On Friday, CNBC's producers were watching how the Dow posted its best day since early August, and what's on the radar for the next session:
The jobs report
The Dow Jones consensus estimate calls for 53,000 jobs created in August. The number comes out at 8:30 a.m. ET live on "Squawk Box":
Prediction market platform Kalshi is covering the jobs report. Some 47% think the number will be above 50,000, while 42% above 60,000:
The revenge of the Magnificent Seven
Jim Cramer of "Mad Money" focused on Big Tech. Amazon was up 1.5%, Apple up 2.6%, Meta Platforms up 5.7%:
Hooray for Hollywood
Julia Boorstin will report that the industry is nearing record summer revenues, although overall ticket sales are down:
Zscaler's success
Zscaler beat earnings estimates as more customers bought its cybersecurity protection:
