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Heavyweights Coca-Cola, 3M and General Motors all reported results that exceeded analyst expectations before the opening bell on Tuesday. 3M shares rose 7.7% to a four-year high, leading the Dow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are in talks to fight on the same card in Saudi Arabia on 23 December.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Heavyweights Alibaba , JD.com , Baidu tumbled between 2.9% and 3.9%.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

World Cup final set: Heavyweights France and Argentina will meet on Sunday, pitting the present and future faces of soccer against each other.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Heavyweights of the genre threw their support behind Milan, including bestselling romance novelist Nora Roberts.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2020