exploit it and rise in the first place. they still have some territory in iraq, not as major as mosul, of course, to try and recapture from isis and the concern is that the group now will return back to its roots as an insurgent group and start carrying out attacks in urban areas like baghdad. and as you heard, the coalition will be focusing on syria, on the self-declared area of isis. a tough fight expected to last for months. indeed, another long slog ahead. thank you. 56 minutes past the hour. time to check your money this morning. global stock markets mixed. u.s. stocks closed mostly up. the dow down a little bit. the rally in tech stocks boosting the nasdaq and s&p. investors have high hopes for tech as wall street head into earnings season. the sector is the best performing this year. the nasdaq up 18%. second-quarter earnings kick off on friday. jpmorgan, citi bank, wells fargo all report. experts expect another great quarter for the banks.
mosul. a different partner on the ground, different forces fighting alongside the coalit n coalition, with the support of the coalition. one thing that will be the fine is we expect isis fighters to fight until the death. symbolic win but a long battle ahead. thank you. global stock markets are higher today after u.s. stock markets closed mostly up. the dow dipping slightly, but a rally in tech stocks boosting the nasdaq and s&p 500. investors have high hopes for tech as wall street head into earnings season. the sector is the best performing this year, up 18%. so investors in tech, wow, you ve done well. second-quarter earnings kick off in earnest friday. big names like banks, jpmorgan, citi bank, wells fargo, reporting earnings. last earnings season was the best in years, in years. companies are rolling in the profits. so analysts expect another great quarter. the s&p 500 companies expected to grow 6%. profit expected to grow 6% from