5 Things You Must Know Before Friday's Opening Bell

U.S. stock futures are mixed; Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo report earnings; Donald Trump orders a review of the Postal Service; Tesla is kicked off group investigating fatal crash. Watch for more now!

Author:: Tracy Byrnes
Publish date:: Apr 13, 2018 7:44 AM EDT

Here's everything you must know before Friday's opening bell:

-U.S. stock futures pointed to a mixed start thanks to uncertainty over tensions in the Middle East and ahead of bank earnings.

-Earnings expected Friday from Citigroup (C) - Get Report , Wells Fargo (WFC) - Get Report and PNC Financial (PNC) - Get Report . JPMorgan Chase (JPM) - Get Report reported this morning and beat

-Trump issued an executive order to study the Postal Service, after he accused Amazon (AMZN) - Get Report of taking advantage of the organization.

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-Tesla (TSLA) - Get Report was kicked off the group investigating a fatal crash in California violated the agreement that involved its Autopilot system

-Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) - Get Report , an Action Alerts PLUS holding, announced Thursday a $12 billion share repurchase program that will run until Nov. 3, 2019.