It will be the busiest week of the third-quarter\u00a0earnings\u00a0season, with nearly a third of
\n S&P 500
\n companies scheduled to report. Economists and investors will also be watching third-quarter gross domestic product and the latest inflation data.<\/p>\n
Earnings reports next week will come from several of the largest companies on the market: \n Coca-Cola,<\/span><\/p>\n General Electric,<\/span><\/p>\n General Motors,<\/span><\/p>\n NextEra Energy,<\/span><\/p>\n Spotify Technology,<\/span><\/p>\n Verizon Communications,<\/span><\/p>\n Visa General Dynamics,<\/span><\/p>\n IBM,<\/span> On Thursday, Comcast,<\/span><\/p>\n Ford Motor,<\/span><\/p>\n Intel,<\/span><\/p>\n Merck,<\/span><\/p>\n Newmont,<\/span><\/p>\n Southwest Airlines,<\/span> Chevron,<\/span> The economic-data highlights of the week will include the Bureau of Economic Analysis\u2019 advance estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday. On average, economists see a 3.6% real growth rate in the period, versus 2.1% in the second quarter.<\/p>\n On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the personal-consumption expenditures price index for September. The Federal Reserve\u2019s preferred inflation measure\u2014core PCE, which excludes food and energy prices\u2014is forecast to be up 3.7% from a year earlier,\u00a0slower than August\u2019s 3.9%.<\/p>\n Big Tech earnings<\/strong> kick off with results from Alphabet and Microsoft expected after the market closes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n 3M,<\/span> Danaher,<\/span> Sherwin-Williams,<\/span> General Motors<\/strong>, one of the Detroit Three auto makers the United Auto Workers are striking, announces earnings before the opening bell. Management might provide an update on negotiations with the union during the conference call. The strike, which also targets Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Big Tech firm <\/strong>Meta releases results after the market close.<\/p>\n Boeing<\/strong>, General Dynamics, T-Mobile US, IBM, and Amazon <\/strong>wraps a week of Big Tech earnings with results expected after the market close.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ford<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>results and conference call, scheduled after the closing bell, will offer another look at the impact of the UAW strikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n Shell,<\/span><\/p>\n Mastercard,<\/span> Bristol-Myers Squibb,<\/span><\/p>\n Altria,<\/span> Boston Scientific,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Microsoft
\n and Google-parent
\n Alphabet
\n report on Tuesday followed by Facebook-parent
\n Meta
\n Platforms on Wednesday and
\n Amazon.<\/span>
\n com on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\n all announce results on Tuesday, then\u00a0
\n Boeing,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n and
\n T-Mobile US
\n go on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\n Chipotle Mexican Grill,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n and
\n United Parcel Service
\n will report.
\n Charter Communications,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n and
\n Exxon-Mobil
\n close the week on Friday.<\/p>\nMonday, 10\/23<\/h2>\n
\n Cleveland-Cliffs
\n <\/strong> and
\n Logitech
\n announce earnings.\u00a0<\/p>\nTuesday, 10\/24<\/h2>\n
\n Coca-Cola,
\n Corning,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n General Electric,
\n Kimberly-Clark,<\/span>
\n NextEra Energy,
\n PulteGroup,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Spotify Technology, Verizon Communications,
\n Texas Instruments,<\/span>
\n and Visa all announce results.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Stellantis,<\/span>
\n began in September.\u00a0<\/p>\nWednesday, 10\/25<\/h2>\n
\n ServiceNow
\n are also expected to announce earnings.\u00a0<\/p>\nThursday, 10\/26<\/h2>\n
\n Merck, Comcast, Intel, United Parcel Service,
\n Honeywell,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n American Tower,
\n Northrop Grumman,<\/span><\/p>\n