The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Friday afternoon with shares of 3M and American Express seeing the biggest drops for the blue-chip average. Shares of 3M and American Express are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline,

Artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting income and growth at networking giant Cisco Systems. McDonald's, with nearly a half-century of rising dividends, will continue to enrich investors. Challenges in the health insurance industry have boosted the dividend yield at UnitedHealth.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

Stocks are slightly higher in early trade as earnings, Fed signals, and a cooler tone on trade tensions help steady sentiment. The Dow is leading thanks to strong reports from 3M (MMM) and American Express (AXP), while the Nasdaq is lagging after Netflix (NFLX) fell post-earnings.

Trump’s tariffs and trade war continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to achieve a golden cross today, a potentially bullish sign for the index. Golden crosses happen when the short-term moving average of a stock or index passes its long-term moving average,

The major stock indexes are wobbling shortly after the open--but the Dow is the biggest laggard. It's down by 177 points, or 0.4% this morning. The blame lies with some of the highest-weighted companies in the index.

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL headline a big earnings week, with both showing positive stock action.