Wall St futures mixed; eyes on results, home sales

Futures for the S&P were down 0.3%, for the Dow Jones industrial average down 0.2% and for the Nasdaq up 0.3% at 0940 GMT.
Companies reporting include 3M , Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, Ford, Xerox .
Meanwhile, key macro data is U.S. home sales at 1400 GMT and jobless claims at 1230 GMT.
After the close on Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives approved a housing market rescue legislation. The bill will now go to the Senate.
Qualcomm will be watched after it and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. Qualcomm shares zoomed 22% in Frankfurt.
Microsoft said late on Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, president of its largest business division who spearheaded the company's pursuit of Yahoo Inc, was leaving the software maker. A source briefed on the matter reported that Johnson was joining Juniper Networks.
Amazon.com shares were up 8% in Frankfurt after it posted earnings overnight.