NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Monday, July 24

S&P Futures are trading higher this morning as the market prepares for a data packed week ahead. Chevron gave a performance update yesterday, tomorrow afternoon we have earing due out from MSFT, GOOG, V, & TXN. On Wednesday, we have the FOMC announcement on monetary policy. In Europe, the major indexes are flat to higher and oil prices are positive by about 0.75%.