US Stocks Rise as Oil Tumbles on US-Iran Pause Ahead of Big Earnings Week

US stock futures climbed on Monday as crude oil prices tumbled and markets entered what is shaping up to be the busiest stretch of the quarter. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each rose around 0.8%, while contracts on the Nasdaq-100 jumped roughly 1.6% following a choppy prior week that had dragged the indexes lower. Sentiment improved over the weekend after the United States and Iran paused their fighting, raising hopes that peace negotiations could resume after two weeks of attacks. Oil, which had spiked above $100 a barrel earlier in the month on fears of supply disruption near the Strait of Hormuz, slid sharply, easing one of the market's main inflation worries. The week ahead is dense with catalysts: several of the largest technology companies are due to report quarterly earnings, and the Federal Reserve delivers its latest interest-rate decision midweek. Traders are weighing whether resilient corporate profits and cooling energy costs can offset the risk that the central bank leans more hawkish as it battles stubborn inflation.