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Can the next round of earnings push stocks to new record highs?

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE SAT, OCT 19, 2019 WEEKEND BRIEF EDITOR'S NOTE As a subscriber to CNBC's  daily Evening Brief, you're now getting a bonus with the inaugural edition of our Weekend Brief.   Each weekend, we will offer a relevant rundown of the week that was, as well as a heads-up on market-moving events in the week ahead.   Weekend Brief will feature key insights from Michael Santoli, CNBC senior markets commentator. It also will bring you interviews and profiles of people with great investment strategies as well as headlines from some of CNBC's best enterprise reporting.   The market is well within striking distance of record highs, writes CNBC markets reporter Fred Imbert. Whether it gets there will depend on what comes from about 120 S&P 500 companies, or around 24%, that are scheduled to release their quarterly results in the week ahead.   CNBC's Pippa Stevens takes a deeper look at the companies that are about to file earnings to find who almost always tops expectations. And Santoli writes that if a recession were ominously approaching, "it would come as something of a surprise to the corporate-debt markets."   Still, just when you thought it was time to forget about that ugly bond market warning sign known as the inverted yield curve, it may be time to start worrying again. The curve is no longer inverted, but CNBC's Tom Franck explores why this may not be a good sign.   Finally in Weekend Brief, we're offering a new feature called "7Qs," a seven-question interview with interesting people we meet on the markets beat. Today, we feature Denver investment manager Fred Taylor, who talks about how he's adjusted his strategy amid the volatility we've seen over the past year.   We hope you'll enjoy Weekend Brief, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. Please email me at EveningBrief@nbcuni.com or message me on Twitter @tellittoal. Thanks for reading. And enjoy the weekend.     CNBC has launched CNBC Select, a financial site aimed at helping users take control of their money. By providing high-quality personal finance advice through product reviews, tips and best-of lists, CNBC Select users can make informed decisions and choose the right financial products for their lives.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal MICHAEL SANTOLI'S MARKET COLUMN It's the bulls' game to lose as the stock market heads for its final act of 2019   THE WEEK AHEAD Stocks will likely hit new records in the week ahead if earnings keep topping expectations   YOUR WEEKEND BRIEFING  These companies reporting earnings in the week ahead almost always beat the Street 7Qs: How this Denver investment manager adjusted his strategy in a turbulent market The yield curve recession indicator is righting itself, but that doesn't mean we're in the clear This 'Tiger cub' hedge fund is betting big on a solar stock. Here's likely why     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS