Updated July 19, 2026, 3:06 p.m. ET
The stock market in July has settled into an almost eerie calm on the surface. There are growing signs that might not last.
Underneath the quiet sits a live wire: the “
Magnificent Seven,” nearly left for dead after a punishing first half of 2026, but quietly coming back to life in the past two weeks. That could easily jolt the sleepy S&P 500 SPX into high gear in the coming weeks.
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