US stock futures inched higher on Monday as investors braced for another busy week of corporate earnings that could offer fresh insight into the health of the economy and potentially provide new momentum for the artificial intelligence trade. Major companies scheduled to report include Berkshire Hathaway, Eli Lilly, Caterpillar, McDonald's, and Walt Disney, among others. Key technology names such as Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices, and SpaceX are also set to release quarterly results.
Market participants will additionally be watching a full slate of labor market indicators, culminating in Friday’s closely followed monthly US employment report. Elsewhere, oil prices slipped after President Donald Trump said peace talks with Iran would resume today, following his decision to call off a planned military strike on the Islamic Republic.
The major indexes are coming off a volatile month, characterized by a sharp selloff in semiconductor and other AI-related stocks, as investors rotated into software companies and other corners of the market.
