The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) are heading into the first full trading week of July off fresh new highs. Monetary policy is in focus this week as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to testify on Capitol Hill as Wall Street braces for June’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. Boeing (BA) will plead guilty to criminal fraud for violating a 2021 agreement reached after two deadly 737 MAX crashes. After a months-long battle, Paramount Global (PARA, PARAA) has finally reached an agreement to merge with Skydance Media.

Yahoo Finance trending tickers include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Intel (INTC), and Meta Platforms (META).

Key guests include:
9:00 a.m. ET - Ed Mills, Raymond James Managing Director
9:30 a.m. ET - Keith Lerner, Truist Co-Chief Investment Officer & Chief Market Strategist
10:00 a.m. ET - Michael Kantrowitz, Piper Sandler Co-Chief Investment Strategist
10:50 a.m. ET - Tom Wheeler, Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States
11:50 a.m. ET - Lacy Garcia, Willow CEO and Founder