Futures climb on Starbucks, Bear Stearns, oil
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Stock futures gained on Tuesday as news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  propelled the coffee chain's stock higher, while an advance in oil prices underpinned gains by energy companies.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks could extend gains from the previous session, as retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and Limited Brands Inc.  posted higher November sales.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday   on optimism the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates   unchanged and after strong profit reports from software maker   Oracle Corp. ORCL.O and investment bank Morgan Stanley   MS.N.
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Stock index futures rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, which could give a hint about the outlook for interest rates, and retail sales data.
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Stock index futures edged up on Friday before a government report that is expected to show 70,000 jobs were created last month, while oil prices hovering near $99 a barrel kept investors on edge.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on  Friday after Nike  and Oracle  reported  higher-than-expected financial results, but trading was likely  to be volatile as equity derivative contracts expired.
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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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Starbucks and Bear Stearns climb on management changes; Microsoft goes shopping; housing and consumer credit data on tap.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while the Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday, boosted by takeover news in the telecommunications sector and before a report on manufacturing activity that could give clues on the outlook for profits.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a higher start on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and as soaring commodity prices were primed to boost stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil futures prices surged to new heights above $55 US a barrel yesterday as concerns about the global supply of heating oil persist ahead of winter.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday,  pointing to a higher market open, on retreating oil prices and  stronger-than-expected earnings from technology bellwethers  International Business Machines Corp. IBM.N and Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N
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Wall Street stocks rose on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and after soaring commodity prices boosted stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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Oil futures rose as high as $80.50 and other energy futures rose today on expectations the Fed will cut the benchmark federal funds rate.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday,  indicating the rally on Wall Street may continue for a fourth  consecutive day as investors focused on fresh jobs data and  kept a close eye on the struggling financial sector.
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U.S. stocks were expected to move  higher at Tuesday's open with fourth-quarter earnings from  investment banks Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns Cos.  Inc. BSC.N taking focus.