Wall Street shares ended mixed on Tuesday, with steep losses in General Motors and a gain in Tesla as investors focused on recent and upcoming quarterly reports and watched for signs of progress in U.

That helped to offset big gains for some homebuilders after they reported stronger profits for the spring than Wall Street had forecast. D.R. Horton rallied 14.5%, and PulteGroup rose 9.2%. That was even as both companies said homebuyers are continuing to deal with challenging conditions, including higher mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

Circle (CRCL), the public issuer of stablecoin USDC, saw its shares shrink as much as 8% on July 22, after Compass Point downgraded the stock from "Hold" to "Sell," citing valuation concerns and increased competition in the digital asset market.

The Dow gained while the Nasdaq lost ground on Tuesday and crude settled lower as investors assessed a spate of mixed earnings and signs that President Donald Trump's protracted trade war is hitting corporate profit margins,

The move comes after The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.

Stocks are mixed on Tuesday as Wall Street takes a slight breather following the S&P 500’s record-setting performance, with investor focus shifting toward a wave of high-stakes earnings reports from major tech names.

The stock is down, but the reaction is nothing like its steep post-earnings selloff in April. That’s a positive for investors.

El repunte de las acciones, que han alcanzado una serie de máximos históricos, muestra signos de agotamiento, mientras los inversionistas analizan una nueva tanda de resultados empresariales y siguen de cerca las últimas noticias del frente comercial.

The company has already made cost-cutting strides this month, axing about 9,000 employees in its latest round of layoffs. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha see about $73 billion in operating expenses in Microsoft's fiscal 2026, which implies 11% growth.