Stock Market Today: Dow Slips, Nasdaq Futures Gain As Investors Await Release Of Fed's Preferred Inflation Data— Netflix, Cooper Cos In Focus - SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)
Benzinga·2025-12-05 10:28

U.S. stock futures were fluctuating on Friday after ending in a mixed manner on Thursday. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed.Investors await the September reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the PCE price index, a marquee event delayed by the recent government shutdown.Meanwhile, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, U.S. job cuts fell 53% month-over-month in November, but the total of 71,321 remained 24% higher than a year ago, reflecting a cautious labor market grap ...