December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.04%) this morning are down -0.07%, although European stocks are up +0.89% after German investor confidence rose more than expected to a 4-month high.

Apple is a revolutionary company. Starting with the iPod and iTunes, Apple has continually turned industries on their heads reaping big profits along the way. Now setting their targets on the mobile payments industry, Apple is about to hit another grand slam.

Fossil reported third quarter results last night, blowing past both the Wall Street and Estimize consensus. Results from Macy’s this morning were mixed.

Macy’s Inc. posted third-quarter fiscal 2014 results, wherein earnings of 61 cents a share.

Macy’s, one of the leading department store retailers, is slated to report third-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Nov 12.

Expectations for S&P 500 earnings growth for the third quarter stand at 11.6%. Revenues are anticipated to come in with 4.9% growth.