Stock index futures rise ahead of economic reports

U.S. stock index futures ticked higher as investors positioned ahead of a slate of economic reports, including U.S. labor data. Dow futures rose about 0.26% to 49,070.41 and S&P 500 futures gained roughly 0.29% to 7,221.54, signaling modestly bullish sentiment into the data. The article also highlights individual names in premarket/in‑the‑news movers — including Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle — but the focus is on broader index futures movement and market positioning ahead of macro releases.