The banks are officially kicking off earnings season when they start reporting Tuesday, Oct. 15.

U.S. stock futures rise as investors prep for a two-day wave of bank earnings; Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs report earnings Tuesday; the UAW plans a call Thursday to update striking workers on the status of talks with General Motors.

Hong Kong lenders collectively have a 'strong balance sheet', Moody's says Banks could see some pressure on profits, asset quality as economy weakens

After official media warnings about prospects for future negotiations, state-affiliated social media account says both sides have the same stance Shift in tone follows upbeat assessment from White House at the end of latest series of high-level meetings in Washington

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged local authorities to do everything possible to tackle 'downward economic pressure' amid US-China trade war tensions Message represents a more pessimistic reading of China's economic situation compared with previous statements from the government

September's consumer price index rose to 3.0 per cent, largely due to soaring pork prices China's producer price index, a measure of the prices manufacturers charge at the factory gate, also fell further into deflation at minus 1.2 per cent

Here's list of key companies reporting earnings the week of October 14, 2019.

What do you do in a bear market? Are we in a bear market? Jim Cramer will be breaking it down in his next members-only Action Alerts PLUS conference call on Wednesday, October 16 at 11:45 a.m. ET.

US' Treasury secretary and trade representative plan to have a call with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He next week, followed by further face-to-face meetings The aim is to prepare for Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to sign an agreement at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile next month