U.S. stocks advance ahead of key tech earnings, Fed decision

[Business Professional Using Smartphone on City Street at Dusk] NoSystem images/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street's major averages were higher on Monday as technology stocks rose ahead of several Magnificent Seven tech stocks' earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SP500]) was last +0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COMP:IND]) was +1%, and the blue-chip Dow (DJI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DJI]) was +0.3%. Alphabet (GOOGL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GOOGL]), (GOOG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GOOG]), Microsoft (MSFT [https://seekingalpha.