{"id":50627,"date":"2025-07-17T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/corporate-earnings-drive-market-focus-amid-economic-data-releases\/50627\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T07:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:38:42","slug":"corporate-earnings-drive-market-focus-amid-economic-data-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/corporate-earnings-drive-market-focus-amid-economic-data-releases\/50627\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Earnings Drive Market Focus Amid Economic Data Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Abbott Laboratories<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/ABT\">ABT<\/a>) reported <strong>Q2 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.26<\/strong> on <strong>net sales of $11.14 billion<\/strong>, both slightly surpassing analyst expectations of $1.25 and $11.06 billion, respectively. Organic sales growth, however, came in slightly below estimates at <strong>+6.9%<\/strong> versus an estimated <strong>+7.03%<\/strong>. The company projects <strong>Q3 adjusted EPS between $1.28 and $1.32<\/strong> and revised its <strong>full-year adjusted EPS outlook to $5.10 to $5.20<\/strong>, narrowing the previous range of $5.05 to $5.25.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Travelers Companies<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>) delivered a robust <strong>second quarter 2025<\/strong> performance, with <strong>core EPS of $6.51<\/strong>, significantly exceeding the estimated <strong>$3.60<\/strong>. The insurer&#39;s <strong>revenue surged 7.4% year-over-year to $12.12 billion<\/strong>, beating the consensus of $11.0 billion. This strong showing was bolstered by an excellent <strong>underlying combined ratio of 84.7%<\/strong> and a total combined ratio of <strong>90.3%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/movers\/premarket\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">Pre-market trading<\/a> saw significant movement following various earnings reports. <strong>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/TSM\">TSM<\/a>) climbed <strong>4%<\/strong> as its net profit beat expectations and reached a record high, driven by strong demand for AI chips and a robust next-quarter revenue outlook. Conversely, <strong>Elevance Health<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/ELV\">ELV<\/a>) shares dropped <strong>3%<\/strong> after the company missed profit estimates, issued a weak full-year outlook, and warned on rising costs. Meanwhile, <strong>General Electric<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/GE\">GE<\/a>) saw its shares rise <strong>2.5%<\/strong> after reporting top and bottom-line beats and raising its guidance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Bristol-Myers Squibb<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/BMY\">BMY<\/a>) and <strong>Pfizer<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/PFE\">PFE<\/a>) announced a new direct-to-patient purchasing option for their anticoagulant medication, <strong>Eliquis<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/ELIQUIS\">ELIQUIS<\/a>). Starting September 8, eligible U.S. patients will be able to buy Eliquis directly at <strong>over a 40% discount<\/strong> to the current list price through the expanded ELIQUIS 360 support program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Expectations for June U.S. retail sales are varied, with <strong>Bank of America<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/BAC\">BAC<\/a>) anticipating a <strong>0.9% rise<\/strong> in the control group, while <strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>) projects a <strong>0.4% increase<\/strong> in core control retail sales. These figures are closely watched as consumer spending remains a key driver of economic activity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported Q2 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.26 on net sales of $11.14 billion, both slightly surpassing analyst 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