Investors sent futures lower this morning, as bank earnings are expected to be significantly lower than expected. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 49 lower at 7970. The S&P 500 futures slipped 5.7 to 846.9, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 5.25 to 1330.75. =Reports from Goldman Sachs Group, J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup are expected this week. On Thursday, a surprise announcement by Wells Fargo that it will report a record quarterly profit for the first quarter helped send the market sharply higher ahead of the three-day holiday weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 246.27 points, or 3.14 percent, to 8083.38, its biggest gain since March 23 and its highest close since Feb. 9. The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.81 percent, to 856.56, while the Nasdaq Composite added 3.9 percent.
