Trading on Wall Street was mixed again early Friday as markets waited to comb through the latest U.S. jobs data for signs that the Iran war or AI are impacting companies' hiring.
Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.5% before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher, one day after hitting another all-time high. Nasdaq futures slumped 1% as AI stocks appeared poised to take a beating for the second straight day, though not enough to erase losses from earlier in the week.
Analysts are forecasting that the U.S. economy added 105,000 jobs last month, a solid figure by the labor market's recent, diminished standards -- but down from 115,000 in April.
