Stock market today: S&P 500 futures gain after Tesla’s China gambit

News Snapshot:

Stocks on Wall Street inched higher Monday ahead of a big week filled with a Federal Reserve rate decision, the monthly jobs report, and earnings from more Magnificent Seven tech heavyweights. Futures on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) were both up roughly 0.2% as Tesla (TSLA) shares surged amid upbeat China news. Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which has fewer tech components, were up about 0.1%. Stocks are eyeing a return to Friday's sharp gains, which came as strong earnings from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) boosted optimism for a lasting...