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Wall Street will kick off the first week of December with a focus on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The central bank chief is scheduled to speak at a panel discussion in Stanford on Monday, and these will be his final remarks before the Fed enters a blackout period ahead of its final interest rate decision of the year.

In terms of economic data, the spotlight will be on updates on private employment and manufacturing. The much-delayed state job openings and labor turnover survey for August will also be published.

Turning to the earnings season, retail giants will headline the week, including Kroger (KR), Dollar General (DG), and Dollar Tree (DLTR). Dow 30 component Salesforce (CRM) is also on the docket, and so is chipmaker Marvell (MRVL).

Earnings

Earnings spotlight: Monday, December 1: MongoDB (MDB). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, December 2: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), Marvell (MRVL), GitLab (GTLB). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, December 3: Salesforce (CRM), Snowflake (SNOW), Dollar Tree (DLTR), C3.ai (AI). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Thursday, December 4: Kroger (KR), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Hewlett Packard (HPE), Dollar General (DG). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Friday, December 5: Victoria’s Secret (VSCO). See the full earnings calendar.

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