After Hewlett Packard spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprises the company unleashed its growth potential.

Clearly HP has a lot of work to do in making its split successful and profitable, but it does seem to be on the right track in the early going.

Network security company Palo Alto Networks is set to report earnings on Monday after the market closes.

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.24%) this morning are up +0.18% and European stocks are up +0.99% at a 1-3/4 month high after German business confidence unexpectedly rose for the first time in 7 months.

The business-oriented company will be called Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and the PC company will be called HP Inc.

The inquiry into why some firms were bailed out and others were hung out to dry; plus the goings-on in Hong Kong, Brazil, and the small-cap market; and earnings season gets underway. Should be an interesting week.