On the earnings front, Campbell Soup ( CPB ), Coca-Cola ( KO ), Deere (DE) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) all report before Friday's open. Before the open, stocks were gaining ground from Wednesday's post-CPI rally, ignoring another set of hot inflation numbers that were recently blamed for last week's panic selling on Wall Street. (+) MBRX (+53.85%) Reports "major breakthrough" in cancer research with discovery of tumor-defeating molecule (+) AMAG (+29.14%) FDA approves Makena injection (+) SYNT (+17.34%) Q4 results beat analyst's expectations