US stocks tread water ahead of jobs report By: CNBC.com News October 22, 2013 at 06:03 AM EDT U.S. stock index futures tread water on Tuesday, ahead of the publication of the government's delayed non-farm payrolls data for September. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Berkshire Hathaway Kimberly-Clark Lockheed Martin McGraw Hill Financial Microsoft Novartis Ag ADR Oracle Corp TravelersCompanies United Technologies