Stocks end higher Monday as investors look to a key series of retail earnings, as well as Fed minutes, later in the week.

Wells Fargo could be looking at a major reduction in its once market-leading mortgage business, Bloomberg reported over the weekend.

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“We delivered solid results in the second quarter as clients turned to us for our expertise and execution in these challenging markets," said CEO David Solomon.

"Solid client activity across our businesses, coupled with higher interest rates, drove strong net interest income growth and allowed us to perform well in a weakened capital markets environment," said CEO Brian Moynihan.

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“In a challenging macro and geopolitical environment, our team delivered solid results and we are in a strong position to weather uncertain times," said CEO Jane Fraser.

Fading Fed rate hike bets, as well as solid earnings from UnitedHealth, pushed stocks higher Friday following a solid reading for June retail sales.

"We do expect credit losses to increase from these incredibly low levels, but we have yet to see any meaningful deterioration in either our consumer or commercial portfolios," said CEO Charlie Scharf.

The billionaire and crypto investor was in business with Voyager Digital which went bankrupt early July.

The builder confidence index breached the break-even measure of 50 in August for the first time since May 2020.

China is a crucial country for Tesla for its domination of the market of electric vehicles.