While the flood of corporate results normally would soak up most of the attention, fiscal stimulus hopes pushed to the front of the line this morning. Things start with a firmer tone after weekend talks appeared to make progress, but we’ve heard this story before. It isn’t too surprising that stimulus talks are coming down to the wire here two weeks before the election. And this isn’t even the most crowded earnings week by volume. It’s probably fair to say that everyone hopes the economy can quickly recover and people can get fully back to work.

Source: Forbes October 19, 2020 13:18 UTC