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Overnight, the stock markets in Japan and Hong Kong were also closed for public holidays.There are no economic reports due today, but investors look for clues on the economy from Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, who appears in Sydney while the U.S. markets are open today.Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Sunday the central bank's decision to hold interest rates steady at its September meeting was a "close call," done largely to allow further progress on jobs.Earnings season kicks into high gear later this week, with Friday ushering in the quarterly results from big financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup.Twilio (TWLO) filed for a follow-on offering, with most of the shares expected to be sold by existing stockholders. The cloud computing company won't receive any proceeds from those share sales. STOCKS TO WATCH Viacom (VIA) and CBS (CBS) may be closer to getting back together, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that both companies have hired advisers to explore a potential merger.Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA) has formed a partnership with Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners to help the Spielberg company distribute movies in China.Novartis (NVS) said a new study showed the combination of an experimental drug with an older treatment kept breast cancer in check for a good deal longer than current treatment regimens.Merck (MRK) reported longer survival rates in a study that treated advanced lung cancer patients with its immune system-boosting drug Keytruda, compared to conventional chemotherapy. 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