Stock futures edged lower Friday as investors, pummeled by a sharp drop on Wall Street a day earlier, awaited the Labor Department's October jobs report.
After a week of contradictory economic news, investors are anxious to learn how many jobs were created last month, and whether the job market continues to be one of the economy's stronger pillars. Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR predict non-farm payrolls grew by 85,000, compared with growth of 110,000 in September.
Wall Street plunged Thursday amid worries that the U.S. could be stuck in a period of slowing economic growth and rising inflation _ and that the Federal Reserve would refrain …
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