Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Apple (AAPL) 310.85 (+0.82%). There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -91 points.
Wednesday the Dow closed up +182.60 (+0.36%) at 50,644.28.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +5.37%.
Wednesday, (20) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (1) made 52-week highs.
The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Procter & Gambel (PG) 147.49 (+3.17%), Amazon (AMZN) 271.85 (+2.47%) and Booeing (BA) 224.30 (+2.47%).
The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by JPMorgan (JPM) 299.28 (-2.43%), Travelers (TRV) 299.94 (-1.61%) and Chevron (CVX) 182.40 (-1.25%).
The VIX closed Wednesday at 16.29 (-4.23%) and the 10 YR at 4.486 (+0.16%). The VIX is currently at 16.39 (+0.61%). The 10YR is at 4.490 (+0.27%).
The personal consumption expenditures price index from April showed a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.4% for the month, with the 12-month inflation rate at 3.8%, according to the Commerce Department. Economists had been looking for respective readings of 0.5% and 3.8%.
Oil prices rebounded Thursday, with the West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rising about 2% to top $90 a barrel, and Brent futures gaining nearly 2% to top $96. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday that it targeted a U.S. airbase, according to the Tasnim News Agency. That comes after the U.S. military conducted new strikes in Iran against a military site.
U.S. futures are mostly lower, European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.
The national average price of gasoline is down 3.3 cents at $4.426 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) reported earnings on 5/13/26 after the market close with $1.06, beating estimates for $0.855 per share.
Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 5/19/26 before the market open with $3.43, beating estimates for $3.397 per share.
Nvidia (NVDA) reported earnings on 5/20/26 after the market close with $1.87, beating estimates for $1.702 per share.
Walmart (WMT) reported earnings on 5/21/26 before the market open with $0.66, beating estimates for $0.653 per share.
Salesforce (CRM) reported earnings on 5/27/26 after the market close with $3.88, beating estimates for $2.301 per share.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Travelers (TRV) 299.94 (-1.61%) is +3.41% in 2026.
Financial Calendar
08:10 AM ET Building Permits (Apr), 1.442M, 1.363M
08:10 AM ET Building Permits (MoM) (Apr), 5.8%, -11.4%
08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,780K, 1,782K
08:30 AM ET Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Apr), 0.5%, 0.9%
08:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Apr), 0.3%, 0.3%
08:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Apr), 3.3%, 3.2%
08:30 AM ET Core PCE Prices (Q1), 4.30%, 4.30%
08:30 AM ET Corporate Profits (QoQ) (Q1), 5.7%, 4.7%
08:30 AM ET Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Apr), 4.0%, 0.8%
08:30 AM ET Durables Excluding Defense (MoM) (Apr), -0.3%
08:30 AM ET GDP (QoQ) (Q1), 2.0%, 0.5%
08:30 AM ET GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q1), 3.6%, 3.6%
08:30 AM ET GDP Sales (Q1), 1.6%, 1.6%
08:30 AM ET Goods Orders Non Defense Ex Air (MoM) (Apr), 0.4%, 3.3%
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 209K, 209K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 211.00K, 202.50K
08:30 AM ET PCE price index (MoM) (Apr), 0.5%, 0.7%
08:30 AM ET PCE Price index (YoY) (Apr), 3.8%, 3.5%
08:30 AM ET PCE Prices (Q1), 4.5%, 4.5%
08:30 AM ET Personal Income (MoM) (Apr), 0.4%, 0.6%
08:30 AM ET Personal Spending (MoM) (Apr), 0.5%, 0.9%
08:30 AM ET Real Consumer Spending (Q1), 1.6%, 1.6%
08:30 AM ET Real Personal Consumption (MoM) (Apr), 0.2%
08:55 AM ET FOMC Member Williams Speaks
10:00 AM ET Dallas Fed PCE (Apr), 2.90%
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (Apr), 661K, 682K
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (MoM) (Apr), 7.4%
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, 101B
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 3.610%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 3.600%
11:30 AM ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q2), 4.3%, 4.3%
12:00 PM ET Crude Oil Inventories, -7.863M
12:00 PM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), -0.080M
12:00 PM ET Crude Oil Imports, 0.003M
12:00 PM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -1.604M
12:00 PM ET Distillate Fuel Production, 0.214M
12:00 PM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, 0.372M
12:00 PM ET Gasoline Production, -0.446M
12:00 PM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, 0.021M
12:00 PM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), -0.1%
12:00 PM ET Gasoline Inventories, -1.548M
13:00 PM ET 7-Year Note Auction, 4.175%
15:00 PM ET FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
16:30 PM ET Fed’s Balance Sheet, 6,714B
16:30 PM ET Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks, 3.106T

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