A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.
STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are down after Thursday's mixed close. It's another day of heavy earnings reports.
-GE reported earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations but reported a 12 percent drop in revenue.
OIL/ENERGY
-U.S. crude prices are down about 1 percent and back to the $46 a barrel level.