Pre-Market Brief | Friday, May 8, 2026
Futures: Nasdaq 100 up 0.6 percent. S&P 500 up 0.3 percent. Dow up 0.1 percent. Thursday closed flat after crude dropped 5 percent.
Macro: April nonfarm payrolls at 8:30 AM ET. Consensus is 55,000 to 65,000 jobs, down sharply from March's 178,000. Unemployment expected at 4.3 percent. ADP showed 109,000 private hires Wednesday. Trump confirmed the Iran ceasefire is holding despite a Hormuz naval skirmish Thursday. Michigan sentiment at 10 AM ET.
Tickers To Watch: COIN: Down 3 percent premarket on a $394 million Q1 net loss, wider than expected. WEN, FIS, TM, SONY: All report this morning.
Bottom Line: A strong jobs print revives rate-hike chatter. A weak one revives recession talk. Sit on your hands until 8:30.
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