Stock Futures Tick Up as Investors Await Key Jobs Report
U.S. stocks looked set to edge higher on Thursday as investors shied away from making any big moves ahead of crucial jobs data that will show how the labor market held up over months of tariff-fueled chaos.
Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 48 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were flat.
The three blue-chip indexes had risen early Wednesday, then lost some steam after the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book showcased some pessimism seeping into the economy. But the crunch moment is likely to come tomorrow, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics set to publish the May nonfarm payrolls report. It’ll be a big test for the market, which surged last month despite ongoing uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s trade policies.
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