Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Apple (AAPL) 333.26 (+1.76%), UnitedHealth (UNH) 423.38 (+1.16%) and Visa (V) 365.14 (+2.82%). There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -299 points.

Thursday the Dow closed down -105.67 (-0.20%) at 52,552.97.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +9.34%.

Thursday, (22) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (3) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Nike (NKE) 44.57 (+4.21%), IBM (IBM) 219.05 (+3.72%) and Amgen (AMGN) 371.58 (+3.70%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Goldman Sachs (GS) 1095.46 (-4.91%), Alphabet (GOOG) 353.81 (-4.43%) and Caterpillar (CAT) 877.17 (-4.06%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 16.72 (+6.70%) and the 10 YR at 4.568 (+0.64%). The VIX is currently at 18.35 (+9.68%). The 10YR is at 4.524 (-0.76%).

Alphabet (GOOG) the Google parent company slid for a second day in a row, down 1.5%, after Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Google is months behind delivering its latest Gemini AI model.

Bond yields fell as traders continue to monitor escalating tensions in the Middle East, following a flurry of economic data this week indicating the U.S. economy is withstanding inflationary pressures caused by the conflict. Yields on the key 10-year Treasury note, the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt, were more than 4 basis points lower to 4.525%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note, which typically moves in line with short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, shed 3 basis points to reach 4.124%. The 30-year Treasury yield, which tends to track broader geopolitical events, was more than 3 basis points lower at 5.061%.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up +3.8 cents at $3.9810 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/30/26 after the market close with $0.72, beating estimates for $0.11 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/14/26 before the market open with $20.98, beating estimates for $14.473 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/14/26 before the market open with $7.70, beating estimates for $5.591 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/15/26 before the market open with $2.90, beating estimates for $2.85 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 7/16/26 before the market open with $6.38, beating estimates for $4.874 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 7/17/26 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 7/21/26 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 7/22/26 after the market close.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 7/23/26 before the market open.

Alphabet (GOOG) reports earnings on 7/23/26 after the market close.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 7/24/26 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 7/24/26 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 7/28/26 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 7/28/26 before the market open.

Sherwin (SHW) reports earnings on 7/28/26 before the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 7/28/26 after the market close.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 7/29/26 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 7/29/26 after the market close.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 7/30/26 after the market close.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 7/30/26 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/31/26 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 8/4/26 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 8/4/26 before the market open.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 8/4/26 after the market close.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 8/4/26 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Visa (V)

Visa (V) 365.14 (+2.82%) is up +4.12% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET Building Permits (Jun), 1.400M, 1.410M
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (MoM) (Jun), -0.9%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (MoM) (Jun), -0.4%, 1.3%
08:30 AM ET Export Price Index (YoY) (Jun), 11.2%
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (Jun), 1.310M, 1.177M
08:30 AM ET Housing Starts (MoM) (Jun), -15.4%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (MoM) (Jun), -0.7%, 1.9%
08:30 AM ET Import Price Index (YoY) (Jun), 6.7%
09:15 AM ET Capacity Utilization Rate (Jun), 76.2%, 76.2%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (MoM) (Jun), 0.2%, 0.1%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (YoY) (Jun), 1.67%
09:15 AM ET Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Jun), 0.1%, 0.0%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Jul), 4.6%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (Jul), 3.3%
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Expectations (Jul), 51.7, 50.7
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