United States stock futures slipped on Thursday (Friday AEDT) as investors monitored a deluge of earnings results ahead of the closely watch January jobs report.
By 10:25 am AEDT (11:25 pm GMT) Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures each lost 0.1%.
Amazon fell 4.1% despite strong Q4 results, as its Q1 2025 revenue forecast missed consensus estimates.
In contrast, Pinterest soared 18.9% on upbeat guidance despite mixed earnings.
Expedia gained 9.8% after beating expectations, while Cloudflare and Affirm rose 6% and 12%, respectively, on solid results.
e.l.f. Beauty tumbled 24.3% after cutting its full-year outlook, and BILL Holdings plunged 25% on disappointing guidance.
In Thursday’s regular session, the S&P 500 gained 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.5%, and the Dow dipped 0.3%.
Stocks rebounded from early-week losses sparked by President Trump’s 10% tariffs on China, with sentiment improving after he paused 25% duties on Canada and Mexico.
Investors now await the January jobs report, due later in Friday's session. Economists expect nonfarm payrolls to grow by 170,000, down from December’s 256,000.
