Caterpillar, IBM Tank the Dow Thursday
Apple, IBM, Home Depot, and Caterpillar were the biggest losers in a significantly poor day for the Dow stocks.
Apple, IBM, Home Depot, and Caterpillar were the biggest losers in a significantly poor day for the Dow stocks.
DowDuPont replaced Goldman Sachs last week as the worst-performing stock on the Dow index.
The Dow's big industrial stocks--DowDuPont, Caterpillar, United Technologies, and 3M--dragged the blue-chip index down Tuesday.
The Dow index sank again Friday, led by Caterpillar, Apple, Intel, and IBM.
Caterpillar, Boeing, Apple, and Intel kept the Dow in the green Thursday following a late afternoon drop in equities prices.
Intel, Caterpillar, 3M, and Walgreens led the rise in the Dow index Tuesday.
Intel, Walgreens, Caterpillar, and DowDuPont let the Dow to an all-time record on Thursday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday include Advanced Micro Devices, Caterpillar, NRG Energy, Nvidia, Procter & Gamble, Square, Red Hat, Transocean, Viacom and Wisdom Tree.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Chevron, and Caterpillar boosted the Dow to decent gain on Wednesday.
Nike, Boeing, Intel, and Caterpillar were the Dow's leading gainers Tuesday.
After dropping more than 2% last week, 3M Company has regained its position as the worst performing stock among the 30 equities that make up the Dow Jones industrial average.
Caterpillar reported August retail sales Friday morning. The company continues its year-long streak of improving on 2017 machine sales.
Boeing, Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, and Walgreens Boots Alliance lifted the Dow on Wednesday.
Procter & Gamble wrestled away from Caterpillar the cellar-dwelling position among the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones industrials last week.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday include Apple, Caterpillar, Costco, GW Pharmaceuticals, NXP Semiconductors, Southwest Airlines, Teva Pharmaceutical, Ulta Beauty and Wells Fargo.