Upcoming S&P 500 Earnings Releases: Before The Bell: Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Kohl's Corp. Tyco International Viacom Inc. Walmart After The Bell: Agilent Technologies Inc. Applied Materials Nordstrom Important Data Releases: UK: 4:30AM EST Office for National Statisticswill release Retail Sales m/m, which measures change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. Canada: 8:30AM EST Statistics Canadawill release Trade Balance, which measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month. US: 8:30AM EST Bureau of Economic Analysis will release Trade Balance, which measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month. Please note that the release date has been delayed by 9 days due to the US government shutdown. Also at 8:30AM EST Department of Labor will release Unemployment Claims, which measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week. Don’t miss!!! 10:00AM EST Federal Reserve will release Fed Chairperson-Designate Yellen Testifies on monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee, in Washington DC. She is expected to reveal her policy intentions and thoughts on the current economic climate. Investors will look for any signal of when the Fed will plan to taper.