2025-07-26
6 分钟Hey, listeners, your money briefing is on a break,
but we'll be back with more personal finance information for you in the future.
Until then, here's the news moving markets this week.
Hey, listeners, it's Saturday, July 26th.
I'm Francesca Fontana for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News in Markets,
our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
Let's get to it.
Earnings and meme stocks.
That is what comes to my mind when I think about this past week,
as investors digested a slate of quarterly reports from tech giants,
airlines, restaurants, and more.
And yes, you heard me right, the market has fully debuted Meme Stocks Season 2.
The first season, I'm sure you'll recall,
being the frenzy that surrounded stocks such as GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond.
So what stocks are getting Memefied this time around?
Well, I'm going to leave you in suspense for a few minutes.
First, let's zoom out.
How'd the indexes do?
Well, this week started strong,
with Verizon's earnings helping boost the S&P 500 to a new high on Monday.