Here are the 10 most important stories for investors Monday morning

This photo taken on September 14, 2016 shows workers on a production line at the Huajian shoe factory, where about 100,000 pairs of Ivanka Trump-branded shoes have been made over the years amongst other brands, in Dongguan, in south China's Guangdong province.
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A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.

STOCKS/ECONOMY

-Stock futures are a bit higher after Friday's rally. We get the Empire State Manufacturing Index data this morning and earnings today from Netflix.

-BlackRock earnings missed on both profit and revenue.

-China's GDP grew 6.9 percent in the second quarter, topping expectations.