Take Five: Inflation, Energy and Earnings

Take Five: Inflation, Energy and Earnings
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, on Oct. 6, 2021. Brendan McDermid/REUTERS
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Inflation angst and soaring energy prices form the backdrop to the start of third-quarter U.S. earnings season in the coming week.

Annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) kick off too from Monday, but the event is overshadowed by a data-rigging scandal that threatens the career of IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva.