Futures edge up ahead of earnings deluge, data By: MarketWatch January 27, 2011 at 06:35 AM EST U.S. stock futures are trading flat to higher ahead of a heavy earnings schedule and key data, as investors also take in a downgrade for Japan. Read More >> Related Stocks: Amazon.com Bristol-Myers Squibb Caterpillar Colgate-Palmolive Eli Lilly Microsoft Netflix Novartis Ag ADR Procter & Gamble Starbucks Corp