Why Retail Traders Are Over the Mag Seven

Why Retail Traders Are Over the Mag Seven

July 20, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 4438

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in retail trading of megacap tech stocks and explores a recent merger ruling and health advice on coffee consumption.

P.M. Edition for July 20. The Magnificent Seven have dominated the stock market for years. But now, as markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang discusses, there are signs that everyday investors are buying fewer shares of the megacap tech companies as they look to find the next big AI stock. Plus, a judge puts a temporary restraining order on the $81 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. And how much coffee should you drink for a healthy heart? A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association has the answer… and it may be more than you think. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.

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