NEW YORK, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Wall Street stocks rose early Monday as 
markets looked ahead to a heavy week of corporate earnings and monitored the 
positioning of political leaders on the US government shutdown.

This week's earnings calendar includes results from Netflix, Tesla and 
Procter & Gamble. A Factset analysis of earnings forecasts and results 
projected third-quarter growth of 8.5 percent.

About 15 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.5 
percent at 46,405.31.

The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent to 6,712.65, while the tech-rich 
Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.0 percent to 22,900.45.

"Investors are optimistic that the next wave of earnings will come in 
stronger than expected from mainly big cap tech stocks," said Adam Sarhan of 
50 Park Investments.

Markets are watching the back-and-forth in Washington as the government 
shutdown drags on. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC 
the Trump administration was considering "stronger measures" to pressure 
congressional Democrats to approve an extension of government spending.