Financials make up half of the 38 S&P 500 companies slated to report quarterly results this week. The week’s big economic news will be the consumer price index for June.

For the week ending July 11, the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector (NYSEARCA:XLY) rose 1.39%, but this lagged the S&P 500's (SP500) 0.48% increase. Year-to-date, the sector has fallen 1.30%, ...

A busy week ahead for investors will see inflation data, the debate about the Fed's next move, and the start of second ...