bank of america, pnc, climerica and sun trust, all report earnings this week. for "nightly business report," i'm bob pisani at the new york stock exchange. >>> and we'll have much more on what to expect from those bank earnings a little bit later in the program. >>> despite today's stock market program, good news about jobs and wage growth in particular. the latest survey from the national federation of independent businesses found that optimism among small business owners is now at an 8 year high. and that more owners plan to hire more workers and increase their wages. the labor department also had encouraging news in november. employers advertised the most job openings in almost 14 years. nearly 5 million posted jobs looking to be filled. >>> health insurance giant etna doing its part for wage growth. company increasing minimum wage for employees to $16 an hour. the move will boost the pay of nearly 6,000 workers with some seeing a raise of 33%. >> will all these signs translate into wage growth? let's find out from mark sandy, chief analyst with moody's. let