Review & Preview: Earnings Excitement
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Stocks rose at the start of the week, driven by anticipation of the fourth-quarter earnings season, despite initial volatility following a Federal Reserve probe into Chair Jerome Powell.
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Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 70% confidence.
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Stocks edged higher at the start of the week as investors chose to focus less on the continuing saga at the Federal Reserve and more on the coming fourth-quarter earnings season—another potential blockbuster that could boost the nascent 2026 rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each rose 0.2% to new records, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3%. Stocks got off to a rocky start after the government launched a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, issuing grand jury subpoenas related to his Senate testimony last June about a multiyear project to renovate the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. (More on that below.) Nonetheless, stocks rebounded as investors looked ahead to the start of fourth-quarter earnings season.
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.