# Stocks Climb Worry Ahead of Earnings

> Stocks rise despite rising bond yields and oil prices as earnings season begins.
- Title: Stocks Climb Worry Ahead of Earnings · Kiplinger | Shortify
- Summary: Stocks rise despite rising bond yields and oil prices as earnings season begins. Stocks climbed with positive earnings expectations ahead of Q4 reports.
- Keywords: stocks, earnings season, dow jones, s&p 500, nasdaq, treasury yields, oil prices, consumer sentiment, space x, at&t, t-mobile, verizon
- Source: Kiplinger — https://kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/stocks-climb-a-wall-of-worry-ahead-of-earnings-stock-market-today
- Published: 2026-10-09T20:11:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: stocks, earnings season, dow jones, s&p 500, nasdaq, treasury yields, oil prices, consumer sentiment, space x, at&t, t-mobile, verizon
## Stocks climb
Stocks continued to climb a wall of worry Friday with market participants undeterred by rising Treasury yields and higher oil prices.
## Market benchmarks rise
The blue-chip dow jones industrial average rose 0.8% to 51,654, the s&p 500 gained 0.6% to : 7,811, and the nasdaq composite added 0.6% to 27,366.
## Treasury yields rise
Yields on the 2-year treasury rose 3.3 basis points to 4.793% and the 10-year increased 1.1 basis points to 5.244%.
## Oil prices climb
Front-month west texas intermediate crude futures rose 0.4% to settle at $91.85 per barrel.
## Consumer sentiment falls
The university of michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index fell 3.7% month over month to 46.3, its second-lowest reading on record.
## Space x wireless plans
Space x announced it is buying a nationwide low-band spectrum license portfolio to become a major mobile carrier in the u.s.
## Telecom stocks drop
At&t, t-mobile us, and verizon communications dropped 9.8%, 13.3%, and 8.8% respectively after space x's wireless plans.
## Delta reports earnings miss
Delta air lines reported earnings of $1.72 per share, up 0.6% year over year but below analysts' estimate of $1.76.
## Key takeaway

Stocks climbed with positive earnings expectations ahead of Q4 reports.