InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Stimulus hopes lift futures, S&P 500 set for second straight weekly gain By financialnews_rlv83x - October 9, 2020 0 195 U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 up for its second weekly gain in a row as hopes for more fiscal aid boosted optimism against the backdrop of political uncertainty ahead of the presidential election.