Weekeahead: U.S. stocks look to bottom lines to keep on top

(MarketWatch) -- The U.S. stock market is depending on third-quarter corporate results to do the heavy lifting in the coming week, with investors looking for proof of a recovery priced into U.S. equities' rapid climb. A slew of heavyweights in the banking, consumer and tech sectors will report quarterly earnings, including Intel Corp. (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Google, Inc. (GOOG), Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and General Electric Co. (GE).

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