Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $1.86 billion.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index remained in the "Greed" zone on Friday after stocks closed mostly higher on Friday.
The Nasdaq index gained around 4.3% last week, notching gains for the fourth straight week. The tech-heavy index is also on course to record its best monthly performance since July.
With a full week of earnings behind us, it’s time to take stock of the fourth-quarter reporting season so far. Overall, the news flow has been mixed, although tech earnings have grossly disappointed.
Whirlpool Corporation’s (NYSE: WHR) margins could contract going forward due to elevated costs and a sharp decline in overall appliance demand and softening prices, according to BofA Securities.