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Stocks took a big fall on Monday but it's looking like they may claw back some lost ground today.

Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1. Market overview

U.S. stock futures are inching higher Tuesday, but global market sentiment remains cautious due to concerns about economic growth. "There's a great deal of investor concerns in the markets right now," said Jameel Ahmad, chief market analyst at FXTM.

Top worries include slowing growth in China, uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin raising U.S. interest rates, depressed commodity prices and "continual concerns over the pace of economic recovery in both Japan and Europe," noted Ahmad.

European markets were mixed, and most Asian indexes skidded lower, led by a 4% plunge on Japan's Nikkei. On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.9%, the S&P 500 dropped 2.6% and the Nasdaq took a 3% hit, bringing its five-day loss to nearly 6%.

2. India rate cut boosts stocks

India's Sensex index was the exception in Asia on Tuesday, gaining about 1.5% after the country's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points.

It was a bigger than expected cut, and the fourth by the Reserve Bank of India this year. The bank said risks to growth were rising.

3. Stock market movers

Yahoo, Tesla, Glencore: Shares in Yahoo (YHOO, Tech30) are up nearly 3% in extended trading after the company revealed plans to go ahead with its Alibaba (BABA, Tech30) spinoff regardless of whether the IRS approves the plan.

Shares in Tesla (TSLA) could be on the move Tuesday as the company is set to begin deliveries of its new Tesla SUV, dubbed the Model X.

Shares in Glencore (GLNCY) are rebounding -- up about 9% in London -- after falling by 29% Monday. The mining and trading conglomerate has been crushed by falling prices for commodities and fears that China's slowdown will make matters even worse.

4. Economics

The latest Case-Shiller housing price index comes out at 9 a.m. ET, giving a snapshot of the health of the U.S. housing market.

Then the Conference Board will update its Consumer Confidence Index with a September figure at 10 a.m. ET.

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A new week has begun and trading will kick off soon.

Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1. Shell shock

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) announced overnight that it would stop all offshore drilling in Alaska for the foreseeable future after a key exploration well did not yield sufficient amounts of oil and gas.

The stoppage comes as oil prices trade around $45 per barrel -- a level that has squeezed profitability at oil producers around the world.

Shares in Shell are trading sideways in Europe.

2. Stock market overview

U.S. stock futures are edging lower and European markets are taking a dip in early trading.

Spain's IBEX 35 is the only index that's holding onto small gains. Investors may be relieved that parties campaigning for independence for the wealthy region of Catalonia failed to win a majority of votes cast in regional elections Sunday. They won a majority of seats in the regional parliament but ended up with just under 48% of the votes. That may make it harder for them to push ahead quickly with unilateral moves towards independence.

Asian markets ended with mixed results. The standout performer of the day was the Shenzhen index in China, which jumped by 2.4%. On the flip side, the Nikkei 225 index in Japan declined by 1.3%.

3. Market movers

SABMiller, Volkswagen, Glencore: Shares in SABMiller (SBMRY) are rising by 3% in London as investors hope that the world's largest beer brewer -- Anheuser-Busch InBev (AHBIF) -- is set to make a formal takeover offer for its competitor. If regulators allow a takeover of this size, it would be the biggest acquisition in the history of the beer industry, and one of the biggest in the world.

Shares in Volkswagen (VLKAY) are heading south again -- down about 6% -- as investors continue to worry about the fallout from its emissions scandal.

Shares in Glencore (GLNCY) are down by about 10% -- trading around their lowest level ever -- after the miner sold a nickel mine in Brazil for a disappointing price.

4. Weekly market recap

Last week was broadly negative in the U.S. markets. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped by 0.4%, the S&P 500 declined by 1.4% and the Nasdaq fell back by 2.9%.

The Nasdaq has dropped by about 10% since hitting a recent peak in July.

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Markets are looking perky Friday morning, holding out the prospect of an upbeat end to a rough week.

All major European indexes are trading more than 2% higher, and U.S. stock futures are pointing to a positive start as investors welcome Janet Yellen's explanation of the Fed's decision not to hike rates last week.

Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1) New boss at Volkswagen

The German automaker is expected to promote Porsche chief Matthias Mueller to group CEO as it struggles to get control of a crisis over falsified U.S. emissions tests. Media reports say Mueller will be named Friday as successor to Martin Winterkorn, who quit Wednesday.

Volkswagen (VLKAY) is also under huge pressure to provide more details about whether European tests were also deliberately manipulated, and to identify who was responsible for the misconduct. Its shares were trading 1% higher in Europe, but have lost about 25% since the scandal broke a week ago.

2) It's another iPhone day

The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus hit stores Friday, with Apple (AAPL, Tech30) fans around the world camping out in line to become some of the first owners of the new devices.

The company has said it expects to beat last year's first-weekend record sales of 10 million units.

3) Stock market movers

Nike, Under Armour, BMW: Nike (NKE) stock is up nearly 8% premarket after the company reported strong earnings Thursday afternoon. The report helped rivals too -- Adidas (ADDYY) was trading 3.5% higher in Europe, while Under Armour (UA) also got a lift, climbing 2% after hours.

BMW (BAMXY) shares are bouncing back, trading 5% higher. The stock was slammed Thursday after a German magazine reported that one of the group's diesel fueled cars had breached European pollution limits by a huge margin in road tests. The company said it could not explain the results because it was not familiar with the detail, but strongly denied attempting to manipulate or rig any emissions tests.

4) Earnings and economics

Blackberry (BBRY, Tech30) and Finish Line (FINL) are reporting before the opening bell.

The U.S. government will issue new estimates for second-quarter GDP at 8:30 a.m. ET. Initial numbers showed it improved after lackluster results from the first three months of 2015.

Then, at 10 a.m. ET, the University of Michigan will post its final estimate for September consumer sentiment. First readings of the index showed a dip from August levels.

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Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1. Stock market overview

U.S. stock futures are looking soft.

Most European markets are dipping into the red, shrugging off a report out of Germany that suggests businesses have been holding up well in September. The Ifo Business Climate report was better than August and beat economists expectations.

In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei index took a 2.8% dive following the release of sluggish manufacturing data for September. The numbers from Markit show a sharp reduction in international demand, particularly from China.

Across the rest of Asia, trading was mixed.

2. Stock market movers -- BMW, VW, Consol Energy

Shares in BMW (BAMXY) are falling sharply in Europe as investors worry that the luxury German automaker may be caught up in a widening scandal over diesel emissions. A German magazine reported that one BMW model breached European pollution limits in road tests. BMW has said it does not use any software that can manipulate emissions in a test cycle.

Meanwhile, VW shares continue to recover in Europe after being slammed into reverse earlier this week.

The automaker's CEO resigned Wednesday after the company admitted cheating U.S. emission tests and reported significant discrepancies in emissions between test and road conditions in 11 million vehicles worldwide. The company now faces well over 30 lawsuits in the U.S. related to the scandal, and German state prosecutors are considering legal action.

Coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy (CNX) is seeing wild swings in its shares in premarket trading. The stock dropped by 8.6% on Wednesday as coal futures prices fell, but now it's set for a sharp recovery at the open.

3. Earnings

Book publisher Scholastic (SCHL) and consulting firm Accenture (ACN) will report ahead of the open.

Retailers including Nike (NKE), Pier 1 (PIR) and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) are reporting results after the close.

4. Economics

The Department of Labor is releasing weekly jobless claims data at 8:30 a.m. ET. Federal unemployment statistics have shown for months that the labor market is in good shape.

At 10 a.m., the Census Bureau will release new home sales data for August.

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Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1. Volkswagen veers off course

Shares in Volkswagen are dropping sharply in Europe after American regulators accused the automaker of cheating on emission control tests.

Volkswagen's CEO Martin Winterkorn issued a statement Sunday that stopped short of admitting guilt, but said he was "deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public."

Federal and California regulators say emission controls in some Volkswagen and Audi models were programed only to turn on when the car was being tested.

The software is installed in nearly 500,000 Volkswagen cars on U.S. roads.

VW said it had stopped selling the vehicles at issue.

2. Greece in the spotlight

Alexis Tsipras has declared victory in Greece's snap elections Sunday.

Tsipras became prime minister in January 2015 and helped negotiate a new bailout for the country.

"The result is a government that is likely to be exactly the same as the last government, although Prime Minister Tsipras was not the anti-establishment candidate this time," said Paul Donovan, a senior economist at UBS.

Investors seem to have shrugged off the results, with the Greek index moving between positive and negative territory in early trading.

3. Market moves

U.S. stock futures are pushing higher after being in the red earlier this morning.

Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) is rising in extended trading while Chesapeake Energy (CHK) shares are drooping.

European markets are mixed in early trading, while Asian markets ended with broadly negative results. However, the main indexes in China closed with gains.

The Shenzhen index rallied by 3.6% and the Shanghai Composite jumped by nearly 2% over the course of the trading day.

4. Friday market recap

Friday was a negative day in the markets. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 1.7%, while the S&P 500 shed 1.6% and the Nasdaq lost 1.4%.

The turmoil came one day after the U.S. Fed announced that it was leaving its benchmark interest rate near 0%.

Fed chief Janet Yellen said in explanation: "The outlook abroad appears to have become more uncertain."

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Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1) Reacting to the Fed

All European indexes are declining in early trading as regional markets get their first chance to react to the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. Germany's DAX index is leading the markets down with a fall of nearly 2%.

"Leaving U.S. interest rates unchanged would normally be enough to see markets cheer at the prospect of cheap money for longer, but heightened concerns about external factors such as China, market volatility and deflation derailing a stateside recovery has resulted in an understandably cautious stance being adopted," noted Mike van Dulken, head of research at Accendo Markets.

Most Asian markets ended the day with modest gains, but the Nikkei in Japan declined by 2%.

2) U.S. stocks

Stock futures are dipping lower.

Over the previous trading session, the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 were down, losing 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. The Nasdaq inched up 0.1%.

"Financial markets priced a relatively low probability of a rate hike yesterday and the immediate reaction [to] the unchanged Fed rates was quite moderate," explained Benjamin Dousa, a market analyst at SEB bank.

3) Potential market mover -- Adobe

Investors should watch Adobe (ADBE) this morning. The shares are sinking by about 2% in extended trading after the company released earnings Thursday evening and said it was rejigging its management team.

4) Economic data

The U.S. Conference Board will post its monthly update of leading indicators at 10 a.m. ET. The composite index tracks business cycles, and it fell last month after four months of strong gains.

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