Reports: Weekly jobless claims, 7:30 a.m.; Leading indicators for September, 8 a.m.; Freddie Mac weekly mortgage rates.

Local earnings: Caterpillar Inc., Gardner Denver, GATX Corp., McDonald’s Corp., Northern Trust, United Continental Holdings Inc., W.R. Grace & Co.

Other major earnings: Alaska Air Group Inc., Amazon.com Inc., AT&T Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., Eli Lilly & Co., Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Hershey Co., Philip Morris International Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Reynolds American Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., Travelers Cos., Union Pacific Corp., United Parcel Service Inc., Xerox Corp.