U.S. Stock Futures Point to Mixed Open

Premarket futures were intimating a mixed open for U.S. stocks Thursday, as traders braced for a flood of corporate earnings statements and a troubled Swiss bank secured help from its government.

Futures for the S&P 500 were up 13 points at 916 and were 6 ahead of fair value. Nasdaq futures were better by 18 points at 1247 but were 4 points short of fair value.

On Wednesday, stocks suffered heavy losses as traders turned their attention away from an internationally coordinated solution to the credit crisis to focus on an increasingly weak domestic economy. ...