 And I'm Karen Moscow. And European stocks are higher, but they are weighed down by a decline in France's equity benchmark ahead of the weekend's parliamentary election. That has upended markets across the region. Meanwhile, U.S. stock index futures are higher this morning. That ahead of price data that we're going to get before the opening bell, and it might solidify the case for lower interest rates. S&P futures up a third of a percent, up 20 points. Down futures up a tenth of a percent, or 35 points.