A few blue chip stocks are helping to drive the early market action. McDonald’s (MCD) reported third quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates, with US same-store sales rising more than expected. Pharma giant Pfizer (PFE) also posted an earnings beat and raised its full-year guidance. Ford (F) shares, however, are slipping after posting Q3 sales that topped estimates but delivered disappointing full-year guidance.
Trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include PayPal Holdings (PYPL), Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT, DJTWW), and D.R. Horton (DHI).

Key guests include:
9:00 a.m. ET - Venu Krishna, Barclays Head of US Equity Strategy
9:15 a.m. ET - Sean Dunlop, Morningstar Analyst
9:40 a.m. ET - Chris Shibutani, Goldman Sachs Senior Biotechnology Analyst
10:00 a.m. ET - Greg Daco, EY Chief Economist
10:50 a.m. ET - Gil Shwed, Check Point CEO
11:00 a.m. ET - Nick Tell, Armory Group Co-Founder & CEO