Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq jump amid trade-war lull, with flurry of earnings on deck

US stocks stepped higher on Monday as Wall Street kicked off a packed week full of high-profile earnings and a delayed release of key inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose roughly 0.7%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.9%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way higher, rising over 1%. Markets are setting aside a laundry list of worries to focus instead on earnings season, which shifts into high gear this week. Hopes are high, with reports from Tesla (TSLA), Intel (I ...