Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as oil climbs and Wall Street weighs jobs data signals

US stock futures rose on Wednesday, poised to backtrack on a string of recent slumps as oil surged and investors continued to debate what the latest jobs data means for Federal Reserve policy and the US economy. Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) both moved up roughly 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) added 0.2%, after US stocks finished mixed in Tuesday's session.  Also in focus, oil jumped about 2% after President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctio ...