Hopeful talk of a pause in Fed rate hikes amid the worst run of weekly declines for the S&P 500 in more than two decades has stocks ending higher Monday.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is set to speak at the bank's investor day presentation at 8:00 am Eastern time.

Stock finish sharply lower Wednesday as Target earnings disappoint and Fed Chair Powell warns 'there could some pain involved' with the Fed's inflation approach.

Stock futures were indicating a lower open on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed was determined to reduce inflation. Housing-starts and building-permits data are in focus. Target shares slipped before the retailer reports earnings. And JPMorgan holders voted against the bank's proposal to pay CEO Jamie Dimon a $50 million retention bonus.

The median compensation for top CEOs reportedly hit $14.7 million in 2021, a sixth straight record.

Costco took in $984 million in new membership fee in its fiscal third quarter, helping the bulk retailer top Street forecasts for topline revenues.

"Supply chain challenges and persistent delays significantly limited the brand's responsive abilities" to changing consumer trends, CEO Sonia Syngal told investors Thursday.

"We believe the slowdown was caused by the spending pressure our consumers felt from higher gas prices and broader inflation," said CEO Bruce Thorn.

"Combining our assets and talented team with Broadcom's existing enterprise software portfolio creates a remarkable enterprise software player," said VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram.