U.S. stock futures paused Friday ahead of the jobs report and as Amazon.com disappointed investors. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 27 points, or 0.1%, to 44890. S&P 500 futures dropped 1 ...
U.S. stocks were edging lower on Friday, as investors waited on a monthly jobs number that could help determine if the Federal Reserve has any scope to cut interest rates this year.
Another seasonal trend is the four-year U.S. presidential cycle. In general, the market rises modestly in the first year after a presidential election, followed by trouble in the second year. In years ...
Trading on Wall Street is mixed and subdued with the arrival of more quarterly financial reports from major corporations and new data on the U.S. jobs market due over the final two days of the week.