Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street heads for a winning week

The Dow gained more than 500 points on Thursday, rising more than 1% along with the broad S&P 500. Stock futures held around flat Friday morning as investors looked toward the end of a week that has ushered in a recovery rally. Thursday marked the sixth straight winning day for both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Retail sales data released Thursday came in much stronger than economists expected, while weekly jobless claims fell. These data points also supported the expectation that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates at its next policy meeting in September.