VF Corp shares fell 3% in Monday’s premarket session as the apparel seller prepared to publish its third-quarter results. United Parcel Service shares fell 2% in Monday's premarket session as Barclays analysts downgraded the company to an 'underweight' rating on concerns about competition from FedEx and Amazon S&P 500 futures were down 1 point,

Company executives are striking an optimistic tone on recent earnings calls, according to Bank of America strategist Savita Subramanian.

Crude oil prices rose to regain some of last week’s sharp losses, while U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher and stock indexes were mixed in Europe and Asia.On Wall Street, stocks have rallied to records in large part on optimism that the U.

"This remains a solid earnings season so far," Fundstrat's Tom Lee said, adding that the results are "supportive" of market fundamentals.

China's mainland shares posted modest gains as a lending rate cut juiced real estate stocks, but investors awaited more details on government stimulus.

Friday’s report capped a week of mostly encouraging data on the job market, including an update indicating layoffs remain relatively low. Such strength helps allay one of Wall Street’s top questions: whether the job market will continue to hold up after the Federal Reserve earlier kept interest rates at a two-decade high.

U.S. stocks are drifting around their all-time highs Monday, as momentum for Wall Street’s record-breaking rally cools a bit.