Stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are sluggish Monday afternoon as investor focus shifts to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming speech, alongside the release of Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data this week.

Meanwhile, Tesla (TSLA) shares are surging following Barclays' bullish outlook for the automaker's third-quarter delivery figures. The firm forecasts deliveries to reach 470,000 vehicles, surpassing the Wall Street consensus estimate of 461,000.

Yahoo Finance trending tickers include Intel Corporation (INTC), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), and Meta (META).

Key guests include:
3:05 p.m. ET Chris Versace, Tematica Research Chief Investment Officer
3:30 p.m. ET Ben McMillan, IDX Officers Chief Investment Officer
4:15 p.m. ET Meredith Whitney, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group CEO
4:25 p.m. ET David Tinsley, Bank of America Institute Senior Economist