Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Dip Ahead of Jobs Report; Costco Falls on Sluggish Sales
Costco(COST) Investopedia·2024-03-08 13:30
Stock futures dipped ahead of a closely watched jobs report that is expected to show a significant cooling of the labor market in February. Economists forecast the U.S. added 198,000 jobs last month, a big drop from 353,000 the month before. But economists weren't expecting job growth to be nearly that robust in January and the labor market has been defying expectations for years. Costco (COST) fell in premarket trading after it reported slower sales growth than analysts had been expecting in its 2024 fisc ...