08:25 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.04% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.1% higher in Friday's premarket activity, as investors wait for the jobs report to parse hints of the Federal Reserve's plans for an interest rate cut. US stock...

The Nasdaq 100 closed higher by around 175 points on Wednesday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades. When insiders sell shares, it could be a preplanned sale, or could indicate their concern in the company's prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Non-farm payrolls data scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET * Tesla extends gains * Futures: Dow down 0.03%, S&P 500 up 0.02%, Nasdaq up 0.16% (Updated at 7:16 a.m. ET/1116 GMT) By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal July 5...

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after the unemployment rate increased, raising hopes for forthcoming policy easing from the Federal Reserve. The unemployment rate came in at 4.1%, where it was expected to remain unchanged at 4%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% on a monthly basis, in line with forecasts. The Labor Department's report showed non-farm payrolls...