Stock market today: US futures slip with focus on jobs report, wait for Mideast moves

WIth the jobs report a day away, the focus is tentatively turning back to the economy, pushing Mideast worries to the background.

US stock futures drifted lower on Thursday as the focus tentatively turned back to the economy and the monthly jobs report. Meanwhile, worries over the Middle East conflict rumbled in the background.its promised retaliation to Iran's missile strike on Tuesday, amid efforts by Western and regional leaders to stabilize the situation.last month with another jumbo move, despite policymakers' expectation of a 0.25% cut in November.

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