What to Watch in the Week Ahead and on Monday, Oct 5

(The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT) Earnings season can't come soon enough for investors, who are dealing with slowed economic growth and fecklessness of the Federal Reserve. Next week's slate has just a trickle of quarterly results, and as investors prep for the reporting period the