Today's Stock Market News & Events: 12/15/2021

Today the week finally gets busier with retail sales data, the import and export price indexes, the Empire State manufacturing index, National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) index, and business inventories on tap. Plus, the FOMC will provide a statement today, followed by a press conference from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

The following companies are slated to release corporate earnings today, December 15:

ABM Industries Inc. (NYSE:ABM -- $45.96) engages in the provision of facility services for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. ABM Industries will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 before the bell today.

REV Group Inc. (NYSE:REVG -- $15.97) engages in the manufacture, distribution, and design of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services. REV Group will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 before the bell today.

Toro Co. (NYSE:TTC -- $98.64) designs, manufactures, and markets a range of turf equipment. Toro will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 before the bell today.

HEICO Corp. (NYSE:HEI -- $139.05) engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronic related products and services. HEICO will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 after the market closes today.

Lennar Corp. (NYSE:LEN -- $111.06) is a homebuilder company, which engages in the provision of real estate related financial and investment management services. Lennar will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 after the market closes today.

Nordson Corp. (NASDAQ:NDSN -- $264.56) engages in the engineering, manufacture and market of products and systems used for adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials and other materials. Nordson will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 after the market closes today.

Trip.com Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:TCOM -- $24.99) engages in the provision of travel-related services. Trip.com Group will report its Q3 earnings of 2021 after the market closes today.

In case you missed anything yesterday, here is a quick recap of Tuesday's actionable trading insights from Schaeffer's:

• Dell Stock's Gains Could Be Muted in New Year, Says Analyst
• Ralph Lauren Stock Plummets on Goldman Sachs Bear Note
• Weibo Stock Hits Multi-Year Lows After Regulator Fine
• Alcoa Stock Pops on S&P 400 Addition
• Ford Stock Could Soon Shift Higher
• Retail Stock Sinks After Record Highs
• Analysis of Lennox Stock After Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

In case you missed it, our latest options trading educational video just went live on YouTube this week. Schaeffer's Investment Research's Bryan Sapp, CFA, stopped by the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference last week and we have included it here for your convenience:

Looking ahead to tomorrow, the usual initial and continuing weekly jobless claims are scheduled, as well as building permits, housing starts, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index, industrial production data, the manufacturing PMI, and the markit composite and services PMI's.  

All economic dates listed here are tentative and subject to change.