First, the scoreboard:

Dow: 13,495, +12.6, +0.1 percent
S&P 500: 1451, +5.3, +0.4 percent
NASDAQ: 3135, +15, +0.5 percent

And now, the top stories:

HP stock tanked after CEO Meg Whitman announced a 2013 profit forecast of $3.40-$3.60 per share, well below average analyst estimates of $4.16 per share. Whitman said that HP would experience a "broad-based profit decline" but that the company will be "more contained" than in 2012. The ISM Services index unexpectedly rose to a reading of 55.1 this month, up from 53.7 in August and higher than analysts' expectations of a decline to 53.4. Any reading above 50 on the index indicates expansion. 6 Really Good Economic Datapoints That Have Popped Up Just In The Last Few Days > The September ADP jobs report revealed 162K jobs were added to private payrolls last month, down from 201K the month before but above analysts' expectations of a 140K gain. Last month's gain was revised down to 189K from 201K.