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The Biggest Earnings Reports This Week: Banks, TSMC and Netflix Put Wall Street’s Profit Boom on Trial

The Biggest Earnings Reports This Week: Banks, TSMC and Netflix Put Wall Street’s Profit Boom on Trial

The market’s central question is whether the profit surge can broaden beyond artificial-intelligence chips and energy without exposing weaker credit. The evidence points to a cautious yes: analysts expect S&P 500 second-quarter earnings to rise 23.4% from a year earlier, and this week’s bank slate will test loan demand and consumer health. The answer still hinges on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. defending its high-growth, heavy-investment outlook. Guidance — management’s forecast for coming quarters — matters more now than another round of backward-looking beats.
ETFs All Pick SCHD, But 85-Basis-Point Yield Gap Changes the Story

ETFs All Pick SCHD, But 85-Basis-Point Yield Gap Changes the Story

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF landed on three separate new lists released from July 8 to Friday, the only fund to do so after a strong first half that topped the broad U.S. market. The lists may signal agreement on income, but dig deeper and it looks more like a sector shift out of mega-cap tech.
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) holds up as iShares competitors drop

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) holds up as iShares competitors drop

ETF comparison stories usually put Vanguard Total International Stock ETF, BlackRock’s iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the cheap index camp. On Wednesday, trading showed the wrapper is less important than what the fund owns. VXUS and IXUS both cover broad markets outside the U.S. IEFA sticks to developed ex-U.S. stocks, skips Canada. VTI is U.S. focused, the one many investors want less of.
Chip Rally Breaks as Nasdaq Faces Tight Labor Market

Nasdaq futures tick higher as S&P holds steady before Fed decision, oil slip supports stocks

Tech stocks regained ground in early U.S. futures trade Wednesday, with most contracts trading higher. Traders were watching for the Federal Reserve decision as Kevin Warsh took over as chair. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.63%. S&P 500 futures added 0.15%. Dow futures slipped 0.02%. Quotes were from Investing.com after 5:20 a.m.
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