5 things to know before the stock market opens on jobs Friday

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U.S. stock futures, ahead of the release of the government's monthly employment report, were higher on Friday after more record closes.

The Dow is being indicated to trade above 29,000 for the first time ever at Wall Street's open. That could, of course, change after the December jobs report comes out at 8:30 a.m. ET. But as of Thursday's close, the Dow and S&P 500 were tracking for over 1% gains for the week, and the Nasdaq was riding a weekly increase of 2%.Flextronics International Apple factory employees work on Apple Mac Pro computer assembly in Austin, TX, November 20, 2019.

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are parked at Grant County International Airport October 23, 2019 in Moses Lake, Washington. Boeing reported that its profits were down by more than half in the latest quarter.

 

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