[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 has extended its gains to 1.3%, while the Russell 2000 trades a bit behind with a 0.9% gain.
Shares of Apple (AAPL 317.62, +8.66, +2.8%) are now up nearly 3% heading into its earnings report after the close. Reporting alongside Apple will be Starbucks (SBUX 88.68, -0.04, -0.1%), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 50.53, +1.27, +2.6%), and eBay (EBAY 36.25, +0.77, +2.2%).
The earnings deluge will continue tomorrow morning when Boeing (BA 317.29, +0.66, +0.2%), General Electric (GE 11.80, +0.36, +3.2%), and McDonald's (MCD 211.29, +1.95, +0.9%) report.