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Hey listeners, it's Saturday, July 19th. I'm Francesca Fontana for the Wall Street Journal,

and this is What's News and Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news

that drove them. Let's get to it. The stock market shrugged off the latest tariff threats from

President Trump to start this week, and it looked like investor focus was primarily on the

economic data and earnings, including a bunch of bank earnings, which I'll talk about in a bit.

On Tuesday, we got June's Consumer Price Index, which showed that inflation picked up last

month. And while the headline number came in line with forecasts, price increases for goods

like furniture and major appliances indicate to analysts and economists that Trump's trade policies

may be raising the cost of living. Then, on Thursday, investors welcome to better than expected

retail sales and weekly jobless claims. June's 0.6% rise in sales largely reversed the drop that we saw for May, suggesting that

tariff-driven price rises and broader uncertainty aren't deterring shoppers.

All in all, the major indexes ended mixed for the week.

The Dow finished 1% lower, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, both of which

notched new record closes during the week, ended higher. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% and the NASDAQ gained 1.5%.

First up, we had a flurry of bank earnings Tuesday and Wednesday.

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