The September jobs report comes as investors debate whether the labor market is cooling quickly enough that the Federal Reserve will opt for a larger interest rate cut in November.
Investors braced for a key monthly jobs report, with the Middle East crisis and a return to work at US ports also in high focus.
Big, scary headlines have disrupted front pages over the past week and a half. But the stock market has barely blinked as a port strike, Middle East turmoil, and natural disasters have ripped through the news. The market, as always, has its reasons.