Earnings for Large Cap Firms this week
Earnings Season is also starting this week, with major firms, including Pepsi Bottling Group Inc, Alcoa Inc, and Family Dollar Stores reporting.

Earnings for Mid-Cap, Small-Cap firms today

- International Speedway Corp. (ISCA) ($1.27 bln market cap), which promotes motorsports in the U.S. is releases its earnings today.

- A Schulman Inc, (SHLM) ($434 million market cap) provider of plastic compounds and resins, releases its earnings after the market closes today.

- RubyTuesday Inc, (RT) ($369.6 billion) which operates and franchises bar and grill casual dining restaurants, reports earnings today.

June retail sales out July 9
Many retailers are set to release their results for June on July 9, although there will be some notable holdouts, including some of the top 10 retailers. The Top 10 U.S. retailers by annual sales are Wal-Mart, Kroger, Costco, The Home Depot, Target, Walgreen, CVS Caremark, Lowe's, Sears Holdings Corp., and Best Buy, according to the National Retail Federation.

Del Monte Foods Analyst and Investor Day
Del Monte's executives are in New York to make a 3 hour presentation starting at 9 a.m. today. The presentation is available on a live webcast, which is expected to be archived for viewing later. Presentation materials and web cast link are available at the company's investor relations web site.