* Apple ( AAPL ), Microsoft ( MSFT ), Alphabet among 'Magnificent 7' set to report * Fed expected to cut rates on Wednesday by quarter-point * US-China trade tensions, government shutdown also in focus By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. stock rally confronts a potentially consequential week to keep its momentum heading into year-end,...

* White House confirms Trump-Xi meeting next week * Currencies unchanged, on track for slight weekly loss * Turkish equities rally after court decision By Niket Nishant Oct 24 (Reuters) - Emerging market equities were on track to register weekly gains on Friday, driven by hopes that the U.S. would be able to ink a deal with China when Presidents...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. stock rally confronts a potentially consequential week to keep its momentum heading into year-end, including a flood of corporate results headlined by megacap companies and a likely interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve after its two-day policy meeting. U.S.-China trade tensions could come to a head in the coming days, while a persistent U.S....

07:37 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the green before Friday's open as investors await a key inflation report that was previously delayed due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% and the Nasdaq added 0.5% in premarket activity. The...