Market Snapshot: Dow futures up nearly 500 points as vaccine hopes rise and investors cheer earnings

Stock-index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street Wednesday, as investors took some cheer from positive results for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, looking past a continued rise in cases in the U.S. while digesting earnings reports and monitoring the rise U.S.-China tensions.

Stock-index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street Wednesday, as investors took some cheer from positive results for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, looking past a continued rise in cases in the U.S. while digesting earnings reports and monitoring the rise U.S.-China tensions.