S&P 500, Nasdaq Building on Gains as Markets Brace for Big Tech Earnings

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The wait is almost over. Big Tech earnings are nearly here.

Futures on the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% ahead of the open, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down less than 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. All three major indexes rose Monday as investors prepared for a busy week of earnings and economic data.

More than 150 S&P 500 companies will report earnings this week but, as usual, it’s the mega-cap tech companies generating the most excitement. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite reached its third-highest ever close Monday in anticipation of the deluge of Big Tech reports in the coming days.