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Last week, a marked shift in comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested interest rate cuts could be coming sooner rather than later, after a weak jobs report. This week, inflation could take the spotlight, with fresh data due that could influence their position.

Last week brought a string of blockbuster corporate reports. Those will continue in the days ahead, with big tech companies and well-known consumer names set to publish their quarterly financial updates. 

The Fed’s interest-rate decision, July jobs numbers, a key tariffs deadline, fresh inflation data, and earnings from big tech companies highlight a packed economic and corporate calendar this week.

Corporate earnings will dominate business headlines this week, with reports from a range of major U.S. corporations expected. Tesla, Google, Intel, Verizon Communications, and Coca-Cola lead the companies on the earnings calendar. They'll arrive after a trading week in which the S&P 500 edged higher and the Nasdaq set closing highs on five straight days.

Big banks will make a lot of headlines this week. But so will economic data, political events, and results from the leader in streaming video. Earnings from JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs are among the highlights of a busy corporate earnings calendar that effectively kick off the second-quarter earnings season. Several […]

The "reciprocal" tariffs deadline, Federal Reserve meeting minutes, and Amazon Prime Day highlight this week’s economic and business calendar. Investors will also be watching for data on consumer credit levels and jobless claims. Delta Air Lines and Conagra Brands lead this week’s corporate earnings.

Investors will get a day off this week—but they won't be able to tune out, with economic data and Washington, D.C., drama among the likely highlights of the coming days.

Earnings from shoe retailer Nike  (NKE), package delivery service FedEx (FDX), and chipmaker Micron Technology (MU) come as corporations continue to assess the impact that tariffs could have on their operations.

There's a lot on the domestic calendar this week. But investors and the world are watching global affairs, too. Fighting between Iran and Israel intensified over the weekend

News from a tech giant, inflation data and earnings from a meme-stock legend are among the highlights of the week ahead in markets. Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference opens the week with a keynote session from CEO Tim Cook scheduled for Monday.

Stock futures slipped Tuesday, putting Wall Street on track to give up some of the modest gains seen in the first session of June, as growth concerns increase. S&P 500 futures fell about 0.2%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 84 points, or 0.2%. Futures linked to the Nasdaq-100 pulled back 0.1%.

Updated employment data for May, comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and several noteworthy tech and retail earnings reports highlight this week’s economic calendar. The week follows a close to May trading, which was generally upbeat for stocks, featuring strong performances from the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The week also brought the latest set of […]