, beating estimates for $0.915 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 5/6/26 before the market open with $1.57, beating estimates for $1.485 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 5/7/26 before the market open with $2.83, beating estimates for $2.74 per share.

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.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 5/27/26 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

IBM (IBM)

IBM (IBM) 231.31 (+2.47%) is down -21.91% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (YoY) (Apr), 3.8%, 3.5%
08:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Apr), 0.3%, 0.2%
08:30 AM ET Average Weekly Hours (Apr), 34.2
08:30 AM ET Government Payrolls (Apr), -8.0K
08:30 AM ET Manufacturing Payrolls (Apr), 5K, 15K
08:30 AM ET Nonfarm Payrolls (Apr), 65K, 178K
08:30 AM ET Participation Rate (Apr), 61.9%
08:30 AM ET Private Nonfarm Payrolls (Apr), 73K, 186K
08:30 AM ET U6 Unemployment Rate (Apr), 8.0%
08:30 AM ET Unemployment Rate (Apr), 4.3%, 4.3%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (May), 4.7%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (May), 3.5%
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Expectations (May), 48.1
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Sentiment (May), 49.7, 49.8
10:00 AM ET Michigan Current Conditions (May), 52.5
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Mar), 1.4%, 0.8%
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) (Mar), 2.7%
11:30 AM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q2), 3.7%, 3.7%
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 408
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 547
15:30 AM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, -0.0K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 63.3K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, 340.7K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 191.9K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 159.6K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, -2.3K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -166.3K
15:30 AM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, -101.4K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 24.2K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, 193.9K
15:30 AM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, 0.9K
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