Wall Street ticked higher Monday to start a week full of updates on where interest rates and profits for the stock market’s most influential companies are heading. Becton, Dickinson jumped 5.7% for the largest gain in the S&P 500 after it said its updated Alaris infusion system will return to full commercial operations after earlier recalls. AdvertisementRoughly 30% of the companies in the S&P 500 are scheduled to tell investors this week how they did from April through June. Key among them are three Big Tech behemoths that have grown so large that their stock movements often dictate where the S&P 500 goes. In stock markets abroad, European stocks were mixed after data suggested manufacturing and services industries across the continent are weaker than expected.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 24, 2023 17:56 UTC