Week Ahead: Stocks Need Boost From Earnings to Keep Rally...

Week Ahead: Stocks Need Boost From Earnings to Keep Rally Going
Patti Domm

Uneven economic news is spooking stocks this October, but third quarter earnings could be one factor that helps keep the market's 7-month rally intact.
Expect the going to be choppy though.

Oliver Quillia for CNBC.com
A New York Stock Exchange trader.

October markets are always haunted by a volatile past, and this market is showing it is sensitive to a string of weaker than expected economic data, including Friday's September jobs report. Mostly, Octobers are not terrible, but some of the worst crashes have happened in October. Historically, Octobers have been positive about two-thirds of the time when they follow a positive September.

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