Futures rise before wave of earnings, IBM gains
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Stock index futures suggested Wall Street may rebound on Thursday as a fresh round of earnings could shift investors' focus back to corporate profitability and away from the deteriorating subprime credit market.
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U.S. stock index futures indicated a strong open on Wall Street on Friday ahead of non-farm payrolls data which might offer clues on the outlook for interest rates and growth in the world's largest economy.
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday led by a rise in Nasdaq futures after tech bellwether Cisco Systems Inc.  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook, reassuring investors about the strength of corporate profits.
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Index futures pointed to a rebound on Wall Street on Friday ahead of a long weekend after heavy losses in the previous session, with earnings from General Electric  and consumer sentiment data in focus.
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IBM  reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in Asia, Europe and emerging markets, driving its shares up as much as 10 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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Stocks looked set to snap back on Friday as IBM  delivered a higher-than-expected profit forecast and economic bellwether General Electric Co  posted earnings that met Wall Street expectations.
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U.S. stock futures rose to morning  highs on Friday, indicating the market would open slightly  higher, after better-than-forecast earnings from Web search  company Google Inc. sparked tech shares.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after Oracle Corp. and Nike Inc. reported financial results that topped forecasts, but volatility was likely to be high.
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Stock futures rose on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and fellow tech leader EMC Corp  helped ease worries about third-quarter earnings.
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IBM  reported a better- than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 5 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors were cautious before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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Stock index futures edged up before  the start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday with all eyes on  retail sales data for clues about the health of the U.S.  economy and the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.
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US stock futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher market open, with strong earnings from computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, as investors awaited data that could shed more light on the health of the economy.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday in  the final trading session of the year with little on the  corporate agenda and ahead of existing home sales data.
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Stock futures rose slightly on Wednesday before figures on third-quarter economic growth, which could be revised higher, suggesting continued corporate profit growth.
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IBM reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 6 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.