Dow set to edge higher as investors await jobs report following stock-market rout
March 05, 2021 at 07:29 AM EST
U.S. stock-index futures on Friday point to modest gains for the three main benchmarks, after three straight days of losses, ahead of the Labor Department's monthly employment report that comes as investors struggle with a steady rise in bond yields, driven by expectations of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.