The State of the Markets, Latest Beige Book Report, and BlackBerry’s Bounceback 7/15/26

The markets rose on Wednesday, with major technology stocks advancing, as traders digested more data showing inflation is cooling. Brian Sullivan & Kelly Evans are joined on set by One Point BFG Wealth Partners’ Peter Boockvar and Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson to break down their outlooks for the markets as Steve Liesman joins in to provide the highlights from the latest Fed beige book report. BlackBerry CEO, John Giamatteo, also joins the anchors on set later in the show to recap his company’s nearly 200% year-to-date gain and what he is focusing on going forward.