Wall Street heads to final week of October with tech earnings, Fed in play

Wall Street is barreling toward a big week ahead with Big Tech earnings, a critical Federal Reserve meeting and an important meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that could set the tone for the rest of the year. Stocks are on pace to wrap up a strong October next week. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 47,000 for the first time, while the S & P 500 topped 6,800 on an intraday basis. The Nasdaq Composite, which is outperforming this month, has now rallied more than 20% year to date. It's an incredible feat when you consider what the market has had to surmount just this month. An ongoing government shutdown, fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China, the potential for systemic credit risk, a weaker labor market and elevated infl