With the vast majority having reported, S&P 500 companies were on track to increase fourth-quarter earnings by 10% from the year-earlier period, according to LSEG IBES data, which would be the biggest rise since the first quarter of 2022.
Gold slips as dollar firms, investors book profit; US data on tap
Gold prices experienced a dip on Monday, influenced by a stronger dollar and profit-taking after a recent surge. Investors are keenly awaiting U.S. inflation data,