Dow Jones climbs over 300 points; Fed decision and big-tech earnings are next
Gold futures topped $5,000 an ounce for the first time Monday as the Dow closed up 307.91 points at 49,406.62. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rose. Investors await earnings from Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple, along with a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. Intel fell 5.7%, while USA Rare Earth jumped nearly 8% on a new government deal.