Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street brunch, our Sunday look ahead to this week's

market-moving events, along with the weekend's top news and analysis.

Hello, today is Sunday, April 12th, and I'm your host, Kim Khan.

It's that time again when per share echoes across Wall Street.

Earning season begins this week with the big banks alongside a couple of major tech names.

Goldman Sachs kicks things off Monday. Tuesday brings J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo,

Citigroup, and BlackRock. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley follow Wednesday.

Later in the week, results from Taiwan's semiconductor,

Netflix, and Pepsi will offer insight into global demand, tech spending, and consumer trends.

Netflix reports Thursday, with analysts expecting EPS of 77 cents on revenue of just above $12 billion. With the Warner Brothers acquisition saga behind it, focus has shifted back to core growth drivers, advertising, content, and engagement.

Ad revenue will hinge in part on traction in live sports,

while the company's recent subscription price increases

will also be closely watched for signals on pricing power and capital allocation.

Also on the calendar, Johnson & Johnson reports Tuesday and ASML on Wednesday.

In geopolitics this weekend, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would move to block maritime traffic

through the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations with Iran collapsed in Islamabad.

In a post, Trump said the Navy would begin efforts to stop vessels from entering or leaving

the key shipping lane, framing the move as a response to escalating tensions.

The announcement followed the breakdown of marathon talks involving Vice President

J.D. Vance and Envoy's Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner, who spent nearly a full day negotiating

with senior Iranian officials. The discussions, brokered by

Pakistan, were aimed at ending a six-week conflict, but failed to produce an agreement, leaving

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