How strange! Stock market futures have now turned higher on a steady diet today of disappointing earnings reports. This, again, is why I simply ignore the news... and trade the charts. I suspect this rally is lead by falling crude oil prices, as the potential hit (on oil platforms in the Gulf) from Hurricane Dolly begins to ease slightly. From accuweather.com:
The rough surf should not impact U.S. oil and natural gas operations, since the majority of the offshore oil platforms are in the central Gulf.