American corporations Is Crushing It. This Stock Rally Isn’t Just About Tech.

U.S. companies are stampeding through the third-quarter earnings season, setting up the stock market for an end-of-year rally that could defy the risks from tariffs, inflation, and the trade war with China that still overshadow the world’s biggest economy. Tesla and International Business Machines will take the baton Wednesday, providing September quarter updates that effectively fire the starting pistol on an important series of earnings from the tech sector that are likely to dictate stock market performance over the coming weeks.