U.S. stock futures paused Friday ahead of the jobs report and as Amazon.com disappointed investors. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 27 points, or 0.1%, to 44890. S&P 500 futures dropped 1 ...

The final jobs report capturing a snapshot of the economy during the Biden administration will be released Friday.

Economists forecast a steady pace of hiring, slightly dampened by fires and cold snaps and clouded by annual data adjustments.

Trump, via the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency, is in the process of gutting some federal agencies. It remains to be seen how deep the job cuts will go, but those offered ...