Wake Up Wall Street: Dow Jones Record Streak Continues

U.S. stock futures are pointing solidly lower Friday putting in jeopardy the Dow Jones Industrial Average's streak of 10 consecutive record high closes.

Author:: Edward Hardy
Publish date:: Feb 24, 2017 7:33 AM EST

This is what you need to know before the bell:

1. U.S. stock futures were pointing solidly lower Friday putting in jeopardy the Dow Jones Industrial Average's streak of 10 consecutive record high closes. The Dow rose 0.17% on Thursday, achieving a new record close of 20,810, its 10th straight record closing high.

2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) - Get Report posted fiscal first-quarter sales below Wall Street forecasts and slashed its full-year guidance. The stock fell 6.7% in premarket trading on Friday.

3. Alphabet's (GOOGL) - Get Report Waymo, the self-driving car company, sued ride-hailing service Uber and alleged that a former Google manager stole intellectual property.

4. Gap (GPS) - Get Report shares rose slightly in after-hours trading on Thursday after the retailer reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales above analysts' estimates.