Business & Finance: US Today

158 S&P 500 companies report earnings this week — the single busiest stretch of the season — including megacaps Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. With 82% of the 27% that's already reported beating estimates, the aggregate beat rate looks solid. But Tesla and Alphabet's twin misses last week rattled investors, dragging the S&P 500 down 0.6% for a second straight weekly decline. The market is primed for a verdict: can the remaining Magnificent 7 hold up, or...