Wall St Weekahead: As earnings season wraps up, investors turn to data

By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors hoping that U.S. stocks will build on a strong two-week run will look to a host of data next week, highlighted by the monthly jobs report, for signs the economy is improving. With a lackluster earnings season winding down, it will take some solid macroeconomic data to keep the momentum going on Wall Street. The benchmark S&P 500 index has rallied roughly 5 percent in the past fortnight, its best two-week run in a year, and is up about