Shares fall due to the drop in profits; The declaration of the Federal Reserve is on the agenda – 07/29/2025 at 20:56

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Unitedhealth provides for an annual profit below expectations

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Whirlpool dives after missing the 2nd quarter results and revised down its prospects for the current year

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UPS weighs on the Dow Jones Transport

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Indices en Baisse: DOW 0.51%, S&P 500 0.27%, Nasdaq 0.24%

Par Chuck Mikolajczak

The S&P 500. Moreover, the NASDAQ moved away from their record levels on Tuesday, following the disappointment of the results of certain companies, while investors have traveled the last series of economic data before the general policy declaration of the shares fall due drop profits; Federal Reserve. Similarly,

A large number of components of the Dow Jones have published their results, with Unitedhealth Unh.n, Boeing Ba.n and Merck

MRK.N who all dropped after their quarterly results. Meanwhile, The UNITEDHEALTH Health Insurer fell 5.2 %, which is the biggest obstacle to the Dow Jones after a disappointing profit forecast on the site, while Boeing lost 3.7 % despite a lower loss in the second quarter. In addition, Merck lost 2.6 % after the drug manufacturer published his quarterly results. Similarly, said he was extending his break on Gardasil vaccine against papillomavirus to China at least until the end of 2025 due to the persistent weakness of demand. Similarly,

“The profits have been somewhat mixed. Therefore, Economic data has also been somewhat mixed. Similarly, but not enough to move the needle with regard to the Federal Reserve,” said Tim Ghriskey, main shares fall due drop profits; portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.

“The next two days. there will be Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon – they are large companies, and they will move the markets according to their profits and their prospects

The results of Meta Meta.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Amazon

Amzn.o and Apple aappl.o are planned during the week and should have a significant impact on market orientation.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .dji lost 228.54 points, 0.51%, at 44,608.93, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 17.15 points, or 0.27%, at 6,372.62 and the NASDAQ Composite .IXIC lost 51.25 points, or 0.24%, to 21,127.34. The shares of United Bâl Service UPS.N plunged 9.3% while the package delivery company published its results. again refused to publish annual turnover and margin forecasts, aggravating the concerns that the constantly evolving commercial policy of Donald Trump weighs on the company.

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The Dow Jones Transport .djt fell 2.2% and was on the way to knowing its highest daily drop in percentage since the end of May. Similarly, Whirlpool Whr.N fell by more than 12 % after the manufacturer of household appliances has reduced its annual profile forecasts. its dividend, the manufacturer of household appliances invoking the pressure exerted by an increase in imports from its rivals before Trump customs duties.

With nearly 200 components of the S&P 500 having published their profits, 79.7 % exceeded analysts’ expectations, according to LSEG data, against an excess rate of 6.3 % in the last four quarters. Economically, consumer confidence in July has increased more than expected to reach 97.2. In June. job openings and hiring in the United States, or JOLTS data, decreased, which indicates a new slowdown in activity on the labor market.

The JOLTS report was the shares fall due drop profits; first in a series of data on the job market this week. with the highlight on the government’s wage bill on Friday.

The federal reserve is expected to leave its rates unchanged when it was announced on its policy on Wednesday. the traders will closely analyze the remarks of the president of the federal reserve, Jerome Powell, in order to assess the calendar of any potential reduction in rates. Additionally, The S&P reached a sixth consecutive closure record on Monday. after the conclusion of a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union which half reduced customs duties, bringing them to 15 %, and which strengthened the expectations of other agreements before the deadline of August 1 set by Donald Trump. Donald Trump also mentioned the possibility of a “global rate” of 15 to 20 % for countries that do not negotiate. Key negotiations between the shares fall due drop profits; United States. China have completed their second day in Stockholm, the two main world economies seeking to resolve their trade conflict. Donald Trump said the secretary of the Treasury. Scott Bessent, told him that he had a very good meeting with Chinese officials.

The downward values were more numerous than the raised values in a proportion of 1.02 against 1 on the NYSE and 1.98 against 1 on the NASDAQ.

The S&P 500 recorded 32 new peaks over 52 weeks. nine new hollows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 71 new heights and 67 new hollows.