US retail sales for July were released this morning, which economists expected an increase of 0.4% but this morning's numbers revealed an increase 1%. Initial jobless claims were also released this morning which fell to 227,000 with economists originally expecting 235,000.

Investors are digesting ratings from several key names, including Walmart (WMT), Alibaba (BABA), and Deere & Company (DE). Trending Ttckers on Yahoo Finance include Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Nike (NKE).

Top guests today include:
9:05 AM: Yung-Yu Ma, BMO Wealth Management US Chief Investment Officer
9:15 AM: John David Rainey, Walmart CFO
9:30 AM: Scott Herren, Cisco CFO
9:45 AM: Kevin Hochman, Brinker International CEO & President
10:15 AM: Dr. Meena Seshamani, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare
10:45 AM: Aditya Bhave, Bank of America Senior US Economist
11:15 AM: Carla Vernón, The Honest Company CEO