Stocks Gain Steam Following Bitter Presidential Debate; Tesla Product Unveiling Coming

U.S. stocks rose early Monday as Wall Street digested Sunday night's bitter presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. CBS Corporation (CBS) - Get Report has hired Lazard to look into a possible merger with Viacom (VIAB) - Get Report. Viacom has retained Morgan Stanley. Both companies split from each other back in 2006. Tesla (TSLA) - Get Report shares rose 2.5% after CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company will be holding a "product unveiling" on Oct. 17. Deutsche Bank (DB) - Get Report shares rose slightly, despite reports from a German newspaper that CEO John Cryan has yet to come to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over toxic mortgage-related securities the bank sold leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.