Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb Ahead of Busy Earnings Week, Powell Speech
The main benchmarks opened higher Monday and rallied into the close. Stocks kicked off the week on a strong note, with all three main indexes notching major gains Monday. Today's relief rally came as investors brushed off rising geopolitical tensions and instead looked ahead to a busy week on Wall Street – one which includes a number of high-profile earnings reports. Market participants put escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas on the backburner Monday, choosing to focus on several key do