Wall Street stocks advanced Monday following a positive session on European bourses, extending last week’s upbeat trend as markets await earnings from US retailers and commentary from the US Federal Reserve.
This week’s results from US big-box chains Target, Lowe’s and TJX will offer additional clues about the state of the world’s largest economy following reassuring retail sales data last week.
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