Futures point up after strong profits
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Stock futures signaled a higher market opening on Tuesday, with strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  easing worries that consumers were curbing their spending.
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday as  profits from Walt Disney Co  and Time Warner Inc   suggested that the profit picture is holding up outside of the  financial sector.
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Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors looked forward to another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this week to help cure the economy's ills.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday after government data showed lower-than-expected weekly jobless claims, suggesting a stable labor market even as the economy slows.
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Stock futures climbed higher on  Wednesday, pointing to a stronger market open, after news that  core inflation rose only slightly more than expected last  month, easing concern about faster interest-rate hikes by the  Federal Reserve.
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Stock index futures indicated a steady start on Wall Street on Monday, extending last week's gains in markets, with investors betting on strong second-quarter results as earnings kick off this week.
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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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NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session.    Investors may be seeing some buying opportunities after Monday, when gloomy outlooks from the consumer staples group weighed heavily on the market; a strong reading on new housing construction provided additional incentive...
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Stock index futures rose on Tuesday and were set to extend Mondayâs rebound from the past weekâs losses after General Motors reported higher-than-expected results and reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union.
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Stock index futures edged up before  the start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on  quarterly results from investment bank Bear Stearns  and  a raft of economic indicators.
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Stock index futures remained higher on Tuesday after investment bank Goldman Sachs Group  reported its fourth-quarter earnings rose.
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Stock index futures rose sharply in  European trade on Tuesday, rebounding from early losses, ahead  of earnings from Goldman Sachs  which might offer clues  on the outlook for the credit-hit banking sector.
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Stock index futures pointed higher on Thursday after reassuring results and outlook from business software maker Oracle, though nervousness before investment bank Bear Stearns Co Inc's  results and key data on U.S. economic growth held the advance in check.
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U.S. stocks index futures jumped on Tuesday as a rebound in Asian and European equities lifted optimism that the market could be stabilizing after its recent sell-off.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday,   indicating stocks may open higher and extend Wednesday's gains,   buoyed by strong earnings, tamer oil prices and an   interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve.
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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 index futures rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and as a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped boost investor confidence.