Two heavyweight earnings reports and a closely followed check on the banking system all land in the same few days.

The view is more rosy than investors could have expected, as they wrap up the month, quarter, and first half of 2026 next week.

If next week's jobs report shows a still resilient labor market, that could relieve investors wary of a weakening economic outlook. The U.S. economy is expected to have added just 50,000 jobs in April ...