1. Jobs report: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its September jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Economists expect the report will show that employers added only 90,000 jobs in the month. That’s well below the average growth of 175,000 jobs a month so far this year.
But it’s mostly because the numbers will include the effects of several weather disasters.
Hurricane Harvey shut down activity in Houston for days, and Hurricanes Irma and Maria have hit businesses in Florida.
Employers added 156,000 jobs in August — a slowdown from previous months.
2. Pound under pressure: The British pound has had a very rough week, shedding 2.5% against the dollar since Sunday. The currency has declined 13% since the Brexit vote.
Prime Minister Theresa May turned in a lackluster performance at an annual meeting of her Conservative Party earlier this week, raising questions about her leadership.
The pressure on May increased another notch on Friday when a political rebellion aimed at removing her from power burst into the open.
May has pledged not to step down, but her position seem less stable by the day.
3. Week of records: The S&P 500 added 0.6% on Thursday to close at its sixth consecutive record. It’s the index’s longest streak of records since 1997.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.5%, while the Nasdaq increased 0.8%.
4. Global market overview: U.S. stock futures were flat early on Friday.
European markets were mixed in early trading, with British and German indexes in positive territory. Worries over a potential declaration of independence in Catalonia weighed on Spanish stocks.
Asian markets ended the session higher.
5. Stock market movers — Costco, Netflix: Costco share were down 3% in extended trading after its earnings report missed estimates on Thursday.
Netflix was 1% higher in extended trading after it hiked prices on its standard and premium streaming subscription services.
6. Coming this week:
Friday — September jobs report
