Monday's Headliners: VMware

Earnings from Dow components and the technology space will highlight Monday's calendar, while only one piece of economic data is due.

Among earnings, Corning (GLW Quote - Cramer on GLW - Stock Picks), McDonald's (MCD Quote - Cramer on MCD - Stock Picks), Black & Decker (BDK Quote - Cramer on BDK - Stock Picks) and Halliburton (HAL Quote - Cramer on HAL - Stock Picks) are expected.

Numbers are also on tap from Verizon (VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks), Tyson (TSN Quote - Cramer on TSN - Stock Picks), American Express (AXP Quote - Cramer on AXP - Stock Picks) and VMware (VMW Quote - Cramer on VMW - Stock Picks).

The economic calendar features only new homes sales for December from the Census Bureau.

On TheStreet.com, Ted Reed will discuss a ticket-pricing change taking place at some airlines, and Nicholas Yulico will examine whether Home Depot (HD Quote - Cramer on HD - Stock Picks) is a good buy right now.