Worries about deficit spending after election bog down U.S. government debt.

Wall Street tipped toward losses before the open on Monday as markets gird for another busy week of corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.4% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones industrials ticked down 0.

VF Corp shares fell 3% in Monday’s premarket session as the apparel seller prepared to publish its third-quarter results. United Parcel Service shares fell 2% in Monday's premarket session as Barclays analysts downgraded the company to an 'underweight' rating on concerns about competition from FedEx and Amazon S&P 500 futures were down 1 point,