Stocks to Watch: SK Hynix, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola -- WSJ

By Julia Amann

Samsung (KR:005930), SK Hynix (KR:000660, SKHY): Shares in both chipmakers dropped more than 13% as part of a broader selloff amid mounting doubts over the AI boom. Over in the U.S., Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC) and other chip stocks are also sliding premarket.

Johnson Johnson (JNJ): Shares ticked up premarket after the drugmaker agreed to pay $5.5 billion to resolve remaining lawsuits over its talc products, aiming to put an end to yearslong litigation.

Coca-Cola (KO): Shares climbed almost 4% premarket after the beverages company announced higher profit and sales in the second quarter.

Unilever (UK:ULVR): Shares in the consumer-goods company jumped after it bumped its full-year outlook and said quarterly sales volume surged to more than a 16-year high.

Mercedes-Benz Group (XE:MBG): Shares in the luxury carmaker gained almost 4% after its second-quarter results beat investor expectations, even as it cut its sales forecast amid a worsening Chinese market.

Barclays (UK:BARC): The British bank posted a rise in second-quarter profit but reported higher-than-expected credit impairments. Shares fell more than 5%.

Koninklijke Philips (NL:PHIA): Shares fell as much as 11% after the Dutch medical-technology company reported a decline in orders for the second quarter.

Ford Motor (F) and Visa (V) are set to report earnings after markets close.

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July 28, 2026 08:57 ET (12:57 GMT)