US Stock Futures Up Ahead Of Economic Data

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 37 points to 14,686.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 3.80 points to 1,580.30. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 8.50 points to 2,839.00. US stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.08% to 14,712.55, the S&P 500 index falling 0.18% to 1,582.24 and the Nasdaq 100 index dropping 0.33% to 3,279.26. Data on personal income and spending for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The pending home sales index for March will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET, while the Dallas Fed general business activity index for April will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET. Armstrong World Industries

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $633.24 million. Roper Industries

is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $1.22 per share on revenue of $776.55 million. Eaton Corporation plc

is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.79 per share on revenue of $5.43 billion. Hertz Global Holdings

is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $2.39 billion. Health Net

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $2.79 billion. CNA Financial

is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.71 per share on revenue of $2.28 billion. Masco

is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $1.97 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group

is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.83 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. Tenneco

is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $1.86 billion. Express Scripts Holding Company

is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.97 per share on revenue of $25.55 billion. Herbalife

is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $1.07 per share on revenue of $1.11 billion. Loews

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.84 per share. European markets were mostly higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 0.05%, London's FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.08%, French CAC 40 Index surged 0.62% and German DAX 30 index rose 0.22%. Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rising 0.50%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.15% and India's Sensex climbed 0.42%.