3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week

Last week, stocks moved higher in a shortened trading week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained about 3% and 4%, respectively. Those moves left the Dow down 9% and the S&P down 3% as investors greeted the second half of 2020.

While continued COVID-19 outbreaks and the wider economic picture will capture headlines for the foreseeable future, some major companies are set to announce earnings results over the next few trading days. Let's look at the developments that might send shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), and PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) moving this week.

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