WALL ST JUMPS 1% TO KICK-START EARNINGS AND DATA-HEAVY WEEK, MEGACAPS RISE

Wall Street's main indexes jumped more than 1% on Monday as megacaps rose to kick-start a week packed with corporate earnings and economic data, while investors also monitored the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Dow touched a near four-week high and was on course for its best day in more than two months, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were headed for their best days in nearly two weeks. Megacaps Microsoft (MSFT.O), Meta Platforms (META.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) rose between 1% and 2%.

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