Jobs Surprise Spooks Markets, Futures Drop

0:00US futures kicked off Friday morning, modestly lower, after a surprisingly strong jobs report dropped from the feds. Stock markets shut down for good Friday, but futures kept trading in a quiet session. Traders seem spooked that robust hiring means the Fed might hold rates higher for longer, putting some pressure on expectations. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.3%, Dow Jones futures eased 0.2%, and NASDAQ futures fell 0.4%. As the holiday wraps up, watch how this job's surprise ripples into next week's open and shapes the bigger economic picture. That's your update from Vancouver News today, powered by AI.