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Weekly Market Commentary: Equity Markets Rise in Busy Week of Earnings

07/28/25

Sunflower Bank Weekly Market Commentary: July 28, 2025

Each week, our Wealth Management team analyzes the U.S. stock market and bond market activity and news of the previous week, summarizing their findings into a weekly market update report. The key points of this week's commentary, "Equity Markets Rise in Busy Week of Earnings," include:

  • Broad equity indexes ended the week higher as 2Q25 earnings season continues to ramp up. The S&P 500 rose +1.5%, the Nasdaq 100 rose +0.9% and the Russell 2000 rose +0.9%.
  • Tesla stock declined -8% after reporting a decline in sales for the second consecutive quarter and warning of a tough period for the company. Google-parent Alphabet stock rose +1% following solid results. Chip makers Intel and Texas Instruments stocks fell as demand for legacy chips lags AI-related verticals.
  • The upcoming week includes earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Amazon, Second Quarter GDP, the July FOMC meeting, PCE spending and inflation data, and the July Jobs Report.

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