S&P 500 Futures Gain as Bank Earnings Roll In

Stock futures ticked up as results from major banks including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon trickled in. Other companies reporting Tuesday included Johnson & Johnson.

“The earnings season is reflecting the fact that the economy is not doing so bad. We are at the beginning of it, but so far so good,” said Luc Filip, head of investments at SYZ Private Banking. “The banking stress has had a lower impact than feared.”