In early trading, Nike leads the Dow Jones with a 2.4% increase, totaling a 3.3% gain year to date. Conversely, Cisco Systems is the worst performer, down 1.5% for the day but up 14.3% year to date. Verizon Communications is down 1.2% while Chevron is up 0.8% on the day.

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