Stocks Jump After Mergers, Earnings and Ahead of Economic Data, Fed Decision
Stocks jumped in Monday's early session after a slew of earnings and other news events that saw the market attempt to make a positive finish to a rough month. Investors also braced for a rate decision from the Federal Reserve as well as the latest jobs report this week.
Amazon says it had its best Prime Day sales event ever this week with $14.2 billion spent online on Tuesday and Wednesday, up 11% compared to last year.