Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season, Stocks Look for Direction

The U.S. stock market has been on a roller coaster ride over the last month, but as the second-quarter earnings season gets under way, investors will look for major industries’ bellwethers for clues on the U.S. economic recovery.
Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season, Stocks Look for Direction
VOLATILE TRADING: A floor trader looks on at the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on July 8, after the U.S. Labor Department announced a dismal June jobs report. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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VOLATILE TRADING: A floor trader looks on at the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on July 8, after the U.S. Labor Department announced a dismal June jobs report. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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