Futures slightly up on optimism over solid jobs data Jul 10, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Monday as the latest jobs report increased optimism that a tightening labor market would keep the Federal Reserve on course for a third rate hike this year despite benign inflation.