EDITOR'S NOTE
So close!
After weeks of hovering around its July 26 record, the S&P 500 came within inches of reaching its all-time high Friday after strong earnings from companies such as Intel and Visa. Those results helped offset disappointing results from Amazon.
Wall Street also got a lift from positive trade news. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said China and the U.S. are close to finalizing parts of a phase one trade deal. This was not enough, however, to bring the S&P 500 above its record.
Stocks will get another go at the record highs on Monday, the first day of the busiest week of the earnings season. 
More than 140 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report next week, including heavy hitters such as Apple, Facebook, Alphabet, General Electric and Starbucks.
So far, 38.2% of S&P 500 have posted quarterly numbers. Of those companies, 78% posted better-than-expected results, according to FactSet. But there were some notable disappointments. Amazon and Twitter reported weaker-than-expected results on Thursday.
Wall Street will navigate next week’s heavy earnings slate while bracing for a Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. Traders are largely expecting the central bank on Wednesday to cut rates for the third time this year.
But the key for investors will lie in the clues the central banks gives for future policy moves, writes CNBC’s Patti Domm, noting that economists are all over the map about their Fed expectations after next week’s meeting.
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