Notable companies reporting before the opening bell include Abbott (ABT), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), BlackRock (BLK), Honeywell (HON), IBM (IBM), Qualcomm (QCOM), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Xilinx (XLNX).
Rising optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while comments from …