What’s News in Markets: Meme Stock Frenzy, Chipotle Stumbles, Toyota Rises

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🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Which companies’ shares are under the sway of meme traders this summer? And why did Chipotle’s sales alarm investors? Plus, why did a trade-war development boost shares of Japanese automaker Toyota? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.2	Hey listeners, your money briefing is on a break, but we'll be back with more personal finance information for you in the future.
0:22.0	Until then, here's the news moving markets this week.
0:27.7	Hey listeners, it's Saturday, July 26th. I'm Francesca Fontana for the Wall Street Journal,
0:34.4	and this is What's News and Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves
0:37.9	of the week and the news that drove them. Let's get to it.
0:42.2	Earnings and meme stocks. That is what comes to my mind when I think about this past week,
0:47.7	as investors digested a slate of quarterly reports from tech giants, airlines, restaurants, and more.
0:56.2	And yes, you heard me right, the market has fully debuted meme stock season two.
1:01.2	The first season, I'm sure you'll recall, being the frenzy that surrounded stocks such
1:06.3	as GameStop and Bedbath and Beyond.
1:09.2	So what stocks are getting memified this time around?
1:12.6	Well, I'm going to leave you in suspense for a few minutes.
1:14.9	First, let's zoom out.
1:16.9	How the indexes do?
1:18.5	Well, this week started strong, with Verizon's earnings
1:21.3	helping boost the SMP 500 to a new high on Monday,
1:25.1	and the index just kept on rallying.
1:28.5	On Friday, the S&P notched its 14th record close of 2025, and the NASDAQ notched its
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