U.S. stock futures in holding pattern as Cisco’s drop weighs By: MarketWatch August 18, 2016 at 05:37 AM EDT U.S. stock futures on Thursday point to a muted open, with upside limited by a premarket drop by Cisco following its quarterly results. Read More >> Related Stocks: Cisco Systems Hormel Foods Standard & Poors 500 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.