Bank earnings loom large; LVMH sales underwhelm - what’s moving markets

Investing.com - Futures linked to the main U.S. stock indices are mixed, as investors parse through worries around a fragile artificial intelligence trade and a widening Middle East conflict. A slew of major Wall Street bank earnings, which will unofficially kick off the latest quarterly earnings season, looms large. Sales from luxury behemoth LVMH come up short of expectations, casting a pall over the wider high-end goods sector.