Notable companies reporting before the opening bell on Friday include Aon (AON), Beam (BEAM), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Franklin Resources (BEN), Ingersoll-Rand (IR), Legg Mason (LM), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Mattel (MAT), Merck (MRK), National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Newell Rubbermaid (NWL), Perrigo (PRGO), and Tyson Foods (TSN).
The dollar dipped and benchmark Bund futures rose on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. …