Coming up: a key tariffs deadline, the Fed’s interest-rate decision, the July jobs report, fresh inflation data, and earnings from companies including Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon.

Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors.

Markets this week look to Fed signals, trade clarity, and earnings from tech giants to guide session direction.

Communications services stocks grabbed the spotlight this week as Wall Street digested earnings reports from companies including Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) and Verizon (VZ). The communications services ...