US Stock Futures Slightly Lower Ahead Of Ford Earnings, Consumer Confidence Data

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) and consumer confidence data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 9 points to 13,823.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2.80 points to 1,494.30. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 5.50 points to 2,732.00.US stocks closed mostly lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.10% to 13,881.93, the S&P 500 index falling 0.18% to 1,500.18 and the Nasdaq 100 index climbing 0.15% to 3,154.30. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for November will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET, while data on consumer confidence for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET.Ford Motor is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $32.96 billion. Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $1.76 billion. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $22.27 billion.Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $14.40 billion. DR Horton (NYSE: DHI) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $1.10 billion. United States Steel (NYSE: X) is projected to post a Q4 loss at $0.75 per share on revenue of $4.35 billion. JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $1.22 billion.Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $1.68 per share on revenue of $707.02 million. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.79 per share on revenue of $5.81 billion. Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $976.71 million. Corning (NYSE: GLW) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $2.07 billion.Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported upbeat fourth-quarter profit. VMware (NYSE: VMW) announced its plans to lower 900 jobs. VMware reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, but issued a downbeat first-quarter forecast. European markets were mixed today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.01%, London's FTSE 100 Index gained 0.14%, German DAX 30 Index fell 0.09% and French CAC 40 Index declined 0.26%.Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rising 0.39%, China's Shanghai Composite surging 0.53% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index gaining 1.07%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.07% and India's Sensex dropped 0.56%.The ICE dollar index (DXY) rose 0.04% to trade at 79.80, up from 79.790 in North America late on Monday.The euro dropped 0.21% against the dollar to trade at $1.3427. The dollar fell 0.43% against the Japanese yen to ¥90.46, down from ¥90.76.