11.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed amid concern that borrowing costs hovering near two-month highs will trim corporate profits.

12.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed amid concern that borrowing costs will cripple profit growth.

13.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed and then move higher as technology issues stage a comeback.

14.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed as concern that earnings growth is slowing counters gains in computer and semiconductor shares.

15.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed as investors reconsider whether the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates next month.

16.   U.S. stocks may open mixed as rising Treasury bond yields are balanced by renewed optimism that retailers and airlines will record unexpectedly strong profits.

17.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed as investors shift to fixed-income investments and buy shares of smaller companies at the expense of bigger ones.

18.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed as rising bond yields offset possible gains in oil stocks.

19.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed after seven days of records as investors size up factory use and industrial production numbers from the Federal Reserve.

20.   U.S. stocks are expected to open mixed as advancing retail issues offset declines in banks and other shares vulnerable to rising interest rates.