Wall Street looked to finish the week higher as stock futures rose on Thursday.
The S&P 500 futures increased in value. There were no changes to the futures tied to the industrial average.
Two of the market's biggest stocks gained in extended trading. In their most recent quarters, Amazon and Apple showed strong sales growth of their products.
On the heels of a second-straight rally for stocks, futures moved. For the week, the S&P 500 is up 2.8%, while the DOW is up 2%.
Despite a negative GDP reading on Thursday and a Federal Reserve hike on Wednesday, those gains have come.
The market is hoping that slower economic growth will lead to a more dovish Fed, even if it is a little further out. Lauren Goodwin is an economist and portfolio strategist for New York Life Investments.
The long period before the next Fed meeting makes it hard to predict the central bank's path from here.
The second-quarter employment costs and a key inflation reading will be looked at by investors on Friday, which could be important data points for the Fed.
A lot of earnings reports have been reported this week. After the company missed estimates and warned of a decline in advertising, shares of the company sank more than 20%. The company's results fell short of expectations.
The key earnings on Friday are Exxon Mobil and P&G.
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