Stocks rise Thursday after strong corporate earnings reports

The S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed at record levels, with 0.54 % and 0.74 %, respectively. The Dow Jones industrial average increased by 0.52 %.

Among the biggest winners of the day Pepsico and UNITED Airlines, which both published better results than expected. Add to strong results from many large banks earlier this week, decent job report, high -minded retail sales, and investors feel confident.

To date, about 50 S&P companies have reported the results of the profits, and 88 % have overcome analysts, says Michael Aaron, the largest investment strategy in the State Street Investment Management. The profits increase by more than 8 % on an annual basis on revenue growth by about 5 %.

Aaron says: “The anxious investors breathe a sigh of relief, as companies executives expect strong results for the rest of the year 2025,” says Aaron. “The second quarter profit season started a strong start, and the market indicators are paid higher.”

This comes after the frantic Wednesday in the markets, thanks to the reports that president Donald Trump was close to the launch of the Federal Reserve Speaker Jerome Powell. The shares flourished when the president refused to claim. However, investors remain ready when it comes to the potential overthrow of the height.

“The financial markets have provided the handrails to Trump’s most extreme ideas in politics this year, and therefore the reaction yesterday may be sufficient to ensure that Trump’s follow -up is not to try to launch Powell,” Stephen Brown, Vice President of Economy in North America in Capital Economics.

Instead, the stock rates for the Factors for the Corn Drink Company have achieved great success today thanks to the president’s actions. Trump posted on his social network that Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in the products in the United States, causing decrease in Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and composed of 6 % and 7 %, respectively, at one point. Meanwhile, Coca -Cola was tight on whether the decision was completely agreed.

“We are appreciating President Trump’s enthusiasm for our famous brand,” said a company spokesman. luckPolo Confo. “More details will be shared about the new innovative offers in our Coca-Cola products collection soon.”