Jim Cramer’s Watchlist Puts Inflation and Bank Earnings in Focus

Stock-index futures showed little movement Monday as traders prepared for inflation readings, bank results and corporate news.

The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 p.m. UTC). The September Producer Price Index (PPI) is due Thursday, Oct. 15, at the same time.

Bank of America’s third-quarter 2026 earnings conference call is also scheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 p.m. UTC), placing the event alongside the CPI release.

Jim Cramer said the “SaaSpocalypse” had turned out to be a canard, referring to concerns about software stocks. The discussion also covered financial companies, data-center and memory stocks, artificial-intelligence exposure and corporate developments.

Capital One completed its acquisition of Discover in May 2025. Discover shareholders received 1.0192 Capital One shares for each Discover share under the transaction terms.

Capital One posted $3.0 billion in second-quarter 2026 net income, or $4.73 per diluted share. The company also said it was 14 months into integrating Discover.

Mattel disclosed that Ynon Kreiz resigned as chief executive officer and chairman effective Oct. 2. Roger Lynch was appointed chairman effective Oct. 2 and is scheduled to become chief executive officer no later than Nov. 2.

The week’s market calendar keeps inflation data and bank earnings at the center of attention, while investors also track financial companies, artificial-intelligence exposure, data-center businesses and memory stocks. The next scheduled events are the CPI and Bank of America’s earnings call on Wednesday, followed by the PPI release Thursday.