News Snapshot:
U.S. stocks futures pointed to gains at Thursday's open as investors limp into the final two trading days of the year. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) advanced 0.5%, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 100 points, or 0.3%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.7%. The moves come after all three major averages erased more than 1% in the previous trading session. Megacaps tech giants Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) all clawed higher in pre-market trading, helping lift the broader market after a sell-off over the past two days....
