MARKETS AWAIT EARNINGS FROM MORE THAN 70 S&P 500 COMPANIES, INCLUDING TESLA AND META, AMID CONCERNS OVER AI SPENDING RETURNS AND PERSISTENT INFLATION. US 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELDS HELD AT 5.06%, WHILE GOLD ROSE TO AROUND $4,175 AN OUNCE AS EXPECTATIONS FOR AN IMMINENT FED RATE HIKE EASED.(Historical earnings: For 2026Q1 (period ended 2026-03-31), Tesla reported basic EPS of 0.15 and diluted EPS of 0.13, net income of USD 0.477 billion, and revenue of USD 22.387 billion, versus basic EPS 0.13, diluted EPS 0.12, net income USD 0.409 billion, and revenue USD 19.335 billion in the prior-year period. Full-year 2025 showed basic EPS 1.18, diluted EPS 1.08, net income USD 3.794 billion, and revenue USD 94.827 billion. Consensus expectations: Consensus for 2026Q3 expects EPS of 0.4511 on revenue of USD 28.024 billion.)