fourth quarter earnings at apple are going to come in around $5.39 a share. that would be up from $3.67 in the same quarter last year. get this, that would mean apple's earnings have gone up something like 47% over the year, and given the fact it's been a pretty tough year, gives you an idea just how hot apple is at the moment. taking a look at wednesday. the financial sector is going to be in the spotlight. both goldman sachs and wells fargo are going to be reporting. that comes before the opening bell. going to be a close eye on that one. on thursday, the focus shifts to the tech sector. we've got google and amd, advanced microdevices, both reporting. that will come after the close of trade. pretty quiet on friday. next is really going to be focusing on earnings on wall street this week. it's not just the earnings, it's the quality of those earnings people are looking at. analysts are looking at whether the growth is actually real,