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Investors are approaching the halfway mark in the reporting period, as nearly one-third of the S&P 500’s market capitalization reports in the week ahead. In this week’s Investor Spotlight, we look at what happened last week in Wall Street’s corporate results and the diminishing expectations for earnings.

Shoe Zone, ASOS, and Burberry could be three UK shares to buy next month as the country’s political uncertainty continues.

Around half the total market capitalization of the S&P 500 reports earnings this week, in a range of sectors, including Twitter, Chevron, Alphabet, Meta, Apple and Amazon. UK banks also report figures, providing plenty for investors to watch. In addition, we have rate decisions from the central banks of Canada, the eurozone and Japan. The monthly flash purchasing managers index (PMIs) are also published, plus Q3 GDP from the US and Germany.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 24th October 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index hit its lowest level in 13 years this week while Xi's economic blueprint doesn't offer much help to stop the downtrend.

Major US indices have been struggling to hold onto their gains lately as a relentless rise in US Treasury yields continues to keep risk sentiments in check.

Tesla’s third-quarter earnings fell short of the market expectations prompting its stock price to drop more than 5%.

As the EV revolution accelerates and energy security takes political centre stage, one of the UK’s only lithium explorers could be an exceptional opportunity.

The two-day rally in US equities came to a stall overnight, as recent risk sentiments riding on earnings resilience seem to be distracted by the advance in US Treasury yields.

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Netflix reported better-than-expected bottom-line results on Tuesday.
Third-quarter EPS stood at $3.10 versus a forecast of $2.12. Revenue came in at $7.93 billion, slightly below expectations of $7.98 billion.

What to expect and how to trade Boeing’s upcoming results from a fundamental and technical perspective.

Major US indices continued to build on recent gains overnight, as downbeat market expectations heading into the earnings season creates a lower hurdle of outperformance.

With the global moderation in economic conditions, all of Microsoft’s business segments are expected to face further slowdown for the upcoming earnings release. But has much been priced for now?

We look at the earnings so far, and results from Pepsi Co, JP Morgan, Citi Group and Wells Fargo.

Positive developments in the UK with the shredding of the Prime Minister’s economic policy by the new chancellor have brought a positive knock-on impact on the broader risk environment.

Earnings season is firmly underway, with US banks and then a variety of other names reporting, including Tesla and IBM. This will be focus for markets for a couple of weeks at least, providing a welcome diversion from the focus on inflation. We do not escape entirely however, since UK consumer price index (CPI) is released on Wednesday.

Fundamental and technical outlook on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 amid the sacking of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 17th October 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

What to expect and how to trade American Airlines upcoming results from a fundamental and technical perspective.

An initial move lower for major US indices on a hotter-than-expected inflation data was massively overturned as the extreme bearish positioning may drive dip buyers to challenge the availability in supply of new sellers.

Both the headline and core CPI number in the US have come in higher than expected, and as predicted, the money has been going into the dollar and out of risk assets. It keeps the pressure on the Fed to continue to raise rates.

Expectations of a declining headline CPI figure could drive the dollar lower, but traders should be aware of underlying trends that will limit any optimism

The stock market holds its breath in preparation for the US's September CPI print, scheduled to be unveiled on October 13th, 2022.

We look at the Do Kwan scandal, Musk’s DogeCoin ‘hustle’, and the SEC slapping the wrist of Kim Kardashian. What is the impact of regulation and clampdowns on cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency promotion.

Major US indices failed to hold onto their initial gains, with dip buyers struggling to find a positive catalyst to drive a more sustained upside for now.