Facebook Leads a Gusher of Earning News, Wall Street Hits 'Like'
What you must know before the bell:
1. European stocks open mixed as investors prepare for one of the busiest corporate earnings sessions of the year.
2. Stocks in Asia reached their highest levels in nearly a decade in overnight trading.
3. A dovish statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve helped push the dollar index past a 14-month low in overnight trading to 93.39.
4. The broader S&P 500 is set to gain 0.14% at the bell while the tech-heavy Nasdaq is looking at an impressive 0.5% gain thanks in part to stronger-than-expected second quarter earnings from Facebook Inc (FB) - Get Report .
The earnings parade Thursday includes Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) - Get Report , Twitter Inc. (TWTR) - Get Report , Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) - Get Report , Intel Corp. (INTC) - Get Report , Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) - Get Report , Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) - Get Report , United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) - Get Report , Western Digital Corp. (WDC) - Get Report , Mattel Inc. (MAT) - Get Report , MasterCard Inc. (MA) - Get Report , Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) - Get Report , Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU) - Get Report , Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) - Get Report , Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) - Get Report , Verizon (VZ) - Get Report and Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) - Get Report .
5. Early indications from U.S. equity futures suggest another run at record highs could be in the cards for Wall Street.
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