U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday as investors assessed earnings from Alphabet and Tesla while focusing on progress in trade deals between the U.S. and its top partners. Google-parent Alphabet raised its capital spending plans for the year to about $85 billion and predicted a further increase next year,

US stock futures were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed Alphabet’s upbeat results against Tesla’s revenue miss and a steep drop in Dow Inc. shares. Attention also turned to President Trump’s unprecedented visit to the Federal Reserve later today,

Wall Street opens higher as earnings optimism offsets trade concerns; key reports from Tesla and Alphabet in focus.