US Stock Futures Mixed As Investors Await Earnings Reports, Economic Data

US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings and economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 point to 12,646.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 1.50 points to 1,342.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 2.50 points to 2,576.25. US stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.79% to 12,721.46, the S&P 500 index falling 0.89% to 1,350.52 and the Nasdaq 100 index dipping 1.20% to 2,890.15. Data on manufacturing for July will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while FHFA home prices for May will be released at 10 a.m. ET. EMC EMC is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $5.3 billion. Lockheed Martin LMT is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $1.91 per share on revenue of $11.31 billion. AT&T T is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.63 on revenue of $31.70 billion. Altria Group MO is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $4.48 billion. Domino's Pizza DPZ is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $387.85 million. Rockwell Collins COL is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.15 on revenue of $1.24 billion. Weatherford International Ltd WFT is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at $0.24 on revenue of $3.63 billion. The Western Union Company WU is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.43 on revenue of $1.45 billion. Apple AAPL is expected to post its Q3 EPS at $10.36 on revenue of $37.18 billion. Whirlpool WHR is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $1.64 per share on sales of $4.63 billion. DeVry DV issued a downbeat fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecast. The company also announced its plans to cut around 570 jobs. VMware VMW reported a decline in its second-quarter net income. It also announced its plans to buy Nicira for around $1.26 billion. Sanmina-SCI SANM posted a drop in its quarterly profit. European markets were mostly higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 0.13%, French CAC 40 index rose 0.05%. London's FTSE 100 Index moved up 0.25% and German DAX 30 index gained 0.08%. Asian markets ended mixed, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 0.24%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.24% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving up 0.05%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 0.79% and India's Sensex rose 0.24%. The euro fell 0.18% versus the dollar to trade at $1.2095, down from $1.2133 late Monday. Crude-oil futures for September delivery gained $0.28 to $88.43 a barrel. However, gold for August delivery dropped $3.20 to $1,574.20 an ounce.