S&P 500 and Dow Have Best Monthly Gains in a Year (at CNBC)

[video] U.S. Week Ahead: More Earnings; Data on Tap [1.8 min] (at MarketWatch)
Toyota, Dow, Disney, Kraft and AIG head earnings list. Investors will get data on auto, retail sales; factory orders; joblessness and consumer sentiment. The Senate debates the energy bill, and NFL training camps open.

MetLife rallies as analysts boost estimates (at MarketWatch)

AIG to Report Second Quarter 2010 Results on August 6, 2010 (Business Wire)
NEW YORK----American International Group, Inc. will report its second quarter 2010 results before the market opens on Friday, August 6, 2010. AIG?s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, earnings release, financial supplement, and a recorded comment from AIG President and Chief Executive Officer Robert H.

Norris: In Basel, Eternal Work In Progress (at New York Times)

Investor pressure to oust Pru execs waning-sources (at Reuters)