As Hurricane Florence takes aim at Virginia and the Carolinas, home improvement companies, tool rental firms, and even rental car agencies are expected to benefit financially once rebuilding begins.
Most Dow stocks traded higher today, but three of the most heavily weighted--Boeing, UnitedHealth, and Apple--were joined by Travelers to push the index toward a lower close.
The property and casualty insurers often see their shares trade lower ahead of and into major storms because the losses can run rather easily into the billions of dollars.
United Technologies, Intel, Travelers, and Procter & Gamble held the Dow down Friday.
United Technologies, Travelers, Verizon, and Intel weighed most heavily on the Dow Wednesday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday includes Ally Financial, Amgen, AT&T, BP, Chesapeake Energy, Expedia, National Oilwell Varco, Square, Synchrony and Twitter.
Travelers, Disney, 3M, and Caterpillar pushed the Dow higher Thursday.
Travelers, American Express, Walgreens, and Johnson & Johnson led the Dow lower Thursday.
UnitedHealth, Caterpillar, American Express, and Travelers helped lift the Dow into the green Wednesday.
What to expect from upcoming earnings reports from American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft and other Dow components.
Travelers and McDonald's were the biggest losers among the Dow stocks Wednesday, while Disney and Intel posted the largest (modestly speaking) gains.
Intel, P&G, Travelers, and Merck were Monday's worst performing Dow stocks.
Verizon, JPMorgan, Travelers, and Goldman Sachs were among the biggest losers on the Dow index Tuesday.
Procter & Gamble, Disney, Travelers, and Home Depot lifted the Dow to a modest gain on Friday.
Apple, McDonald's, Travelers, and Disney led the Dow to a solid gain Friday.
