What are the Dow futures ahead of today’s session? Futures are flat to marginally positive, suggesting indecision among traders. Many await key inflation metrics that could influence the Fed’s stance, impacting financials and industrials. I own both of these stocks, but not because I think they're going higher in the coming weeks or months. I have absolutely no idea what they'll do over short periods, but with interest rates trending lower and lots of demand for both companies' property types, I'm confident that those who buy now will be glad they did, several years from now. Editor’s Note : The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs were updated in the story . What are the Dow futures ahead of a major earnings wave? Modestly green, signaling cautious optimism before tech giants release quarterly results. Correlations between Dow performance and mega-cap earnings are tightening.