From Reuters.com
The day ahead: Wednesday
JPMorgan results, September retail sales figures and bank regulation are among the highlights expected Wednesday.
* JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank division is expected to report another stellar quarter, after leading league tables for debt and equity underwriting.
* Abbott Laboratories, fresh off a series of announced deals, reports third-quarter results.
* A congressional committee meets to work on two key bills in the Obama administration’s broad plan to tighten bank and capital market regulation.
The day ahead: Tuesday
On the anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ failure, investors will also be eyeing quarterly results from Best Buy and Adobe Systems.
* Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on “Reflections on a Year of Crisis on the anniversary of the fall of Lehman Brothers.
