The S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched fresh record peaks on Monday, as investors hoped for trade breakthroughs and geared up for a week of tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall Street.

U.S. stocks are edging higher ahead of a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies, which Wall Street expects to keep growing despite pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

“We expect short-term political instability to intensify due to the difficulties of forming a majority coalition, a likely change in leadership, and a potential deadlock in trade negotiations,” Peter...

U.S. stocks moved up slightly on Monday morning as investors looked ahead to a busy week of second-quarter earnings reports, with major firms set to announce results. By 9:35 a.m. ET: Markets had stalled near record highs last Friday amid reports that President Trump is pushing for new tariffs of at least 15% to 20%