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Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open for Wall Street as earnings season accelerates with the release of numbers from some high-profile companies. A larger-than-expected rise in
producer prices also caused futures to come well off their morning highs. * Dow 30: Extra-Hours Quotes * Pre-Markets/Futures Data * Video: Market Task Force Earnings season kicked into full
gear Tuesday with two very significant pre-market releases: quarterly numbers from Goldman Sachs and Dow stock Johnson & Johnson . Johnson & Johnson posted earnings of $3.2 billion
that beat expectations, while also affirming its full-year outlook. Shares gained 0.6 percent in premarket trading but were well off their earlier highs. Goldman shares fell 0.4 percent
following its earnings report, causing futures to pare some earlier gains, even though the numbers appeared to beat analyst estimates. The company reported net income for common shareholders
of $2.7 billion, or $4.93 a share, compared with $2.05 billion, or $4.58 a share, in the closest year-earlier quarter. After the closing bell, investors will be focused on earnings releases
from computer chip giant Intel, smaller chipmaker Altera, and KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands .