Stock Futures Inch Up Ahead of Square, Uber Earnings

U.S. stock futures edged higher ahead of another spate of earnings and fresh economic data. 

Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1% Thursday. The broad market index hit a record high Wednesday after the Federal Reserve approved plans to start scaling back its bond-buying stimulus program. Contracts for the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 gained 0.5%, and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat.