Five things you need to know before the market opens on Monday October 17:
1. -- Stock Market Today: Stocks slip lower with earnings, Biden Israel visit in focus
An uneasy calm in Israel's war with Hamas has investors in a cautious mood Tuesday ahead of key retail sales data and a host of third quarter earnings.
2. -- Retail sales data offers health-check on consumer, inflation pressures as economy defies recession calls
Gas prices may lift overall retail sales totals, but economists will be watching spending trends in core items to assess the health of the U.S. consumer heading into the autumn months..
3. -- Goldman Sachs earnings on deck as CEO David Solomon feels pressure to boost profits
Under fire to produce bigger profits, Goldman CEO David Solomon is sharpening the banks focus and deal-making and wealth management while exiting consumer-facing businesses..
4. -- United Airlines earnings in focus as Delta sees more travel demand, higher fuel costs
Record summer travel figures are likely to boost profits for United Airlines, but surging fuel costs could clip it bottom line heading into the final months of the year..
5. -- Johnson & Johnson earnings top forecasts, shares jump, on new cancer drug boost
Johnson & Johnson's newly-structured business, which no longer includes a consumer healthcare unit, is seeing solid demand for its new cancer-focused treatments Carvykti and Tecvayli.
