Before the bell: Futures higher ahead of a week full of earnings - Melly Alazraki

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Before the bell: Futures higher ahead of a week full of earnings
Oct 12, 2009 12:35 PM UTC

Melly Alazraki

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Filed under: Before the bell, International markets, Earnings reports, Market matters, Economic data, Oil

U.S. stock futures were higher Monday morning, as investors are seemingly ready to continue to drive on last week's momentum and strong gains ahead of a busy week of earnings. So far, in general companies have surprised, including Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) which reported this morning, spurring optimism regarding earnings season even higher.

After a strong Friday, stocks last week finished the week 4% higher for the Dow industrials, and 4.5% higher for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Today, there is n bonds trade.

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