Upcoming S&P 500 Earnings Releases: Check out the earnings parade of the big companies. Before The Bell: Archer Daniels Midland Company Aetna Inc. Allergan AMETEK Inc. Air Products Cummins Inc. Ecolab Inc. Entergy FIS Goodyear Tire & Rubber HCP, INC. Harris Johnson Controls L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. MeadWestvaco Occidental Petroleum Corp. Pitney Bowes Inc. PACCAR Inc Pfizer Valero Energy Corp. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorp Waste Management United States Steel Corp. Dentsply International Inc Xylem Inc. After The Bell: Aflac Incorporated Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Boston Properties, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. Edison International Fiserv Gilead Sciences Kimco Realty Corp. Range Resources Western Union Co. Important Data Releases: US: 8:30AM EST Census Bureau will release Core Retail Sales m/m, whichmeasures change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles. Please note that release date delayed by 18 days due to the US government shutdown. Census Bureau will also release Retail Sales m/m, which measureschange in the total value of sales at the retail level. Also at 8:30AM EST Department of Labor will release PPI m/m, which measures change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers. Please note that release date delayed by 18 days due to the US government shutdown. 10:00AM EST The Conference Board Inc. will release CB Consumer Confidence, which measures the level of a composite index based on surveyed households. Canada: 12:00PM EST Bank of Canada will release BOC Gov Stephen Poloz Speaks. As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the nation's currency value. Traders examine his public engagements to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy.