After ending the previous session little changed, the major U.S. stock indexes may turn in a mixed performance in early trading on Friday.The major index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open for the markets, with the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures up by 0.5 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, but the Dow futures down by 0.2 percent.The tech-heavy Nasdaq is likely to benefit from an ad...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.