U.S. stock futures were under some pressure in early trading, after Wall Street Wednesday logged its second straight win.
The stock market has broken its five-session losing streak, but the fate of today's trading will likely rest in the hands of the Fed, which releases its post-meeting policy statement this afternoon.
Futures and the law of averages may be working in Wall Street's favor today, following five straight down days for the major averages.
A nearly 8.5 percent drop in China stocks overnight and weakness in Europe may make it tough for U.S. stocks to get off to a positive start, with futures pointing toward a lower open.
Wall Street is watching housing and U.S. drilling data after the S&P 500 logged a third day of losses on Thursday.
Earnings will once again be a key driver today on one of the busiest days of the current earnings season.
Big tech was dragging down U.S. stock futures this morning, with Dow components Apple and Microsoft getting slammed after reporting earnings late Tuesday.
The pace of corporate earnings picks up this morning, as Wall Street seeks to continue its recent momentum.
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a possible continuation of last week's stock surge, which saw the Nasdaq post its best week since last October and finish at a record close.
U.S. stocks are finishing up a week fueled in part by relief over solutions to the Greek debt crisis, with the Dow and S&P 500 on course for their biggest weekly gains in four months.
Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street, following the Greek parliament's approval of the country's bailout deal. The market's winning streak ended at four sessions Wednesday.
The major averages are coming off four straight days of gains - a particularly notable achievement for the S&P 500, which hadn't seen four consecutive days of gains in nearly six months.
With the Greek debt situation at least temporarily off center stage, investors are looking at the first serious week of earnings season with a handful of high-profile reports due today.
World markets are rallying on the news that euro zone leaders have reached a bailout deal with Greece, after 17 hours of negotiations.
Markets in Asia and Europe are rallying and U.S. stock futures are sharply higher, as Greece puts forth new debt proposals that come closer to creditor demands.
But the Dow is coming off its lowest lose in more than five months, with the S&P 500 finishing at its lowest level in four months.
U.S. stock futures are under heavy pressure this morning after panic selling in the Chinese stock market and new urgency in the Greek crisis.
U.S. stock futures point to a higher open on Wall Street, ahead of an emergency euro zone summit on Greece today.
Overseas markets tumbled, as did U.S. stock futures, after Greece voters overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a proposed bailout. Wall Street faced an extension of recent losses.
Following Wednesday's rally, investors will have more than the usual amount of information to consider as the Greece debt drama unfolds and "Jobs Friday" is moved ahead to Thursday.