1. Jobs report: The U.S. jobs report for August will be released by the Department of Labor at 8:30 ET on Friday. Economists are forecasting that employers added between 180,000 and 190,000 jobs during the month, down from 209,000 in July.
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| Where U.S. stocks are heading | | Dow
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Futures | | +45.00 | | +7.75 | | +3.75 | | +0.21% | | +0.13% | | +0.15% | | | |
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| | | Japan | | China | | U.K. | | Nikkei 225 | | Shanghai Composite | | FTSE 100 | | +45.23 | | +6.31 | | +14.81 | | 19,691.47 | | 3,367.12 | | 7,445.43 | | +0.23% | | +0.19% | | +0.20% | | | |
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| Key Stats | Latest | Today's Change | | | Oil | $46.70 | -0.53 / -1.12% | | | Gold | $1,323.60 | +1.40 / +0.11% | | | 10-yr | 2.12% | -0.02 / -1.03% | | | Euro | $1.19 | -0.00 / -0.05% | | | |
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| News: What you need to know about the markets | | | | | | | Jobs report; NAFTA talks; Gas prices spike | By Ivana Kottasová
Friday, September 1st, 4:50am | | | | 1. Jobs report: The U.S. jobs report for August will be released by the Department of Labor at 8:30 ET on Friday. | | | | Economists are forecasting that employers added between 180,000 and 190,000 jobs during the month, down from 209,000 in July. | | | | Harvey has caused temporary job losses along the Gulf Coast, but they won't show up in Friday's report. | | | | The unemployment rate is currently 4.3%. | | | | 2. NAFTA talks: The Trump administration will start the second round of talks aimed at renegotiating NAFTA, the free trade deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. | | | | Trump has threatened to withdraw from NAFTA, saying he would probably need to terminate the agreement to get what he considers a fair trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Trump believes the deal is unfair to American workers. | | | | 3. Harvey pain: U.S. gasoline prices rose further Thursday after flooding caused by Harvey forced the closure of major oil refineries. | | | | Gas prices have climbed 10 cents a gallon, and some pumps in Texas have ran out of supplies. | | | | The government tapped an emergency stockpile of oil to prevent the prices from spiking further. And a European flotilla is currently on its way to the U.S. with millions of gallons of gasoline. | | | | 4. Global market overview: Global markets are poised to end the week on positive note. | | | | U.S. stock futures edged higher. | | | | European markets opened in positive territory, following the trend set in Asia. | | | | The Dow Jones industrial average closed 0.3% higher on Thursday, narrowly pushing its monthly win streak to five. | | | | The S&P 500 added 0.6% and the Nasdaq gained 1% to close at a record high. | | | | Before the Bell newsletter: Key market news. In your inbox. Subscribe now! | | | | 5. Stock market movers: Shares in Hewlett Packard Enterprise jumped 3% in extended trading after the company announced it completed the spin-off of its software business. | | | | 6. Economics: The University of Michigan will release its latest economic sentiment report at 10:00 a.m. | | | | Data showed that Italy's economy grew 0.4% in the second quarter. | | | | Download CNN MoneyStream for up-to-the-minute market data and news | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Friday -- Jobs report; NAFTA talks; The University of Michigan sentiment report | | | | | | | |
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