Earnings season started off slow, but now the quarterly reports are coming in strong and fast.
Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1. Earnings season
Several corporate giants including Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), Delta (DAL) and BlackRock (BLK) will post earnings before the opening bell.
Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) is reporting after markets close this afternoon.
Shares in Intel (INTC, Tech30) and JP Morgan (JPM) look set to dip at the open after the firms reported earnings on Tuesday afternoon.
Intel reported that third quarter sales were essentially unchanged compared to the same period last year, and earnings declined by about 6%. But the results still beat Wall Street expectations.
Meanwhile, JP Morgan results showed revenue slipped by 6% as it was hit by a double whammy last quarter: the Federal Reserve kept interest rates low and chaos slammed the financial markets.
2. Market overview
2. Market overview
U.S. stock futures are holding steady, while stock markets in Europe and Asia move into negative territory.
Mike van Dulken, head of research at Accendo Markets, said you can blame the negative market mood on China, which released weak inflation data.
The U.S. dollar is weakening a bit, while the Aussie dollar is pushing up versus all major global currencies.
Yields on 10-year government bonds are dipping around the world, except in Greece and Portugal where they are inching up.
Oil prices are steady around $46.70 per barrel, and gold is rising by about 0.7% to trade around $1,174 per ounce.
3. Stock market movers
3. Stock market movers
SanDisk, Micron: SanDisk (SNDK) shares are rising by nearly 10% premarket after Bloomberg reported the chipmaker could be in merger talks with Micron (MU) and Western Digital. Micron's shares were also up 3% in extended trading.
4. Economics
4. Economics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will post September's producer price index at 8:30 a.m. ET. Investors watch the index for clues about where inflation is headed.
The Census Bureau's monthly retail sales report also goes out at 8:30 a.m.
At 2 p.m., Wall Street will look for the Federal Reserve's latest "Beige Book." The report outlines regional economic conditions.
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