NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks opened mixed on Wall Street Monday as investors assessed third-quarter earnings news.

Earnings will be the main focus for investors this week as major U.S. companies including McDonald's, Boeing and Procter & Gamble report their results.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed to an all-time high last week after lawmakers in Washington reached a deal to end a 16-day government shutdown and avert a default on the nation's debt.

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