Wall St Week Ahead: Spotlight on delayed economic data

The upcoming data is especially critical because investors and the Federal Reserve have been navigating with little certainty since a 43-day federal government shutdown postponed key reports. — Reuters

NEW YORK: A host of delayed employment, inflation and other data in the coming week will give a long-anticipated view of the US economy that could help guide markets into year-end.

US stocks pulled back to end the week, after the benchmark S&P 500 had ended on Thursday at a record closing high. Back-to-back disappointing quarterly reports from Oracle and Broadcom, two signature stocks in the artificial intelligence trade that has propelled markets this year, weighed down the heavyweight technology sector.