Buried in the lead: * Investors are also bracin
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* Investors are also bracing for the third-quarter earnings season, which unofficially kicks off on Tuesday when aluminum producer Alcoa reports.
Alcoa is expected to report higher than expected earnings due to record sales in the 'Foil Hat Division'. Regional sales, primarily in the SE, Deep South and Great Plains, are driving earnings for Alcoa, sources say.
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Earnings of S&P 500 companies are expected to drop 0.7 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data.
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