Futures A Wide Mix On Earnings; Apple Crumbles, Netflix Streams
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 09:03 AM EST
Stock futures were busy and widely mixed ahead of Thursday's open, as Apple (AAPL) dragged tech futures lower after its disappointing results late Wednesday. Nasdaq 100 futures crumbled 42 points. S&P 500 futures were off three points, while Dow futures climbed a modest seven points. Early economic news showed initial jobless claims slipped just over 1% to 330,000 in the week ended Jan. 19, the Labor Department reported. The number, a second