Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1. More tensions in the Middle East
A Russian warplane crashed on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday, amid heightened tensions in the region. Russia started airstrikes in Syria last month.
The Turkish lira dipped 0.8% against the dollar on the news, and markets around the world are also dipping.
2. Stock Market Movers
2. Stock Market Movers
Travel companies are under pressure, after the U.S. issued a worldwide travel alert for Americans amid concerns that terror groups and individuals may be planning more attacks after the Paris massacres.
Shares in Air France-KLM (AFLYY), Cathay Pacific (CPCAF), Qantas (QABSD), Lufthansa (DLAKF) and other airlines are dipping. Cruise lines Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) and Carnival Corporation (CCL) are both trending about 1.4% lower in premarket trading.
Volkswagen (VLKAF) is up 2.5% in early trade on Tuesday, on reports that the German automaker found a fix for its emission-cheating software.
3. U.S. Dollar on fire
3. U.S. Dollar on fire
The dollar rally continues, as investors increasingly expect the Fed to raise interest rates next month. At the same time, the European Central Bank is likely to start pulling in the opposite direction, cutting rates or extending its money printing program.
A stronger dollar is also putting pressure on commodities. Gold, silver, and platinum are all significantly down this month, hovering around multi-year lows.
4. Earnings & Economics
4. Earnings & Economics
Retailers Dollar Tree (DLTR), DSW (DSW), Burlington Stores (BURL) and Tiffany & Co (TIF) will report quarterly results this morning, along with Cracker Barrel (CBRL), Campbell Soup (CPB), and Hormel Foods (HRL) -- owner of brands like Spam, Skippy, and Jennie-O.
This afternoon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE, Tech30) and its newly-formed sister company, HP (HPQ), will each report their first earnings updates since the two companies split. Also coming after the bell are reports from Guess (GES) and TiVo (TIVO).
A second estimate for U.S. GDP in the third quarter will post at 8:30 am ET.
At 10 a.m., the Consumer Conference Board will update the Consumer Confidence Index with November's number. The index dipped in October after reaching an four-month high in September.
Business sentiment in Germany has risen to a 17-month high, according to a survey by the Ifo institute.
"The rise in expectations is a particularly encouraging sign that neither previous evidence of a slowdown in China nor the Volkswagen scandal have dented confidence," Jennifer McKeown, senior European economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a note.
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