Stock Futures Higher Ahead of Jobs Data with Zynga (ZNGA) and Toyota (TM) on the move
Posted on October 05, 2012 at 08:29 AM EDT
First look... Stock futures were pointing to a marginally higher open this morning, with investor attention fixed on the Labor Department's monthly jobs report, due before the open. Economists forecast non-farm payrolls rose by 113,000 in September, versus 96,000 in August. The unemployment rate is expected to rise to 8.2 percent from 8.1. Later in the day, the Federal Reserve will release data on August consumer credit, which is expected to have expanded by $5 billion, according to analysts. European stocks were higher in morning trading as investor...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)