US30 View!!The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJI
has been rising for four consecutive weeks, gaining a total of 4.5% for the period. The latest leg up arrived Friday when the US released its monster job figures for September — a mind-blowing 254,000 new hires, crushing expectations for 145,000. And that’s when the 30-stock Wall Street index climbed 0.8% to a fresh record closing high of 42,352.75 points.
The next big test is already looming for the Dow. Earnings season is here and one mainstay corner of the index is about to get spotlighted. Banks, big banks, are lining up to report their financial performance for the third quarter. This week markets will hear from household names JPMorgan
JPM
and Wells Fargo
WFC
. They’ll be joined by Procter & Gamble
PG
, among others.