1. Stock futures gain after record Christmas Eve plunge
U.S. stock futures edged higher early Wednesday, struggling to rebound after heavy Christmas Eve losses. All three of the main U.S. indexes were up by about 0.6 percent before the bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was coming off a 2.9 percent plunge that broke the 1918 record for the worst Christmas Eve performance. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped by 2.7 percent in a shortened trading day before the Christmas holiday, and the Nasdaq lost 2.2 percent. U.S. stocks are on track to post their worst year since 2008 during the Great Recession, and their worst December since 1931, during the Great Depression. President Trump blames the market dive on the Federal Reserve's four interest rate hikes this year.
2. Amazon reports record holiday sales
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