Where do I find out if the stock market is going to open up or down in the morning? Where do I find "futures"?

I often hear on the news that futures suggests that the market is going to open up or down. But I don't understand where to find this "futures" data.|||Turn on the TV. CNBC starts broadcasing at 3:00 am CST. They show what the futes are doing continuously up until the opening bell.





You can also watch Bloomberg TV in your web browser


http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/|||the futures markets are historically different from the stock markets but operate on similar principles








learn more here


http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/鈥?/a>


and here:


http://www.cftc.gov/index.htm