World Week Ahead: US earnings, retail sales

World Week Ahead: US earnings, retail sales
 By Margreet Dietz Jan. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Investors await the start of the fourth-quarter US corporate reporting season, including results from Alcoa and JPMorgan Chase, as well as US retail sales, to bolster their confidence in the outlook after December’s mixed jobs data. Reports scheduled for release in the coming days include Alcoa today, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo on Wednesday, Bank of America and Intel on Thursday, and Goldman Sachs on Friday. Brent crude has renewed its rout with producers in the Middle East, most recently...