10 Stocks To Watch For October 18, 2017

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• Wall Street expects Abbott Laboratories ABT to report quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $6.71 billion before the opening bell. Abbott shares rose 0.98 percent to $55.60 in after-hours trading.
• Analysts expect eBay Inc EBAY to post quarterly earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $2.37 billion after the closing bell. eBay shares gained 0.27 percent to $37.59 in after-hours trading.
• International Business Machines Corp. IBM reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter. Q3 EPS came in at $3.30, beating estimates by 2 cents. Sales came in at $19.2 billion, ahead of estimates by $600 million. IBM shares climbed 5.58 percent to $154.72 in the after-hours trading session.
• Before the markets open, U.S. Bancorp USB is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $5.61 billion. U.S. Bancorp shares slipped 0.70 percent to close at $53.88 on Tuesday.
• Analysts are expecting United Continental Holdings Inc UAL to have earned $1.92 per share on revenue of $9.88 billion in the latest quarter. United Continental will release earnings after the markets close. United Continental shares gained 0.82 percent to close at $67.51 on Tuesday.

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• Select Comfort Corp. SCSS posted weaker-than-expected Q3 results and narrowed FY17 guidance. Select Comfort shares dropped 3.88 percent to $29.20 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wall Street expects American Express Company AXP to post quarterly earnings at $1.48 per share on revenue of $8.29 billion after the closing bell. American Express shares rose 0.12 percent to $91.80 in after-hours trading.
• After the closing bell, Alcoa Corp AA is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.71 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. Alcoa shares gained 0.08 percent to $47.81in after-hours trading.
• CSX Corporation CSX reported in-line earnings for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates. CSX shares slipped 0.06 percent to $54.20 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect M&T Bank Corporation MTB to report quarterly earnings at $2.4 per share on revenue of $1.43 billion. M&T Bank shares declined 0.07 percent to close at $164.14 on Tuesday.