Bank earnings, CPI headline busy markets week as S&P 500 hovers near records

Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight ​into the strength of corporate profits and the path of interest rates, two factors influencing the market’s rally. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab hit an all-time ‌closing high, its first since mid-August. Its year-to-date gain has swelled to more than 14%. Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report, perhaps the most closely watched...