The week ahead: Quarterly earnings season gets underway

MONDAY: Gallup consumer spending measure; Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: International trade; earnings from Pepsico, Yum Brands.

WEDNESDAY: Earnings from Monsanto.

THURSDAY: Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes released; initial jobless claims; chain store sales; earnings from Alcoa.

FRIDAY: Wholesale trade; import and export prices.

This story was originally published October 2, 2015 at 3:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Quarterly earnings season gets underway."