3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week

Stocks rose last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained less than 0.5%. The boost was enough to put the Dow back into positive territory for the year while the S&P 500 is up about 8%.

Earnings season hits a higher gear with hundreds of companies set announce operating results over the next few trading days. That list includes Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), and iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), and below we'll take a look at the key trends that might send their stocks moving this week.

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