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Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Wednesday here to see if stocks can extend their record-breaking run after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the previous session at fresh peaks.
High-yielding Dow stocks outperformed the broader market this year. Will new Dow dogs Home Depot, Nike, and UnitedHealth keep the streak going?
Among the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 time-tested components, there are two inexpensive industry leaders that can deliver for patient investors, as well as a highflier that may struggle to justify its premium valuation.
Wall Street is assessing the US military strike and capture of President Maduro in Venezuela, while hopes for AI demand buoy techs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record all-time highs in 2025 with many of the components ending the year higher. Along with serving as a well-known barometer of overall market health, the index offers some of the top yielding blue-chip stocks.
Despite a more than 14% year-to-date gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of market close on Dec. 26, there are five Dow stocks that are down 10% or more in 2025: Home Depot ( HD 0.65%), Procter & Gamble ( PG 0.51%), Nike ( NKE +4.12%), Salesforce ( CRM 0.38%), and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 0.62%).
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Dow's nearly 350-point rally highlighted by gains in Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams Co. stocks
Shares of Home Depot and Sherwin-Williams Co. are trading higher Thursday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. The Dow was most recently trading 347 points, or 0.
In other news, defense stocks rallied on Thursday as President Donald Trump proposed a historic $1.5T defense budget for 2027. Companies Huntington Ingalls Industries ( HII) +5.2%, Lockheed Martin ( LMT) +3.4%, and L3Harris Technologies ( LHX) +5.1% were among the top performers of the sector.