The Breakfast Briefing: Futures Point To A Slightly Positive Open As Investors Gear Up For Earnings

Ted

FYI: U.S. stock futures inched higher on Monday, setting the Dow average and Nasdaq Composite on track for all-time highs, even as traders assessed the risk from geopolitical tensions and looked to key earnings reports this week to set the tone for the markets.
Regards,
Ted
U.S.: (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-poised-for-fresh-high-in-muted-trading-as-investors-brace-for-week-of-earnings-2017-10-16/print

U.S.: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/us-stock-futures-earnings-data-oil-on-the-agenda-for-wall-street.html

U.S.: (IBD)
http://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/netflix-charles-schwab-are-buys-with-earnings-due-roku-sets-up/

U.S.- Europe-Asia:: (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/2017/10/15/stocks-in-asia-to-gain-as-u-s-inflation-slows-markets-wrap

Europe: (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spanish-stocks-dragged-down-by-catalonia-uncertainty-sapping-european-benchmark-2017-10-16/print

Europe: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/european-markets-investors-turn-attention-to-politics-as-brexit-catalonia-austria-dominate.html

Asia: (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-continues-to-surge-leading-asian-market-gains-2017-10-15/print

Asia: (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-rises-to-fresh-21-year-high-softbank-surges-idUSL4N1MR1K0

Asia: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/15/asia-markets-focus-on-china-inflation-wall-street-currencies-dollar.html

Current Futures: Positive
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx