U.S. stock futures lean higher before data wave By: MarketWatch May 15, 2009 at 05:52 AM EDT LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures leaned higher Friday to wrap up a week of consolidation ahead of the release of an avalanche of economic data. Read More >> Related Stocks: Allstate Corp Ameriprise Financial Barclays Plc ADR BlackRock Hartford Finl Services Gp Lincoln National Nordstrom Principal Financial Group