Earnings Season Kicks Off Amid Market Volatility as Big Banks Report Results, ExxonMobil Buys Pioneer Natural Resources, and New York Announces Bills to Protect Kids' Mental Health Online

Third-quarter earnings season begins Friday, marking the next test for this year's volatile stock market rally. Investors have higher expectations for earnings in the second half of 2022.

Big banks like JPMorgan Chase kick off earnings season Friday. Solid results could help ease investor uncertainty and lift stocks.

ExxonMobil has agreed to buy shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, more than doubling its footprint in the Permian Basin.

New York state leaders announced bills to protect kids' mental health online by limiting addictive social media feeds and data collection.

The "SAFE for Kids Act" would let users under 18 opt out of algorithm-driven feeds in favor of chronological ones.