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WSJ Minute Briefing

Dow Edges Higher as U.S. Reaches New Trade Pacts

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

3.6631 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Shares in retailer Kohl's jumped as investors discussed whether it was the next meme stock. Coca-Cola reported mixed quarterly results. Philip Morris quarterly revenue missed forecasts. Lockheed Martin 's quarterly profit was hit by more than $1.7 billion in charges last quarter. And, General Motors saw net income shrink 35% last quarter, as tariffs weighed. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.7

i'm charlottnberg for the wall July 22nd. I'm Charlotte Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal.

0:40.2

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed today as the U.S. reached trade packs with the Philippines and Indonesia,

0:46.6

and blue chip earnings continue to roll in. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 179 points to close at 44,502, the S&P 500 edged up four points, and the NASDAQ fell 81 points.

1:01.4

After new tariff pacts, investors await other trade updates ahead of the White House's August 1st tariff deadline.

1:08.0

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

1:12.4

should finish out his term if he so decides. Among individual companies, shares and retailer

1:18.5

coals jumped as investors discussed whether it was the next meme stock. The heavily shorted shares

1:23.5

are still down nearly 30 percent over the past year. Coal's shares ended the day up 38%.

1:29.7

Coca-Cola reported mixed quarterly results but raised its annual earnings outlook. The soda maker

1:36.2

confirmed it will roll out a cane sugar coke option. Its stock was down about half a percent

1:41.5

closing. Philip Morris's quarterly revenue mis forecasts,

1:45.5

and it shipped fewer tins of its popular nicotine pouches in than expected. Its shares were down

1:51.1

over 8%. Lockhe Martin's quarterly profit was hit by more than $1.7 billion in charges last quarter.

1:59.0

The defense company's stock slid 11%. General Motors,

2:03.0

the largest U.S. automaker, saw net income shrink 35% last quarter as tariffs weighed on the company.

2:09.3

Shares fell 8%. And pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, plans to invest $50 billion in the U.S. by 2030,

2:19.4

the latest drug maker to commit to American manufacturing ahead of threatened tariffs. shares rose 2.6% in the U.S. We'll have a lot more coverage

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