Here's what to expect from Friday's release of the April jobs report
The total picture is one of a labor market that, while undoubtedly cooling, is generally stable and resilient despite a number of challenges.

The total picture is one of a labor market that, while undoubtedly cooling, is generally stable and resilient despite a number of challenges.
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member who has four children with Musk, testified that the Tesla CEO wanted the AI startup to join his EV company.
The combined company would need to maintain an investment-grade credit profile, GameStop's mysterious financing letter said.
The U.S. is locked into a heated rivalry with China and a race to lead AI innovation.
Trump's initial travel plan to China was delayed by about six weeks at the U.S.' request in light of the Iran war.
Shares of Planet Fitness plunged Thursday after the fitness company slashed its guidance and canceled planned price hikes.
Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch said winter storms and an increase to its projections for store openings this year weighed on the company's results.
"War in Iran resulted in recession-level industry decline in the U.S. as consumer confidence collapsed in late February and March," the company said.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said the shipping giant had deliberately taken a "very cautious approach" during the Middle East crisis.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to add over $40 billion to the global GDP with its most lucrative edition ever.
It comes after Axios reported on Wednesday that the two countries were nearing a one-page memo to end their war.
Shares of McDonald's have fallen 10% over the last year, hurt by concerns about the broader economy.
Cox Automotive reports affordability remains a key concern for buyers and that's driving increased demand for older vehicles as well as all-electric vehicles.
Peloton CEO Peter Stern told CNBC that the company believes raising prices on its subscriptions was a value-driven move.
The trade is fairly simple: sell downside protection in semiconductor names where volatility is expensive, and buy downside protection in the S&P 500, where it's relatively cheap.
Oil prices turned higher as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East.
Arm chief Rene Haas said he was "confident" the company would be able to secure additional supply of its new CPUs.
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The shipping giant said the Iran war had introduced an "additional layer of uncertainty" as it reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday.
At Anthropic's developer conference in San Francisco, CEO Dario Amodei said the company is 'working as quickly as possible' to provide additional compute.
Traders are evenly divided as to whether the change will happen by Jan. 1. That would be an unusually fast timeline for the commission.
On Thursday, spot gold jumped 1.2% to $4,750 per ounce amid hopes that the U.S. and Iran could be nearing a deal to bring the 69-day war to an end.
Japan's Ministry of Finance has intervened in the yen over the country's Golden Week holiday.
Healthcare startups made up nearly a third of April's investments by family offices.