Stocks Extend Record Rally, Powell’s Future, Verizon Leads the Dow 7/21/25

Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer started the hour with a look at the busy earnings season ahead. Verizon kicked off the party with a beat and raised guidance, which sent shares of the company higher in early trading. The anchors also turned to a WSJ report that said Sec. Bessent laid out the case against firing Fed Chair Powell to the president. Trump later took to Truth Social to refute the story saying “I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A.” Later in the show, the desk also turned to some of the day’s biggest movers, including a giant jump for Block following the company’s inclusion into the S&P 500. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer