Stock futures up as data in focus, Spain set aside
Sprint among stocks on the move
MADRID (MarketWatch)—U.S. stock market futures pushed higher on Thursday, with weekly jobless claims, trade-deficit data and import prices ahead for investors, along with a handful of earnings.

Markets were shaking off a two-notch ratings downgrade for Spain by Standard & Poor’s.

Building on earlier gains, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (CBOT JZ2) rose 39 points, or 0.3%, to 13,307, while those for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (GLC:SPZ2) rose 5.7 points, or 0.4%, to 1,432.

Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index (CME:NDZ2) rose 13.5 points, or 0.5%, to 1,432.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-fut...beforebell