1.   The company Declined to specify the size of the charge but will report year-end earnings late next month.

2.   Another government statistic raised questions about how many people report earnings.

3.   Applied Materials Inc., which makes equipment used to produce semiconductors, reports quarterly earnings and then will brief analysts.

4.   Banks will likely report strong earnings, if profits released so far are any indication.

5.   BANKMERGER-NATIONS-EARNINGS -- NationBank reports earnings, which come in above expectations.

6.   Dutch air carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, oil company Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. and consumer goods retailer Unilever NV report earnings this week.

7.   Few traders were on the sidelines Monday, in part because some closely followed corporations report earnings this week.

8.   General Motors Corp. is expected to report little-changed earnings Tuesday, and Ford Motor Co. is expected to post report higher earnings Wednesday.

9.   Insurers could be a focus this week as General Accident Plc, Commercial Union Plc and Sedgwick Group Plc report third quarter earnings.

10.   Northern Telecom, based in Toronto, reports earnings in U.S. dollars.