After stocks closed near record highs Monday and Palantir topped estimates, investors await AMD and SpaceX after the close. Job openings kick off a key labor data week.

Copper futures (/HG) have spent much of the summer consolidating.

Palantir kicks off another packed earnings slate after the bell, while manufacturing data is in focus this morning. Attention will then shift to jobs data later in the week.

Stocks are higher to start August as potential negotiations between the U.S. and Iran translate into lower oil prices and bond yields.

Chip, software, and memory maker stocks headline the next wave of tech earnings. Here's what investors should watch, from AI infrastructure demand to memory market competition.

With the July jobs report Friday, any sign of labor market tightness might weigh on stocks, given the potential for Fed tightening, said Schwab's Kevin Gordon in the Week Ahead.

Stocks are on track for modest weekly gains, despite a volatile post-FOMC reaction in the bond market. Strong cloud services growth from hyperscalers Amazon and Microsoft has helped offset rising Treasury yields.

Our outlook on the 11 S&P 500 equity sectors.

There is plenty of activity in Washington that can move the markets, even with Congress in recess. So what should you be watching?