The sound of the summer isn’t from an emerging artist or a music legend, nor is it even really a song. It’s a sound bite of a TV ad in which a British voice announces: “Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.” The clip has now been used in over 2.2 million videos on TikTok, mostly, ironically, to highlight vacation nightmares. Google Search traffic for “jet2” has spiked 500% in the US this summer as Americans are wondering what the heck Jet2 even is.
Stocks were mixed Thursday, under some pressure after a weak 30-year Treasury auction and fresh trade noise as President Trump announced plans for new chip tariffs. The S&P 500 slipped 0.08%, but closed well off session lows. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 reversed off lows of the day to finish 0.32% up. The Russell 2000 fell 0.30%.