Meanwhile, President Trump gave Chevron the green light to resume pumping oil in Venezuela --a move that should see Venezuelan oil exports increase by more than 200,000 barrels a day and ease some ...

Dow Jones futures rose slightly early Friday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures.The stock market rally had another mixed session Thursday, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit new highs.

Strong earnings and continued spending from Alphabet boosted the broad S&P 500 and tech-laden Nasdaq to fresh record highs.