World Week Ahead: US earnings, Fed minutes

World Week Ahead: US earnings, Fed minutes
By Margreet Dietz July 7 (BusinessDesk) - US Federal Reserve meeting minutes, Fed officials’ comments and the start of second-quarter earnings season will vie for the attention of investors in the coming days, as Wall Street looks to extend its record run.  Stronger-than-expected June jobs data, released last Thursday, underpinned the view that the world’s largest economy is in much better shape than some had feared after data showing it had contracted 2.9 percent in the first quarter. American employers added 288,000 jobs last month, whi...