{"id":1221,"date":"2010-10-21T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-gain-on-optimism-over-corporate-earnings\/1213\/"},"modified":"2010-10-21T08:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T08:02:00","slug":"stock-futures-gain-on-optimism-over-corporate-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-gain-on-optimism-over-corporate-earnings\/1221\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Futures Gain on Optimism over Corporate Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. equity market is expected to open higher as stock <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/commodities\/today.aspx\">futures<\/a> gained on optimism over corporate earnings. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/commodities\/today.aspx\">futures<\/a> gained 29 points to 11,092, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> futures gained 4.1 points to 1,178.8 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> 100 futures gained 10.25 points to 2,094.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1221\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wells Fargo &amp; Company (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=wfc\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: WFC<\/a>) reported its third-quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday. The bank reported a record net income of $3.34 billion for the third quarter. The bank reported diluted earnings per common share of $0.60, up 7% over the third quarter of 2009. Wells Fargo\u2019s third-quarter revenue came in at $20.9 billion. Shares of Wells Fargo &amp; Company are up 0.20% to $25.65 in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">pre-market trading<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>eBay Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ebay\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: EBAY<\/a>) also reported its third-quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday. The company reported third-quarter revenue of $2.2 billion, up 1% over the third quarter of 2009. The company\u2019s third-quarter revenue increased 10% excluding Skype. The San Jose, California-based company posted third-quarter GAAP net income of $431.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $530.6 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. Shares of eBay are up 7.13% in pre-market trading today.<\/p>\n<p>The German government today said that it expects the German economy to grow at its fastest pace since 1991 on the back of increasing exports to China and other Asian countries and a revival in consumer spending. Germany is expected to grow by 3.4% in 2010, according to the country\u2019s Economy Ministry.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;\">\n<div style=\"width:338px;height:280px;\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW Single Post - Footer *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9968072899\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. equity market is expected to open higher as stock futures gained on optimism over corporate earnings. 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