Stock Market News: Dow Gains Ahead of February Jobs Report

The stock market news today features Dow futures projecting a 79-point gain in premarket hours as investors eye the February jobs report. Markets are largely ignoring the recent slump in oil prices and focusing more on economic data that could influence an interest rate hike as soon as next week. Here's a look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus a look at today's economic calendar... Tags: dow jones today To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Stock Market News: Dow Gains Ahead of February Jobs Report appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .